Do I need my own ALBIS contract?
Yes. The plugin is an interface to the ALBIS Leasing platform - the actual merchant contract you need to sign directly with ALBIS Leasing AG. Your ALBIS contact then provides the API credentials, which you enter into the plugin.
What does the plugin cost?
Nothing. The plugin is free to download. A merchant contract with ALBIS Leasing AG is required, and the leasing conditions follow from that contract. If you need an individual setup or customisations, get in touch.
Which Shopware version do I need?
There is one plugin version per Shopware line: v2.6.40 for Shopware 6.7, v2.3.14 for Shopware 6.6 and v2.2.2 for Shopware 6.5. The version of another branch cannot be installed. With the Plugin Suite you get the right version for 6.6 and 6.7 automatically.
Why can't I select the product groups directly?
The product groups come from the ALBIS interface and can only be loaded once valid credentials are in place. Enter user name and password and click “Test & save”. If the test succeeds, the list is available right away without reloading the page. The same applies to contract 2 with the second login.
Do I need to configure a second contract?
No. The second contract is optional. If you only have one ALBIS merchant contract, leave user name 2, password 2 and product group contract 2 empty. If ALBIS runs two contracts for you, the custom field custom_albis_contract with the value 2 on the product decides which items use contract 2.
How does the credit check work?
In the checkout the customer enters company details, bank account and, for certain legal forms, the owner's or managing director's details. When the order is placed, the application goes to ALBIS and the application number is on the order right away. ALBIS does the credit check, and the plugin fetches the result via the status check and writes it to the order with its history.
Can B2C customers use leasing?
No. ALBIS leasing is for business customers (B2B). Private individuals are explicitly excluded - this follows from the ALBIS contract model, not from the plugin. If you want to offer B2C financing, you need a different provider.
What happens on rejection?
The rejection comes back via the status check and appears in the history on the order. With status coupling enabled, the plugin sets order, payment and delivery to cancelled. Without coupling the order stays unchanged, and you decide whether to offer another payment method or cancel.
Can I customise the mail templates?
Yes. The application confirmation is registered as its own template in the Shopware mail settings and can be edited like any other Shopware mail, also per sales channel. An extra address can receive every confirmation as a copy. More details
Can I test the plugin without real applications?
Yes, with the sandbox mode in the configuration. The plugin then talks to the ALBIS test interface, and the minimum order value is dropped so that small test orders can be run through. Switch the mode off again before going live, the configuration shows which interface is currently active.
Who installs the plugin?
You or we. The installation is a standard Shopware plugin procedure and takes someone familiar with Shopware 20-30 minutes. If you prefer to outsource it: albis@stoneandwater.online - we set up the entire thing, including a test order with a real ALBIS response.
What about Shopware 5?
An older Shopware 5 version still exists but is no longer developed, and Shopware itself has ended support for Shopware 5. If you are still on Shopware 5, we recommend migrating to Shopware 6.7 and the current plugin version v2.6.40.
Why doesn't ALBIS Leasing appear in the checkout?
The payment method is only available from a cart of 500 euros net. If the value is above that, it is usually not assigned to the sales channel yet: in the admin go to Settings, Sales Channels, open the channel, add “ALBIS Leasing” to the payment methods, save and clear the cache.
Why isn't the status updated automatically?
The status check runs through the console command bin/console albis:check-status. It has to run regularly via cron job, recommended every 5 minutes, for example */5 * * * * cd /path/to/shop && bin/console albis:check-status. Without the cron job the check stops. With --dry-run you see what would happen without changing anything. More cases are in the manual.