Pay Pal Integration with Online Registration

The Online Registration System (OLR)has several benefits to the Local Organizing Club (LOC). By integrating the USA Water Ski registration system with PayPal, the funds for registration fees are collected online and deposited directly into the LOC's account. In addition to the financial reports provided by USA Water Ski, LOC will also have access to any reports provided by PayPal for tracking transactions. Minimizes manual paper work for the Registrar. Automatically validates skier's membership status. Automatically determines the skier's age division. Automatically calculates and collects the entry fee. Automatically stops entry when the LOC's Maximum Pulls settings are reached. Provides download ready to use in WSTIMS with the skier's correct member ID and Division One Time Set Up Requirements: LOC must have a PayPal account. LOC should have a Pay Pal Business Account. Establishing a PayPal Business account is easy. There is no lengthy application process. If you already have a PayPal business account, you may use it. Business Account is the recommended setup. Some user experiences may be helpful – note that these are PayPal issues not problems with the OLR system: Some users have set up using PayPal personal accounts. They reported encountering restrictions imposed by PayPal. Read the Pay Pal documentation carefully to make sure that type of account will meet your expected transaction number, sales volume, and other accounting needs before using a personal account. Changing an existing PayPal account to a different type (personal to business) has also caused problems. If you don't have what you need it is probably better to make a new account of the desired type. Some users have recommended allowing multiple users on the payPal acocunt so the registration tasks can be shared. This is done in your PayPal account and is not part of OLR. Again, read the PayPal documentation to make sure this arrangement meets your needs.   LOC Pay Pal Account must be tRegistered with the OLR system. This is done as part of the sanction form. You give permission for USA Water Ski to use the account for tournament entries. You are responsible for making sure your Pay Pal account is valid and that USA Water Ski has the correct ID.  LOC must have at least one registered Pay Pal account to use OLR. Use of multiple registered Pay Pal accounts by one LOC for different tournaments is supported. The same Pay Pal Account may be used by multiple LOC's, but it must be registered in OLR once for each LOC that will use it. Per Tournament Set Up Requirements: Tournament must have full USA Water Ski sanction approval. The sanctioning process is unchanged.   A $15 per tournament USA Water Ski Setup Fee must be paid. Contact Bandon at USA Water Ski HQ to make payments.   In the Sanction Form - LOC selects Use Online Registration and Registers or selects a Pay Pal Account that has been previously registered. LOC sets up one of the many fee structures allowed by OLR

Pay Pal Business Account setup is free and easy to do. Pay Pal provides an online form which guides you through the process. You will need an email address and your banking information in order to complete the form. Complete instructions are available from Pay Pal online.

When you submit your application Pay Pal will check your banking information. New accounts are usually validated and available for use within 2 or 3 days.

Recommended Settings for Pay Pal Account

There are several types of business account. The Website Payments Standard listed under Business Accounts is most suitable for this purpose.

Once your account is validated - all of the following can be accessed from your “Edit Profile” link on your PayPal Administration page. The following settings are recommended.

Payment Preferences ?

• NO - Block payments from US users who do not provide a Confirmed Address. 
• YES - Block payments sent to me in a currency I do not hold: 
• YES - Block multiple payments.
• Credit Card Statement Name:
  [Use a name that people will associate with the tournament – i.e. Space Coast Ski Club]

NOTE: The Pay Pal Account ID is usually the email address you give Pay Pal, or a 13 digit alphanumeric code

Registration is part of the sanction application form. To register your pay pal account - click on the Use OLR checkbox in the Entry Limits, EntryFees, Online Registration section of the sanction form. If you have a registered pay pal account it will appear on a drop list for you to pick. If you do not have a registered pay pal account an option will appear asking you to enter the account ID and attest that USA Water Ski has permission to use it for online sanctioning. After clicking on the attestation the account ID will appear on the list for you to select. You may also add more new pay pal ID's at that point.

NOTE: the Pay Pal Account you enter WILL NOT be validated with Pay Pal. You are responsible for making sure your Pay Pal account is working and that USA Water Ski has the correct ID.

The same Pay Pal Account can be used by multiple LOC's - but it must be separately registered with OLR by each LOC using it. (not a recommended configuration because it may be difficult for you to determine who should get the payments received on a single account).

OLR setup is now part of the Entry Limits, EntryFees, Online Registration section of the online sanction forms.
When you select Use Online Registration a section will appear allowing you to:

1. Set the fees per event, class etc.
2. Specify any discounts that might apply (officials, juniors, club member, etc.)
3. Specify any special entry qualifications or restrictions
4. Specify the number of pulls that will be accepted
5. Specify banquet ticket fee and information if applicable
6. Specify OLR settings for email response and other administrative tasks

An AdminCode will be assigned and displayed. REMEMBER THIS AdminCode. It will be required to regain access to the OLR system for this tournament.

NOTE:

1. Date on which entries may first be accepted is restricted by some Regions based on Guide Book publication date. Availability of online registration for your tournament is subject to your Region's policies.
2. Some changes you make to your tournament sacntion after online registration has begun may be subject to approval by your region administrator - and may not take effect until that review and approval has been completed.

Skier Entries accepted by the OLR system can be paid for with the skier's credit card or Pay Pal Account only.

As with all credit card transactions, a per transaction fee is charged by Pay Pal. As the Business Account Owner - the LOC is responsible for these transaction fees. They will be deducted (by PayPal) from the total transaction amount, and the NET amount will be deposited into your account.
Current fees for PayPal business accounts are published by Pay Pal.

Note:

• The Pay Pal transaction fee applies only to amounts actually paid through Pay Pal.
• USA Water Ski charges only the $15.00 set-up fee per tournament.
• Paper entries received by the LOC with cash or check payments are manually entered directly into the OLR system by the Registrar bypassing the Pay Pal payment section. There are no transaction fees on those manual entries.