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--- admin_menu:payments:payment_gateways:account_balance:start [2012/07/12 00:11]
jonyo [Allow Positive Balance]
+++ admin_menu:payments:payment_gateways:account_balance:start [2014/09/25 16:55] (current)
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 <tip c w>**2CO Warning:**  According to 2 Checkout (2CO) policies, the **2CO gateway should not be used to add positive balance to the account balance**.  They [2CO] do permit both tangible and intangible goods to be paid for, but adding to the account balance (AKA pre-paying) is not considered tangible or intangible service or good by 2CO((This has been verified directly with 2CO representatives.)).  It can be used to pay off a negative balance, where the user owes the site some amount, but it cannot make the balance go positive.
-In software versions starting with 6.0.0 and up((We were not aware of the restriction ourselves until a client brought it to our attention for version 6.0.  Prior to this version it would allow 2CO to be used, any such sites configured this way are possibly in violation of 2CO policies and should update immediately.)), the software takes this restriction into account, if you are adding funds to the account balance and the end balance would go positive, **2CO will not appear as a payment option**, so you will need to ensure that another payment gateway is configured to be used if you wish to allow positive balances.</tip>
+Starting in software **versions 6.0.0** and up((We were not aware of the restriction ourselves until a client brought it to our attention and we verified with 2CO to add the restrictions for version 6.0.  If you are using version prior to 6.0 and allow positive balances, and also use 2CO, you are highly encourage to update to the latest version to ensure you are not in violation of 2CO policies.)), the software takes this restriction into account, if you are adding funds to the account balance and the end balance would go positive, **2CO will not appear as a payment option**, so you will need to ensure that another payment gateway is configured to be used if you wish to allow positive balances on your site.</tip>
 ===== Allow Negative Balance =====
 If you allow **negative balances** on your site clients can accumulate costs on your site and pay for them at a later time.  The client can go to the **My Account Balance History** feature in their client area on the client side to view their current negative balance and add money to their account.
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 You as the admin can add any amount to their site balance through the admin tool.
+===== Starting Balance (Initial Site Balance) =====
+You can set the starting balance to a user's account upon registration by following the instructions on this page: [[admin_menu:users_user_groups:user_groups_home:edit_group:start|]]
 ===== Force use =====

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