Payment periods¶
Target Audience: Administrators
Introduction¶
Payment periods are the backbone of a subscription in Payway. They decide whether a subscription should recur, what the cost of the subscription should be, as well as how long the subscription should keep going for.
All payment periods have the same foundation, but there are some key differences between package and campaign periods that are important to know:
Setting up a package period¶
In order to set up a package payment period in Payway, you can navigate either to the Package overview, or to a specific package.
There, you will find a "Edit payment options" button, leading you to a view looking something like this:
Once there, you can set up your payment periods. The payment period being created in the example above, would create an Adyen - Card subscription period, that would charge the customer $350 every 3 months.
Read more on package periods here.
Package periods explained¶
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Purchase type | Decides if the subscription should be limited, recurring or single |
| Period type | Decides if the customer should be charged monthly, weekly, daily, or yearly |
| Length | Decides how many period types the subscription should keep going for |
| Payment method | Decides the payment method of the subscription |
| Type | Describes the payment method in more detail, if applicable |
| Enabled | Decides if the period should be available in the PPF |
| Price | Decides the cost of each consecutive period of the subscription |
Setting up a campaign period¶
In order to set up a campaign payment period in Payway, you can navigate either to the Campaign overview, or to a specific campaign. There, you will find a "Edit payment options" button, leading you to a view looking something like this:
The payment period being created in the example above, would create an Adyen - Card subscription period, charge the customer once, then give access to the user for a consecutive period of 3 months.
The payment period being created in the example above, would create an Adyen - Card subscription period, charge the customer once every month for 3 consecutive months, then either transition or terminate depending on the campaign setup.
Read more on campaign periods here.
Campaign periods explained for one-time payments¶
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Period type | The customer will either be charged in days, weeks, or months |
| Length | Decides the total length of access for the current campaign |
| Payment method | Decides the payment method of the subscription |
| Type | Describes the payment method in more detail, if applicable |
| Enabled | Decides if the period should be available in the PPF |
| Price | Decides the total cost of the subscription for the current campaign |
Campaign periods explained for monthly payments¶
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Period type | The customer will always be charged monthly |
| Length | Decides for how many months the customer should be charged |
| Payment method | Decides the payment method of the subscription |
| Type | Describes the payment method in more detail, if applicable |
| Enabled | Decides if the period should be available in the PPF |
| Price | Decides the price per month |