Authorize activity

An activity that completes an authorization for a PayPal payment.

Configure the Authorize activity

To configure the Authorize activity, do the procedure in this topic.

To send an email notification, click Advanced > Email Notifications .
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).
In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
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Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the PayPal tab.
On the PayPal tab, drag the Authorize activity onto your process.

Specifies the basic settings for the Authorize activity.

Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Function: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Specifies the information for the PayPal authorization.

Field Name	Definition
PayPal	Function: Specifies the access token that connects to your PayPal application. Accepted Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: Refer to: (Example) How to Get the Access Token Credentials from PayPal
Create	Opens this Screen: Access Token for PayPal Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to PayPal. Example: Refer to: (Example) How to Get the Access Token Credentials from PayPal
Payload Mapping	Function: Connects the PayPal API request parameter to your process schema. This is mandatory only if the request passes data from the process schema to parameters in the PayPal API. To Open this Field: On the PayPal Authorize screen, click the Payload tab. Accepted Values: Click the Schema Mapping button to open the Schema Mapper. Use this screen to connect the request to the data model for your process. Default Value: None Example: Refer to: (Example) Schema Mapper
Response Mapping	Function: Specifies the connection from the PayPal API response parameter to your process schema. To Open this Field: On the PayPal Authorize screen, click the Response tab. Accepted Values: Click the Schema Mapping button to open the Schema Mapper. Use this screen to connect the response to the data model for your process. Default Value: None Example: Refer to: (Example) Schema Mapper