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Chargify - How to integrate QLM with Chargify

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If you are using Chargify as an eCommerce provider, QLM integrates seamlessly with Chargify's ordering system. 

When an order is placed, the QLM / Chargify integration will perform the following:

  • Chargify invokes QLM during the ordering process and sends it the order information
  • QLM publishes the customer's information to the QLM database
  • QLM creates the license keys based on the order
  • QLM emails the customer the license key (s)
  • The license keys are configured to expire when the subscription expires

When a subscription is successfully renewed:

  • Chargify invokes QLM and sends it the renewal information
  • QLM updates the expiry date of the license
  • The protected software application communicates with the license server and applies the new expiry date to the client system.

When a subscription is cancelled:

  • Chargify invokes QLM and sends it the cancellation information
  • QLM revokes the license on the License Server
  • The protected software application communicates with the license server, detects that the license was revoked and exits the application.

 

WebHooks Configuration

  • Login to your Chargify control panel
  • Click the Config menu then select Settings
  • In the Settings panel, click WebHooks
  • Click Add New Endpoint
  • Enter the following URL (update the URL to point to your own QLM License Server): https://qlm3.net/qlmdemo/qlmLicenseServer/qlmservice.asmx/QlmWebHookHandler?is_vendor=chargify
  • Check the following Webhook Subscriptions:
    • Payment Success
    • Signup Success < NO
    • Renewal Success
    • Subscription State Change
    • Component Allocation Change
  • Click Save

 

 Product Configuration

  • Login to your Chargify control panel
  • Click the Catalog menu then select Products
  • Click Create New Product
  • Enter a product name and a recurring period / price
  • Click Create Product

Enabling Chargify in QLM

 

Mapping the Chargify product to a QLM Product

To map your Chargify product to a QLM product, you must create a server property as follows:

  • Launch the QLM Management Console
  • Go to the Manage Keys tab
  • Click Sites then select your site
  • Go to the Server Properties tab
  • Click the + sign on the right-hand side to add a new custom server property
  • Set the property name to: pid_<Chargify Product ID>. For example, if your Chargify Product ID is 4662940, set the name to: pid_4662940
  • Set the value of the property to (modify the values to correspond to your own product): &is_productid=1&is_majorversion=1&is_minorversion=0&is_productname=MyProduct&is_emailtemplate=1. New Order
  • For more information about the supported arguments, refer to this article.
  • Click Ok

Testing a purchase

  • Login to your Chargify control panel
  • Click the Billing menu then select Subscriptions
  • Click Create New Subscription
  • Select a Product
  • Enter your contact information
  • In the Test Data panel, click Fill Data next to the Successful Transaction field
  • Set the Next Billing Date to Immediate
  • Click Create Subscription
  • Within 10-30 seconds, a new license key will be automatically created in QLM and an email will be sent to the customer. To configure QLM to send emails, refer to this article.

When the subscription is renewed, Chargify will automatically connect to the QLM License Server and extend the expiry date of the license by the required period.

 

Handling Quantity

If you sell multiple licenses of your product, you must create a Chargify Component of type Quantity as follows:

  • Login to your Chargify control panel
  • Click the Catalog menu then select Products
  • In the Components section , click Create Component
  • Select Quantity based Component
  • Set the component's name and unit name to any values of your choice
  • Configure the pricing as required and click Save

To test a multiple licence purchase:

  • Login to your Chargify control panel
  • Click the Billing menu then select Subscriptions
  • Click Create New Subscription
  • Select a Product
  • In the Component's section, select the quantity based component created earlier and set the quantity to any value of your choice. For example, set the quantity to 5.
  • Enter your contact information
  • In the Test Data panel, click Fill Data next to the Successful Transaction field
  • Set the Next Billing Date to Immediate
  • Click Create Subscription
  • Within 10-30 seconds, a new license key will be automatically created in QLM and an email will be sent to the customer. To configure QLM to send emails, refer to this article.
  • The created license will be configured to allow activation on 5 different computers.

 

Handling Features

If your product includes modules that can be optionally purchased, you can configure QLM to automatically enabled the purchased features in the license key. To do so, you must first create a Chargify Component of type OnOff as follows:

  • Login to your Chargify control panel
  • Click the Catalog menu then select Products
  • In the Components section , click Create Component
  • Select On/Off Component
  • Set the component's name
  • Configure the pricing as required and click Save

Mapping a Chargify Component to a QLM feature

To map your Chargify On/Off component to a QLM feature, you must create a server property as follows:

  • Launch the QLM Management Console
  • Go to the Manage Keys tab
  • Click Sites then select your site
  • Go to the Server Properties tab
  • Click the + sign on the right-hand side to add a new custom server property
  • Set the property name to: cid_<Chargify Component ID>. For example, if your Chargify Component ID is 491118, set the name to: cid_491118
  • Set the value of the property to (modify the values to correspond to your own product): &is_features=0:1
  • For more information about the syntax of is_features, refer to this article.
  • Click Ok

To test a multiple licence purchase:

  • Login to your Chargify control panel
  • Click the Billing menu then select Subscriptions
  • Click Create New Subscription
  • Select a Product
  • In the Component's section, select the On/Off based component created earlier.
  • Enter your contact information
  • In the Test Data panel, click Fill Data next to the Successful Transaction field
  • Set the Next Billing Date to Immediate
  • Click Create Subscription
  • Within 10-30 seconds, a new license key will be automatically created in QLM and an email will be sent to the customer. To configure QLM to send emails, refer to this article.
  • The created license will be configured with the selected features/components.

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