How to Use SystemPay in VirtueMart

In this tutorial we will show you how to setup SystemPay in VirtueMart, which allows you to use them as a payment option. SystemPay is a popular secure payment processing website that is commonly used outside of the United States.

This payment option requires that you have an account setup with SystemPay.

Setting up SystemPay:

1. Login to your Joomla! Admin panel.
2. In the navigation menu, roll your mouse over Components, then click the VirtueMart option.
3. In the VirtueMart menu click the Shop option, then click Payment Methods, then the New button. There will be several fields available.
   
   Fill them in as needed, below is a brief description of the available options.
   

   Option	Description
   Payment Name	Enter a name for the payment option. In my tests I am using: SystemPay
   Published	Choose Yes to make this option active, No will disable this option.
   Payment Description	Enter more words explaining this payment option.
   Payment Method	From the drop-down choose the SystemPay payment option to setup.
   Shopper Group	Choose a group from the drop-down to apply this Payment method only to this group.
   List Order	If you enter a number here,  lower numbered options will display first in the payment method list, followed by the next lowest option.

   After entering your preferences, click the Save button. You will see a notification stating "Payment Method successfully saved."
4. Click the Configuration tab.
   
   There will be fields / selections to enter, below is a brief description of the options:
   

   Option	Description
   Logos	Choose a logo to be associated with the payment name. You can add additional images to this list by uploading to: /images/stories/virtuemart/payment/
   Fee per transaction	If you want to add a charge per transaction for using this type of payment method, enter it here.
   Percent of the total amount	If you want to charge a percentage of the checkout price, enter it here.
   Tax	Choose a tax from the drop-down menu, if you want to charge tax on this payment option.
   Site id	Enter the Site id provided by SystemPay.
   Test key	Enter the test key provided by SystemPay.
   Production key	Enter the prod. key provided by SystemPay.
   Mode	Choose if you want this payment option in test, or production (active) mode.
   Platform URL	Enter the SystemPay address customers will be directed to for checkout.
   Default language	Choose your primary language for the checkout page from the drop-down box.
   Available languages	You can choose which languages to accept, or choose select all options to configure on the SystemPay site.
   Capture delay	To delay processing payments (almost like a grace period), enter the number of days here.
   Validation mode	Choose default or Automatic to confirm payments immediately, or manual if you want to manually confirm payments from the Admin panel.
   Credit Card Type	From the drop-down menu, choose the credit cards you want to accept. I chose select all options.
   Minimum amount	You can set a minimum price total that will allow this payment option here.
   Maximum amount	You can set a max price total that will allow this payment option here
   Automatic redirection	Choose Yes to have customers redirected to your website after checkout, No will not.
   Success redirection timeout	Enter how many seconds to wait before redirecting customers back to your site after a successful payment.
   Success redirection message	Enter a message here that you want customers to see before redirecting back to your site after a successful payment.
   Failure redirection timeout	Enter how many seconds to wait before redirecting customers back to your site after an un-successful payment.
   Failure redirection message	Enter a message here that you want customers to see before redirecting back to your site after a successful payment.
   Return mode	Choose from the drop-down box if you want the payment method returned to your site via a GET, or POST command. I recommend selecting POST.
   Server URL to copy in your SystemPay store backoffice	Copy this URL to enter into your settings with SystemPay.
   Order Status on payment success	When payments go through successfully, you can choose how you want the status set. Options are: Pending, Confirmed by shopper, Confirmed, Cancelled, Refunded, and Shipped.
   Order Status on payment failure	When a payment fails, select how you want the status set. Options are: Pending, Confirmed by shopper, Confirmed, Cancelled, Refunded, and Shipped.
   Debug mode activated	If you choose Yes, all transaction will be saved to: /logs

   After making your selections, click the Save button. You will see a notification stating "Payment Method successfully saved." This payment option will now be available when customers check out.
   
   Congratulations, now you know how to setup SystemPay in VirtueMart as a payment option!