Digital Products

[Alexander1893]

Hi all,

can anyone tell me how I can associate a file with a digital product?
As far as I understood a customer can download the digital product  
after the buying process - but I don't know how I can define the file  
that "is the product".

Thanx in advance!

Cheers
Alexander

[Jacques Le Roux]

At least
http://markmail.org/message/x6nqqtijoshth3re
http://markmail.org/message/isj5k62mlvdjbhf5

Jacques

From: "Alexander" <[hidden email]>

> Hi all,
>
> can anyone tell me how I can associate a file with a digital product?
> As far as I understood a customer can download the digital product  
> after the buying process - but I don't know how I can define the file  
> that "is the product".
>
> Thanx in advance!
>
> Cheers
> Alexander
>

[Ruth Hoffman-2]

Hi Alexander:
One way to do this:

    Use the Content Manager application to create a "Data Resource" for
    each file. OFBiz "Data Resources" are similar to "meta-data"
    descriptions for files or other electronic media used by OFBiz.

    Use the Content Manager application to create a "Content" record for
    each file. Content records point to "Data Resources."

    Use the Catalog Manager application to create a "Product" for each
    file. Create a product from each "Content" artifact created above.


If you want more information about how to use the Catalog Manager,
please consider purchasing my new book:
"Getting Started w/Apache OFBiz The Catalog Manager". See:
http://www.myofbiz.com for more specifics.

Regards,
Ruth Hoffman
Author, Mentor & OFBiz Enthusiast

Alexander wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> can anyone tell me how I can associate a file with a digital product?
> As far as I understood a customer can download the digital product
> after the buying process - but I don't know how I can define the file
> that "is the product".
>
> Thanx in advance!
>
> Cheers
> Alexander
>

[Scott Gray-2]

Go Product -> Product Content
Select Digital Download and click on Prepare Create

Here's an example product: https://demo.ofbiz.org/catalog/control/EditProductContent?productId=GZ-DIG

Regards
Scott

HotWax Media
http://www.hotwaxmedia.com

On 9/10/2009, at 4:18 AM, Alexander wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> can anyone tell me how I can associate a file with a digital product?
> As far as I understood a customer can download the digital product  
> after the buying process - but I don't know how I can define the  
> file that "is the product".
>
> Thanx in advance!
>
> Cheers
> Alexander

[Alexander1893]

Hi Scott,
thanx for your reply.

I also have the "digital gizmo" in my system. But I have the following  
problems:

> If I order the gizmo as a customer, I get no possibility the  
> download the file (it ist not shown in my customer-account for  
> downloading)
> In the backoffice I don't know where I can see the file associated  
> with the gizmo... Shouldn't it appear under "List Associated Content  
> infos" on the content-detail-page?
> If I upload a file (under content) to my own digital product I get  
> the message that the upload was succesfull - but I can't sse the  
> file in the backend and I get no possibilty to download it after  
> purchasing it as a customer in the frontend...

> I looked at the link you sent me - it all looks the same there

perhaps I didn't understand the whole thing... thanx for further help

best regards
alexander

Zitat von Scott Gray <[hidden email]>:

> Go Product -> Product Content
> Select Digital Download and click on Prepare Create
>
> Here's an example product:
> https://demo.ofbiz.org/catalog/control/EditProductContent?productId=GZ-DIG
>
> Regards
> Scott
>
> HotWax Media
> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com
>
> On 9/10/2009, at 4:18 AM, Alexander wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> can anyone tell me how I can associate a file with a digital product?
>> As far as I understood a customer can download the digital product  
>>  after the buying process - but I don't know how I can define the    
>> file that "is the product".
>>
>> Thanx in advance!
>>
>> Cheers
>> Alexander

[Alexander1893]

Hi all,

I now found that there's some problem saving the content to the database:

---- exception report ----------------------------------------------------------

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Database type warning GenericEntity.set =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= In e
ntity field [ProductContent.fromDate] set the value passed in [java.lang.String]
 is not compatible with the Java type of the field [java.sql.Timestamp]
Exception: java.lang.Exception
Message: Location of database type warning
---- stack trace ---------------------------------------------------------------

Alexander1893 wrote

Can anyone help?

Thanks and kind regards
Alexander


Hi all,

can anyone tell me how I can associate a file with a digital product?
As far as I understood a customer can download the digital product  
after the buying process - but I don't know how I can define the file  
that "is the product".

Thanx in advance!

Cheers
Alexander

[S K Pradeep kumar]

just parameter(fromDate) type is need to cast to Timestamp
With regards,
S K Pradeep kumar,



On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Alexander1893 <
[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I now found that there's some problem saving the content to the database:
>
> ---- exception report
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Database type warning GenericEntity.set =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> In e
> ntity field [ProductContent.fromDate] set the value passed in
> [java.lang.String]
>  is not compatible with the Java type of the field [java.sql.Timestamp]
> Exception: java.lang.Exception
> Message: Location of database type warning
> ---- stack trace
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Alexander1893 wrote:
> >
> >
> > Can anyone help?
> >
> > Thanks and kind regards
> > Alexander
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > can anyone tell me how I can associate a file with a digital product?
> > As far as I understood a customer can download the digital product
> > after the buying process - but I don't know how I can define the file
> > that "is the product".
> >
> > Thanx in advance!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Alexander
> >
> >
>
> --
> View this message in context:
> http://www.nabble.com/Digital-Products-tp25809620p25843429.html
> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
>

[Alexander1893]

Hi,
thanks for the reply - but actually I'm not too sure I understood it right. I'm using that normal functionality in the catalog-manager: picking a from-Date with the date-selector and I get the error...

Shouldn't this work with the standard?

Thanks & Best regards
Alexander

S K Pradeep kumar wrote

just parameter(fromDate) type is need to cast to Timestamp
With regards,
S K Pradeep kumar,



On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Alexander1893 <
[e-mail]> wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I now found that there's some problem saving the content to the database:
>
> ---- exception report
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Database type warning GenericEntity.set =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> In e
> ntity field [ProductContent.fromDate] set the value passed in
> [java.lang.String]
>  is not compatible with the Java type of the field [java.sql.Timestamp]
> Exception: java.lang.Exception
> Message: Location of database type warning
> ---- stack trace
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Alexander1893 wrote:
> >
> >
> > Can anyone help?
> >
> > Thanks and kind regards
> > Alexander
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > can anyone tell me how I can associate a file with a digital product?
> > As far as I understood a customer can download the digital product
> > after the buying process - but I don't know how I can define the file
> > that "is the product".
> >
> > Thanx in advance!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Alexander
> >
> >
>
> --
> View this message in context:
> http://www.nabble.com/Digital-Products-tp25809620p25843429.html
> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
>

[Ruth Hoffman-2]

Hi Alexander:
I will repeat some instructions I posted before:
One way to do this:

   Use the Content Manager application to create a "Data Resource" for
   each file. OFBiz "Data Resources" are similar to "meta-data"
   descriptions for files or other electronic media used by OFBiz.

   Use the Content Manager application to create a "Content" record for
   each file. Content records point to "Data Resources."

   Use the Catalog Manager application to create a "Product" for each
   file that is associated with the "Content" record created above.

Using the "Prepare Content" link as suggested before has not worked for
me in the past. Perhaps it has been fixed. I haven't had time to check,
however I just tried using it to add a file to an existing PRODUCT and
was not successful.

If you want more information about how to use the Catalog Manager,
please consider purchasing my new book:
"Getting Started w/Apache OFBiz The Catalog Manager". See:
http://www.myofbiz.com for more specifics.

Regards,
Ruth

Alexander1893 wrote:

> Hi,
> thanks for the reply - but actually I'm not too sure I understood it right.
> I'm using that normal functionality in the catalog-manager: picking a
> from-Date with the date-selector and I get the error...
>
> Shouldn't this work with the standard?
>
> Thanks & Best regards
> Alexander
>
>
>
> S K Pradeep kumar wrote:
>  
>> just parameter(fromDate) type is need to cast to Timestamp
>> With regards,
>> S K Pradeep kumar,
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Alexander1893 <
>> [hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>    
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I now found that there's some problem saving the content to the database:
>>>
>>> ---- exception report
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Database type warning GenericEntity.set
>>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>> In e
>>> ntity field [ProductContent.fromDate] set the value passed in
>>> [java.lang.String]
>>>  is not compatible with the Java type of the field [java.sql.Timestamp]
>>> Exception: java.lang.Exception
>>> Message: Location of database type warning
>>> ---- stack trace
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> Alexander1893 wrote:
>>>      
>>>> Can anyone help?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks and kind regards
>>>> Alexander
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> can anyone tell me how I can associate a file with a digital product?
>>>> As far as I understood a customer can download the digital product
>>>> after the buying process - but I don't know how I can define the file
>>>> that "is the product".
>>>>
>>>> Thanx in advance!
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Alexander
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>> --
>>> View this message in context:
>>> http://www.nabble.com/Digital-Products-tp25809620p25843429.html
>>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>    
>
>  

[Alexander1893]

Hi Ruth,

thanks for your reply!
I will try the desribed steps.

But actually I'm really confused...

> There's a link in the Back-Office on a Product-Detail-Page saying "Content"
> There I can add content with the type "digital download".
>> But obviously this does nothing ?!?
>> Even the "digital gizmo" in the demo application does not offer a download after ordering in the frontend... (and that's in the demo application)

Perhaps I'm too stupid - but shouldn't I get a download-Link in the order history in the front-end after ordering a digital gizmo???

Otherwise I cannot see the sense of the content-type "digital-download"...

could PLEASE anyone explain what I'm doing wrong?

Thanx
Alexander

Ruth Hoffman-2 wrote

Hi Alexander:
I will repeat some instructions I posted before:
One way to do this:

   Use the Content Manager application to create a "Data Resource" for
   each file. OFBiz "Data Resources" are similar to "meta-data"
   descriptions for files or other electronic media used by OFBiz.

   Use the Content Manager application to create a "Content" record for
   each file. Content records point to "Data Resources."

   Use the Catalog Manager application to create a "Product" for each
   file that is associated with the "Content" record created above.

Using the "Prepare Content" link as suggested before has not worked for
me in the past. Perhaps it has been fixed. I haven't had time to check,
however I just tried using it to add a file to an existing PRODUCT and
was not successful.

If you want more information about how to use the Catalog Manager,
please consider purchasing my new book:
"Getting Started w/Apache OFBiz The Catalog Manager". See:
http://www.myofbiz.com for more specifics.

Regards,
Ruth

Alexander1893 wrote:
> Hi,
> thanks for the reply - but actually I'm not too sure I understood it right.
> I'm using that normal functionality in the catalog-manager: picking a
> from-Date with the date-selector and I get the error...
>
> Shouldn't this work with the standard?
>
> Thanks & Best regards
> Alexander
>
>
>
> S K Pradeep kumar wrote:
>  
>> just parameter(fromDate) type is need to cast to Timestamp
>> With regards,
>> S K Pradeep kumar,
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Alexander1893 <
>> [e-mail]> wrote:
>>
>>    
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I now found that there's some problem saving the content to the database:
>>>
>>> ---- exception report
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Database type warning GenericEntity.set
>>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>> In e
>>> ntity field [ProductContent.fromDate] set the value passed in
>>> [java.lang.String]
>>>  is not compatible with the Java type of the field [java.sql.Timestamp]
>>> Exception: java.lang.Exception
>>> Message: Location of database type warning
>>> ---- stack trace
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> Alexander1893 wrote:
>>>      
>>>> Can anyone help?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks and kind regards
>>>> Alexander
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> can anyone tell me how I can associate a file with a digital product?
>>>> As far as I understood a customer can download the digital product
>>>> after the buying process - but I don't know how I can define the file
>>>> that "is the product".
>>>>
>>>> Thanx in advance!
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Alexander
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>> --
>>> View this message in context:
>>> http://www.nabble.com/Digital-Products-tp25809620p25843429.html
>>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>    
>
>