Group purchasing option: Bill Me

The Bill Me option allows users to purchase items using their group billing account. If a user belongs to a group with the Bill Me option enabled, the user can select which payment option they would like to use.

Viewing a Bill Me transaction

When a user makes a purchase using the Bill Me option, administrators can view the transaction that was made through the Account Summary screen.

Do the following to view a transaction:

1. Go to eCommerce > Account Summary.
2. Click Select Account.
3. Choose the Bill Me account from the list.

The account is visible with all transactions and their total cost.

Completing a Bill Me transaction

A user that belongs to a group that has the Bill Me option enabled can purchase an item and select the Bill Me option to pay for the purchase.

To make a Bill Me transaction as a user who belongs to a Bill Me group, do the following:

1. Go to Search Learning Catalog.

2. Add an item to the shopping cart and checkout:

   1. Choose an item to purchase.
   2. Click Add to Cart.
   3. Click the shopping cart icon.

   

   4. Click Secure Checkout.

3. Purchase the item:

   1. In the Select Payment Method pane, select Bill me.
   2. Choose the Bill Me account associated with the group.

   

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   Note

   If a user belongs to multiple groups with Bill Me enabled, the user will see multiple groups to choose from.

   3. Click Pay.

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Example

Bob Student is part of the Student_Group group. This group has enabled the Bill Me option, and Bob Student wants to purchase an online course that costs $50.00. In the shopping cart, Bob Student chooses the Bill Me option to pay for the online course, then he selects the Student_Group group. He then selects Pay $50.00 to complete the transaction. The manager of Student_Group can review the transaction in the Account Summary.