Activate Profile

This page is available only if you have signed up for Recurring Billing Service.

Only administrators can modify this information. If you do not have administrator privileges, you can only view this information here.

The Activate Profile page enables you to activate a deactivated profile.

Activate a Profile

This page displays information for that profile before you deactivated it. Modify the information if necessary.

Be sure to enter information for all fields denoted by an asterisk.

For Transaction Mode, specify whether to display Live or Test transactions. Profiles created in Test status are handled by PayPal’s test system and do not accept or process live credit card or ACH account numbers. Live profiles handle real funds.
Specify a Profile Name (up to 128 characters) for the person or organization that is useful to you. For example, Monthly Newsletter - Jane Doe. You can use the name specified here to search for a profile.
Enter the Billing Information, including phone, fax and email address, for the profile.
If the Shipping Information is the same as the billing information, click the Same as Billing Information check box. Otherwise, fill in the shipping information.
Enter the Phone number for contacting purposes.
Enter Email address to search for profiles. This field is required if you wish to send the customer messages each time a payment succeeds or fails. Refer to Customer Email for more information.
Enter the following payment information:

Field	Description
Recurring Amount	Fixed amount to be charged to the customer’s credit card each payment period.
Start Date/Next Payment Date	The date that the first payment should be processed. Subsequent payments are processed in the next payment period that you specify. Use today’s date or a date in the future.
Comment	Use this field for comments on this profile. You can search for profiles by comment and view comments for all profiles.
Maximum Failed Payments	The number of payment periods for which the transaction is allowed to fail before PayPal deactivates a profile. For example, if you bill monthly and specify 3, PayPal attempts to process the card for three months (possibly with multiple retries during each monthly payment period). If the transaction is not approved during that time, PayPal deactivates the profile. The default value of 0 (zero) specifies that retry attempts should occur until the profile expires (that is, when the term is complete).
Term (number of payments)	The number of payments to be made over the duration of the agreement. For example, a one-year, monthly payment contract has a term of 12. A value of 0 (zero) specifies an indefinite number of payments.
Maximum Retry Number of Days	The number of consecutive days that PayPal should attempt to process a failed transaction until approved status is received. For example, if you specify 4, PayPal attempts to process the transaction once each day for four consecutive days. If the transaction is not approved during this time, the payment scheduled for that payment period is marked as failed. This increments the number of failed payments used to by maximum fail payments. Valid values: 1 - 4. Default: 2.
Payment Period	Specifies how often the payment occurs. For example, specify monthly to cause one payment to occur every month. Weekly: Every week on the same day of the week as the first payment. Every Two Weeks: Every other week on the same day as the first payment. Monthly: Every month on the same date as the first payment. Results in 12 payments per year. If you select Monthly payments, and have selected your start date as the 31st of each month, then your profile will be billed every month on the 31st. However, for months with fewer dates, like February, or April, your billing date will be the last date of the month.
Credit Card Number	Customer's credit card number that is used for payments.
Expiration Date	Expiration date of the credit card to be used for payments.

Using the Optional Transaction section, you can optionally submit a Authorization or Sale transaction when submitting a new profile, for example, a setup fee. Optional Transaction is a one-time transaction and is not considered a payment.

Transaction Type. Select one of the following options from the drop-down menu:

Authorization. Process an Authorization transaction to validate the customer’s account information before creating the profile. If the card is successfully authorized, PayPal voids the authorization so that it cannot be captured.
Sale. Charge a setup fee or other fee when you submit the profile.

Transaction Amount. Enter an amount for the optional transaction. For example, 12.00.

Click Submit.

Optional Transaction Guidelines

If you specify an Optional Transaction, then you must specify an amount for the transaction in the Optional Transaction Amount field. If you leave the field blank, the profile is created, but no transaction is processed.
If the card is successfully authorized or charged, the profile is created and activated.
If the card is declined, the profile is not created.

Optional Transaction Amount

The amount to be charged to the customer’s credit card.