For anyone using PayPal's 'Sandbox' to do e-commerce website testing before going 'live', I have discovered a problem that users might find interesting.
PP's Sandbox has a 'reset' function that appears straightforward and harmless. It is not.
Be warned that the Sandbox 'reset' does more than this functions says on PP's Sandbox website. Included, but not limited to, in an acount Reset are the following:
This took me a while to discover and I offer this to others to save them lots of wasted time and frustration.
PP's Sandbox has a 'reset' function that appears straightforward and harmless. It is not.
Be warned that the Sandbox 'reset' does more than this functions says on PP's Sandbox website. Included, but not limited to, in an acount Reset are the following:
- PP button code no longer will work(e.g. Add To Cart) The code must be downloaded anew or edited.
Tax tables are removed.
Shipping tables are removed
This took me a while to discover and I offer this to others to save them lots of wasted time and frustration.
And make sure you download their (free) Sandbox 'users' manual ...... very useful.