Answers.Body: <p>Ignore the terminology, it really makes no sense. What it should say is this...</p>
  
  <p><strong>Require customers to use a PayPal account?</strong></p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><strong>[Sole]</strong> No, a PayPal account is optional. Customers can still choose to pay with a credit card instead.</li>
  <li><strong>[Mark]</strong> Yes, a PayPal account will be required to complete a purchase.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <hr>
  
  <p>Here's a screenshot of the <a href="https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/merchant/SetExpressCheckout_API_Operation_NVP/" rel="noreferrer">documentation...</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/aiNuf.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/aiNuf.png" alt="SOLUTIONTYPE"></a></p>
  
  <p>So why did PayPal decide to call this particular choice "Solution Type"?</p>
  
  <p>And what do "Sole" and "Mark" actually mean?</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://youtu.be/2IA5Cv_5-g8?t=7s" rel="noreferrer">The world may never know.</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>Our site is using the Craft Commerce plugin, and within that we've enabled the PayPal Express gateway. However, there is a very cryptic dropdown menu on the gateway settings page...</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/396hV.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/396hV.png" alt="Solution Type"></a></p>
  
  <p>So my question is, <strong>what is the "Solution Type"?</strong></p>
  
  <p>What does that even mean? And what is the difference between the "Sole" and "Mark" options?</p>
  
Tags: <plugin-craftcommerce><settings>
Title: Commerce & PayPal - What does "Solution Type" mean?
ThreadText: # Commerce & PayPal - What does "Solution Type" mean?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-28)
  
  Our site is using the Craft Commerce plugin, and within that we've enabled the PayPal Express gateway. However, there is a very cryptic dropdown menu on the gateway settings page...
  
  [![Solution Type](https://i.sstatic.net/396hV.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/396hV.png)
  
  So my question is, **what is the "Solution Type"?**
  
  What does that even mean? And what is the difference between the "Sole" and "Mark" options?
  
  **Tags:** plugin-craftcommerce, settings
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2016-06-28. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
  
  Ignore the terminology, it really makes no sense. What it should say is this...
  
  **Require customers to use a PayPal account?**
  
  * **[Sole]** No, a PayPal account is optional. Customers can still choose to pay with a credit card instead.
  * **[Mark]** Yes, a PayPal account will be required to complete a purchase.
  
  ---
  
  Here's a screenshot of the [documentation...](https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/merchant/SetExpressCheckout_API_Operation_NVP/)
  
  [![SOLUTIONTYPE](https://i.sstatic.net/aiNuf.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/aiNuf.png)
  
  So why did PayPal decide to call this particular choice "Solution Type"?
  
  And what do "Sole" and "Mark" actually mean?
  
  [The world may never know.](https://youtu.be/2IA5Cv_5-g8?t=7s)
  
  
  ---
  
  