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# Create a Kova checkout profile manually

> Learn how to create a Kova checkout profile step by step for a single retailer. Add identity, shipping, billing, payment, and IMAP account details.

Creating a checkout profile in Kova adds a complete identity and payment record for one retailer. You can open any retailer workspace and choose **Add Profile**, or start from the Profiles overview and select **Add Profile** there.

<Note>
  Account-based retailers (Target, Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club) require an [enabled IMAP account](/imap/add-account). Pokemon Center supports IMAP but does not require it.
</Note>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Account">
    Enter the checkout email address for this profile.

    * For **Target, Walmart, Costco, and Sam's Club**: also enter the retailer account password and select an **enabled IMAP account** that belongs to the member.
    * For **Pokemon Center**: IMAP is recommended but not required, and no retailer password is requested.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Shipping">
    Fill in the recipient details:

    * First and last name
    * Street address
    * Optional address line 2
    * City
    * State
    * Five-digit ZIP code
    * Ten-digit phone number
  </Step>

  <Step title="Billing">
    By default, billing is set to **Same as shipping address**. If you turn this off, enter:

    * Billing first and last name
    * Billing street address
    * Optional billing line 2
    * Billing city
    * Billing state
    * Five-digit billing ZIP code
    * Ten-digit billing phone number
  </Step>

  <Step title="Payment">
    Adding a payment card is optional. When you enter one:

    * Card number must be **12 to 19 digits** and pass a Luhn validation check.
    * Expiration month and year are both required. The manual form offers the current year plus the next **11 years**. Server and import validation accept up to **20 years** in the future.
    * CVV must be **3 or 4 digits**.
    * Kova encrypts the full card number and CVV before storage. Only the last four digits remain visible afterward.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Next steps

After you create a profile, use [Checkout Controls](/profiles/checkout-controls) to decide whether it should be included in exports, or go to [Product Selections](/products/selections) to link products to the new profile.