Editing Payment Method Configurations

Setting Default Payment Method

To set one payment method as the default:

Select the channel from the context selection box, then select Orders | Payment Methods.
This displays a list view of all payment methods of the sales channel.
Click the name of the payment method you intend to edit.
This opens the payment method detail view.
In the General tab, select the Default checkbox and click Apply.
This makes the current payment method the default option in the assigned application(s) and reverts any other, previous default payment method settings.

To enable a payment method for channel applications:

Select the channel from the context selection box, then select Orders | Payment Methods.
This displays a list view of all payment methods of the sales channel.
Click the name of the payment method you intend to edit.
This opens the payment method detail view.
Change to the Applications tab.
This displays all applications of the sales channel.
Select the checkbox of the application for which you intend to enable the current payment method.
To disable the payment method for an application, deselect the corresponding checkbox.
Click Apply to save your settings.

Note: For a payment method to become actually operational in a given application, its underlying service configuration must be made available globally and set active in the application's management context.

To define the cost associated with a payment method:

Select the channel from the context selection box, then select Orders | Payment Methods.
This displays a list view of all payment methods of the sales channel.
Click the name of the payment method you intend to edit.
This opens the payment method detail view.
Change to the Payment Costs tab.
Cost definitions already available for this payment method are displayed.
Select the taxation option for the payment cost definition.
This setting determines whether (and to which extent) the payment cost is included in the tax calculation process.

Specify the cost details as required.

The following cost details are available:

Table 1. Payment cost details
Property	Description
Minimum order value	Minimum order value required to activate the payment method for an order.
Maximum order value	Maximum order value used to deactivate the payment method for an order (optional; if applied, it must be higher than the minimum order value).
Amount	Costs charged when the payment method is used.
Threshold	Order value above which no costs are charged when the payment method is used (optional).

To manage the customer segments assigned to a payment method:

Select the channel from the context selection box, then select Orders | Payment Methods.
This displays a list view of all payment methods of the sales channel.
Click the name of the payment method you intend to edit.
This opens the payment method detail view.
Change to the Customer Segments tab.
A list of customer segments assigned to this payment method is displayed.
Select No One, All Customers or Selected Customer Segments and click Apply.
Note: Selecting No One makes the payment method unavailable to customers.
If Selected Customer Segments has been selected, click New.
This displays a list of all available (implicit or custom) customer segments.
Select the checkbox for the customer segments you want to assign to this payment method and click Assign.
This creates the selected assignments, and returns you to the Customer Segments tab of the payment method detail view.
Note: Be aware that when you reassign the payment method to No One or All Customers, the specified assigments to selected customer segments are lost.

Standard payment method preferences comprise the currency-dependent availability and the payment currency, see Payment Preferences.

To enable/disable a payment method depending on the order currency:

Select the channel from the context selection box, then select Orders | Payment Methods.
This displays a list view of all payment methods of the sales channel.
Click the name of the payment method you intend to edit.
This opens the payment method detail view.
Change to the Preferences tab.
A list of order currencies available in the channel is displayed.
Select or deselect the checkbox in the row of the intended order currency.
Selecting the checkbox enables the current payment method for the corresponding order currency. Deselecting the checkbox disables the current payment method for the corresponding order currency.
Click Apply to save your settings.
Otherwise, click Reset to discard your changes.

To associate a payment currency with an order currrency:

Select the channel from the context selection box, then select Orders | Payment Methods.
This displays a list view of all payment methods of the sales channel.
Click the name of the payment method you intend to edit.
This opens the payment method detail view.
Change to the Preferences tab.
A list of order currencies available in the channel is displayed.
In the row of the order currency, select the intended payment currency from the select box.
Click Apply to save your settings.
Otherwise, click Reset to discard your changes.

Note: Additional payment methods may require specific settings. Refer to the corresponding payment provider cartridge documentation.