Screen: ShopSite > Commerce Setup > Payment > Configure Processor

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Google Checkout

Google Checkout is the new payment management system available from Google. Merchants can accept credit card payments without having to obtain a merchant account. In addition, merchants that use Google AdWords will have an icon on their ad to indicate they accept Google Checkout thus driving more shoppers to their store. When you enable Google Checkout, customers will be presented with a pre-shopping cart screen allowing them to select either the standard ShopSite checkout process, or Google Checkout.

Note:

The pre-shopping cart screen only allows a customer to select which checkout process to use. It does not include shipping or tax selection options available on the standard ShopSite shopping cart screen. Selecting Google Checkout will redirect shoppers to the Google Checkout site. Selecting the standard Checkout button will allow shoppers to checkout using the standard ShopSite checkout process, starting with the shopping cart screen.

In order to accept payments using Google Checkout, you must do the following:

  1. Create A Google Checkout Merchant Account
  2. Configure Google Checkout to work with ShopSite
  3. Configure ShopSite to use Google Checkout
Note:
The Google Checkout payment method is incompatible with some ShopSite features, including one time coupons, free shipping coupons, Gift Certificates, Rewards over time, Customer Registration, and Surcharges.

Create A Google Checkout Merchant Account

In order to accept payments using Google Checkout, you must create a Google Checkout Merchant account. If you already have a Google account (such as Gmail, Google AdWords, or Google Analytics) you can use it when you sign up.

  1. Go to the Google Checkout Merchant sign up page.
  2. Click Sign up now >>.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to either sign up using an existing Google account or create a new Google account to use.
  4. Enter the required information about your company:

    Provide your Private contact info for Google to use if they need to contact you:

    1. Enter your Primary contact name and Primary contact email.
    2. Select your country from the Location pull-down.
    3. Enter your Address and Phone number.

    Provide your Public contact info which Google will provide to customers:

    1. Enter the Business name Google should display.
    2. Provide a Customer Support Email and optionally the URL of your Business website.
    3. Select what Business Address customers should see. You may either Use same address as above, or Use a different address. If you use a different address, you will need to enter the new address in the provided form fields.
    4. Enter a Credit card statement name (maximum 14 characters) that will identify your company on the customer's credit card statement.

    Fill out the Financial Info:

    1. Select your company's Current sales volume from one of the provided options.
    2. Provide the Credit information Google needs to verify your identity. You may provide your Federal tax ID (EIN) or your Credit card and Social Security number. If you select to provide your Credit card only, Google will limit the money they will transfer to your bank account each month.
  5. Read the Terms of Service, then check I agree to the Terms of Service, and click Complete sign up.

Configure Google Checkout to work with ShopSite

After you have a Google Checkout Merchant account, you need to tell Google Checkout about your ShopSite store:

  1. If you haven't already, Sign in to your Google Checkout Merchant account.
  2. Click My Sales in the top-right navigation menu to see your merchant account information.
  3. Click the Settings tab.
  4. Click Integration in the left-side navigation menu.
  5. Check the box to indicate My company will only post digitally signed carts.
  6. In a new browser window (do not close your current window), go to your ShopSite back office, and go to Commerce Setup > Payment, then check the box to use Google Checkout and click Configure.
  7. Find the API Callback URL field, and copy it.
  8. Return to the browser window open to Google Checkout, and paste the API callback URL into the provided field.
  9. Select XML as the Callback method.
  10. Click Save.

Leave both the Google Checkout and ShopSite back office browser windows open. You will need both windows open when you configure ShopSite to use Google Checkout.

Configure ShopSite to use Google Checkout

After you have configured Google Checkout to work with your ShopSite store, you need to configure your store to work with Google Checkout.

  1. If you didn't leave them open, you will need to navigate to the Google Checkout Integration screen in one browser window (see steps 1-4 above), then open another browser window to your ShopSite Google Checkout configuration screen (see step 6 above).
  2. Go to the Google Checkout Integration window and copy the Google merchant ID.
  3. Switch to your ShopSite Google Checkout configuration screen and paste the ID into the Merchant ID for API field.
  4. Return to the Google Checkout Integration window and copy the Google merchant key.
  5. Switch back to your ShopSite Google Checkout configuration screen and paste the key into the Merchant key field.
  6. Use the table below for information about other fields on the ShopSite Google Checkout configuration screen.
  7. Click Save Changes to save your settings.
  8. If you charge sales tax, configure ShopSite to Use Zip Code to determine Tax.
  9. Google Checkout will calculate shipping charges based off your ShopSite Shipping settings. If your ShopSite store gets real-time shipping quotes from UPS, FedEx, or USPS (Custom Shipping add-ons are not supported with Google Checkout), you should also set up a simple shipping table (such as Flat Shipping) to use as an alternate in case of a time-out waiting for the real-time quote provider.
    Note:
    If you are using Google Checkout in conjunction with UPS real-time shipping quotes, you should be aware that Google will not warn the customer or block an order if the customer enters a P.O. Box for the shipping address. UPS does not ship to P.O. Boxes, and it is the merchant's responsibility to address such situations if they arise.

Setup

On the Commerce Setup screen, select Payment, then check the box for Google Checkout and click on Configure. You will see a screen with the following fields:

Host and Authentication
Host

Select whether to use the Live server or the Test server. In order to use the test server, you must have a sandbox merchant account.
Merchant ID for API

Enter the API Merchant ID assigned to you when you created your merchant account. You can find your merchant ID by signing-in to your Google Checkout merchant account and selecting Account information > Settings > Integration.
Merchant key

Enter the Merchant Key assigned to you when you created your merchant account. You can find your merchant key by signing-in to your Google Checkout merchant account and selecting Account information > Settings > Integration.
Continue Shopping URL

Enter a URL to use as a Continue Shopping link after the customer finishes the Google Checkout process. You may want to use your My Store URL from the Preferences > Hosting Service screen in the back office.

Google Checkout Pre-Order Screen
Do not display the pre Google Screen

This checkbox determines whether or not to display a landing page for Google Checkout. By setting this field, customers will bypass the landing page and be taken directly to checkout.

Google Checkout Integration Settings
API callback URL

Copy this URL and paste it as the Callback URL in your Google Checkout merchant account Store Integration Settings screen.

Note:
After ShopSite receives a callback indicating an order has been paid for, the order will appear in your ShopSite Back Office. When a Google Checkout order arrives in your back office, make sure to check the Payment Processing Info section when you view the order. New orders will usually appear with an order state of NEW:REVIEWING. Once Google Checkout has authorized the fund transfer, a new line will display the order state as NEW:CHARGEABLE. After you bill the order, either in ShopSite or in the Google Merchant Center, a new line will display NEW:CHARGED to indicate the funds have been captured. You should not ship orders until you have verified the funds have been captured.

Whenever you ship, cancel, or refund an order paid for through Google Checkout, you must indicate this in the Google Merchant center. Failure to do so will cause discrepancies in your Google Merchant account.
Google Checkout Button Size
Select a button size to use for the Google Checkout button. The Google Checkout button size should be no smaller than your regular Checkout Button.
Google Checkout Button Position
Select what position you want the Google Checkout button displayed, relative to the standard Checkout button. You can display the Google Checkout button above, below, or to either side of the standard Checkout button.
Optional Text Between Checkout Buttons
Text entered here will be displayed between the Checkout button and the Google Checkout button. You may want to use this field to indicate that customers have a choice to pick one method or the other.
Display Error Details
Check this box to have detailed error messages appear when a Google Checkout error occurs during the order processing.
3rd-party affiliate tracking XML (encoded)
If you are using a compatible affiliate tracking utility, you can specify information for including the tracking code on Google Checkout screens. See Understanding Google Checkout Support for Third-Party Conversion Tracking for a complete explanation of how to use this functionality.

After completing the steps above, click on Save Changes to save your configuration settings and return to the Payment Configuration screen, or click Cancel to abandon changes on this screen.

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Last updated: March 01, 2010
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