Get Authorization activity

An activity that gets the detail about an authorization from PayPal.


Get Authorization activity

Configure the Authorize activity

To configure the Get Authorization activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Examples

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Open Process Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.


    Open Process Builder
  2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the PayPal tab.

    Open PayPal
  3. On the PayPal tab, drag the Get Authorization activity onto your process.

    Drag Get Authorization

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Get Authorization activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Good to Know

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

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Display Name

Description:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts 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

Description:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No

PayPal Authorize

Specifies the information to get the details about authorization.

Figure: Get Authorization > Payload tab

Get Authorization Payload tab

Fields

Field NameDefinition

PayPal

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your PayPal application.
Allowed Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No
Example:
Refer to:

Create Add Token icon

Opens this Screen:
Access Token for PayPal
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to PayPal.
Example:
Refer to:

Payload Mapping

Description:
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:
  1. On the Get Authorization screen, click the Payload tab.
Allowed Values:
Click the Schema Mapping Schema Mapping icon 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:

Response Mapping

Description:
Specifies the connection from the PayPal API response parameter to your process schema.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Get Authorization screen, click the Response tab.
Allowed Values:
Click the Schema Mapping Schema Mapping icon 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: