Cart functionality lets parents or students select multiple Activities and place them in a 'cart', so they only have to confirm and check out once. This feature is available for all who use Activity Selection; with or without managing payments in Clipboard.
See the Cart from the Parent's point of view in this video!
What are the benefits of the Cart?
For a School:
Reduces the payment transaction fees by decreasing the number of individual transactions
Eliminates unpaid invoices from failed payments
Reduces administrative burden of chasing payments
For a Parent:
They save time by making many Activity Selections at once.
Clear visibility of total costs before payment
Secure payment processing with card details protection
What does Cart look like?
Cart functionality looks very similar to shopping online, where you have your selected Activities and payment with card all in one screen. Students or Parents/Guardians will be prompted to enter their card details with the option of saving the card details for future payments.
Clipboard will then charge their card for the total amount detailed in the confirmation window.
Once they have selected their Activities, this is what it will look like in the Cart (see the image below).
How much time do Students and Parents/Guardians have after selecting?
Once a selection has been made, a prompt will show asking whether they want to Continue Browsing or Go to Cart. They will have 15 minutes to check out selections from the Cart.
If more than one selection is being made, Students or Parents/Guardians can continue browsing.
On the left-hand side, there is a timer next to the Cart showing how much time is remaining to pay (see the image below).
If the time expires before you are able to check out, the Selections will be removed from the Cart and a Cart Expired message will appear.
Selection will only be completed after Students or Parents/Guardians have checked out of the cart and received the message through the confirmation window.
Payment Security and Failed Transactions
Important: Activity selections are only confirmed once payment is successfully processed. If a payment fails due to insufficient funds or card decline:
No activity selection is created
No unpaid invoice is generated
All items are removed from the cart
Parents must resolve the payment issue and start the selection process again
Alternative Payment Options
If your school has enabled "Pay Separately" (cash payment), parents can choose this option during checkout if their card payment fails. However, this creates an invoice that the school must collect payment for.
Need More Information?
For additional details about payments and Activity Selection, refer to our comprehensive guide: Payments for Activity Selection.
If you experience technical issues with the cart system, contact [email protected] for assistance.