General properties for payment methods
Page: Settings >> Delivery and payment >> Payment methods >> [payment method] >> GeneralThe properties and parameters for the individual payment methods have different underlying calculation models. The general properties are the same for all payment methods.The various fields have the following meanings:Table 31: general parameters for all payment methods
Field name Description Field type Example ID Entry field, alphanumeric CashOnDelivery Visible Option button Default Defined as the default method Option button Deferred payment Some payment methods allow you to offer deferred payment.See also Deferred payment, below.When using payment methods that do not permit deferred payment, the option fields are greyed out. Option button Discount Percentage discount for the payment method. Entry field, numeric 3 Creating order... You can use this option to determine whether an order is created before the data is passed to an external payments system, or after finalisation of the transaction.This option is not available for all payment methods. Option button Permit usage for the following invoice addresses Her you can define the region(s) for which this payment method is valid. Drop-down menu Name Name used to display the method. This is language-dependent. Entry field, alphanumeric cash on delivery Comment Additional information about the payment method;The language-dependent contents are displayed to the customer during the order process, directly below the method and order documents are printed.For more on formatting, see Working with text fields, above. Text field, alphanumeric Cash on delivery incurs a surcharge of...
Save your entries by clicking Save.The Visible and Default fields are not active for the method marked as Default. If you want to edit the settings for this method, you must first set another method to default.Note: It is also possible to enter negative amounts for the discount. If a payment method incurs charges that you want to pass on to the customer, enter a negative amount here.For the payment methods with special settings, there is an addition Settings tab on which these settings can be configured. This tab is used to set the tax rate, prices, maximum values and calculation basis and other parameters. The current tax model is displayed for the prices; see Tax model, above.