The Payment Methods screen is used to set up the payment methods that are available for paying student fees. Payment methods can be set up for the district as a whole or for individual schools.
Payments can be collected using the special types PayPal.com - Credit Card, PayPal.com - Checkout, eCheck.Net, and Authorize.Net. Account information for the vendor must be entered in Focus to use these payment types.
1. In the Billing menu, click Payment Methods.
2. In the blank row next to the plus sign, enter the Payment Method Title.
2. If the payment method will be available to all schools in the district, select the district option at the top of the School pull-down (this option is only available to district users). If the payment method will only be available to a specific school, select the school.
3. The Special Types pull-down contains options for PayPal.com - Credit Card, PayPal.com - Checkout, eCheck.Net, and Authorize.Net. Select the option as applicable. Leave as N/A if not applicable.
4. The Convenience Fee field becomes available when one of the special types is selected. Enter a convenience fee as applicable.
5. Deselect the Enabled check box if the payment method will not be available for use at this time.
6. Click Save.
For special type payment methods, additional setup is required.
7. Next to the payment method, click the triangle.
8. Enter the required information for the vendor (e.g. PayPal). Click Save.
1. In the Billing menu, click Payment Methods.
2. Click the Enabled, Payment Method Title, or Convenience Fee field on the payment method to enable it for editing.
The School and Special Types fields cannot be edited.
3. After making your changes, click Save.
4. To edit the setup information for a special type payment method, click the triangle next to the payment method.
5. After making your changes, click Save.
1. In the Billing menu, click Payment Methods.
2. Click the minus sign next to the payment method to delete.
3. In the confirmation message, click OK.
