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I assume you’re going to be getting info such as name, address, etc. for your first delegate. Is there a way to get this info for the second delegate as well but only if there is one? For example, a button for “add another delegate” linking to more or less a duplicate form that will retain billing info and add to it?

To add the details of another delegate you have two options. The first one is to simplest: just add another set of fields, and make each one optional. If you want to accommodate for possibly more than two delegates, you would need to use form chaining which would work in the way you’re describing. To do this on FormSmarts you would need to set the Return URL of the form to the URL of the form itself and set the On Submission option in the Form Details Screen to “Integrate with PayPal using SuperCart”. With SuperCart, the buyer will be able to chose on the Confirmation page whether to add another delegate or proceed to PayPal for payment, where (s)he will be able to pay for all priced items for all transactions at once. You can try out a SuperCart demo to see how it works. SuperCart is part of FormSmarts Advanced PayPal Integration described on this page.

Thanks so much, form chaining looks like almost exactly what I was looking for! One more question, though – when I fill out my first delegate name, company, company address, then continue shopping, is there any way to return to the form with the company name and address used for first delegate pre-filled for second delegate?

Not at this time but this could certainly be added in the future.

Okay, I’m trying to get this form chaining to work. My page to enter data is http://example.org/zzzz. I have it set to integrate with paypal using supercart. My return URL is the same as the original, http://example.org/zzzz. But when I am testing it and hit continue shopping, it takes me to http://example.org/zzzz?shop=Continue+Shopping which is not set up. Did I miss something? Do I have to set up another page for this?

Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated!

Nona, http://example.org/zzzz and http://example.org/zzzz?shop=Continue+Shopping should actually lead to the same page on your site, i.e. your shop’s homepage.

Is it possible to have prefilled fields in my form? I would like to send some data (lets say “product ($50 USD)” ) to paypal without asking the user to select any specific option in the form.

When the user gets the from the product he/she would be buying is already defined, what they would select in the form is just the shipping method with associated cost and delivery details.

Veronica,
Add a drop-down list with a single option “product ($50 USD)” and make sure the field is Optional. The pricing option will then be automatically selected and users won’t be able to deselect it.

Is it possible to create an option where the user inputs the dollar amount and add a field where a percentage of the dollar amount is automatically added, ie:

Enter Payment: $1000.00 <– customer input

5% Convenience Fee or Tax: $50.00 <– automatically added

Total Payment: $1050.00

No, this is not possible at this time. We’re working on a feature which will allow this in the coming months.

Is is possible for the user to have a choice of quantity eg. they are booking a class for which we have set the price per person (integrated with paypal) and they want to pay for 2 people at the same time

Hi Jo. Yes, simply add a Quantity Box, see Adding a Product Quantity Box section on the payment integration help page. You could also have a more complex setup using SuperCart as explained here.