How to transfer back money by PayPalExpress (not backend)?

[claude27]

Hi,

is performing refunds still only possible in the admin backend (see attached screenshot, transaction view) or is there in the meantime a way to process it via a php controller?

I've created an user restricted area where frontend users can create and edit events which are synchronised with the aimeos products. Now they should be able to cancel orders.

I managed to change the status of an order for the refund and an email (same as from the backend) is sent to the customer which informs him about the refund, but I didn't yet manage to automatically transfer money back to his paypal account like it can be done in the backend (see attached screenshot).

At the moment I'm testing with the paypal sandbox.

This is my code at the moment:

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/**
     * Action refund
     * @param integer id
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function cancelProductAction( $id ): void {
        $config = Base::config((array) $this->settings);
        $context = \Aimeos\Aimeos\Base::context($config);

        $orderManager = MShop::create($context, 'order');
        $order = $orderManager->get( $id );

        $status = \Aimeos\MShop\Order\Item\Base::PAY_REFUND;
        $order->setStatusPayment( $status );
        $orderManager->save( $order );
    }

What's the best way to start the process for the money transaction?

Aimeos: 24.4.2
TYPO3: 12.4.25

Thank you for any hint!

[aimeos]

Here you can see the API calls for a refund:
https://github.com/aimeos/ai-admin-jqad ... #L221-L255

[claude27]

Thank you very much!
It works now

The only things now, which also happens when refunding by the backend:
The customer is receiving again the original invoice in the email and in the attached pdf and not something like a credit note (in german: Gutschrift, e.g. with negative values). Have I perhaps overlooked something?

And the email subject is still the same. But I think I can change this easily in the template.

[claude27]

PS: I have also now noticed that partial refunds do not work. PayPal Express always transfers the entire amount back. Is this perhaps a bug? (I have to ask my client if cancellation fees are needed)

[aimeos]

The customer is receiving again the original invoice in the email and in the attached pdf and not something like a credit note (in german: Gutschrift, e.g. with negative values). Have I perhaps overlooked something?

And the email subject is still the same. But I think I can change this easily in the template.

The order/email/payment job controller currently sends that e-mail but it's not suitable for credit notes. You can remove the refund status by setting the "controller/jobs/order/email/payment/status" configuration to [4,5,6] only:
https://aimeos.org/docs/2024.x/config/c ... /#status_1

Afterwards, you need to copy the order/email/payment job controller and it's templates and rewrite them for a credit note.
We would love if you can create a PR with your changes so we can integrate it into the core and offer it in the next release