Downloading a digital product as an anonymous purchaser
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Hi all,
If I purchase a DIGITAL_GOOD through ecommerce as a logged in user the purchase is subsequently available for download through my order history page. My question is how a digital purchase is made available for download for an anonymous user. I can make the purchase but don't seem to be able to find where to download it. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Simon |
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Hi Simon:
I don't think it can be done. I've spent several hours deciphering how digital goods work and, although I could be wrong, I don't think there is a way using the default setup that a user can access a purchased digital good without a login/password. That would be because those products are, by default, made available on a password protected web page and anonymous users, by default have no login/password. Actually, the user would need more than a login/password. They need at an "account" which consists of, at a minimum some PARTY and PARTYROLE information. Be interested in hearing if anyone else has had a different experience. Regards, Ruth Simon Hutchinson wrote: > Hi all, > > If I purchase a DIGITAL_GOOD through ecommerce as a logged in user the purchase is subsequently available for download through my order history page. > > My question is how a digital purchase is made available for download for an anonymous user. I can make the purchase but don't seem to be able to find where to download it. > > Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > Simon > > |
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Sound logical to be identified to download...
Jacques From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]> > Hi Simon: > > I don't think it can be done. I've spent several hours deciphering how digital goods work and, although I could be wrong, I don't > think there is a way using the default setup that a user can access a purchased digital good without a login/password. That would > be because those products are, by default, made available on a password protected web page and anonymous users, by default have no > login/password. > > Actually, the user would need more than a login/password. They need at an "account" which consists of, at a minimum some PARTY and > PARTYROLE information. > > Be interested in hearing if anyone else has had a different experience. > > Regards, > Ruth > > > Simon Hutchinson wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> If I purchase a DIGITAL_GOOD through ecommerce as a logged in user the purchase is subsequently available for download through my >> order history page. >> >> My question is how a digital purchase is made available for download for an anonymous user. I can make the purchase but don't >> seem to be able to find where to download it. >> >> Can anyone point me in the right direction? >> >> Simon >> >> > |
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-----Original Message----- From: Ruth Hoffman [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Fri 9/25/2009 2:25 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: Downloading a digital product as an anonymous purchaser Hi Simon: I don't think it can be done. I've spent several hours deciphering how digital goods work and, although I could be wrong, I don't think there is a way using the default setup that a user can access a purchased digital good without a login/password. That would be because those products are, by default, made available on a password protected web page and anonymous users, by default have no login/password. Actually, the user would need more than a login/password. They need at an "account" which consists of, at a minimum some PARTY and PARTYROLE information. Be interested in hearing if anyone else has had a different experience. Regards, Ruth Simon Hutchinson wrote: > Hi all, > > If I purchase a DIGITAL_GOOD through ecommerce as a logged in user the purchase is subsequently available for download through my order history page. > > My question is how a digital purchase is made available for download for an anonymous user. I can make the purchase but don't seem to be able to find where to download it. > > Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > Simon > > >Sound logical to be identified to download... Perhaps, but currently a digital product is available for purchase to an anonymous user who is then unable to retrieve their purchase. I suppose the options are. 1. Enforce registration for product downloads at purchase time. 2. Code a custom solution that makes the download available to anonymous users Simon |
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Hi Simon:
#2 is pretty much what I plan to do. All my users, at this point, start out as anonymous users. My solution: once a user has been confirmed as purchasing the product, I will create a minimal account for them using an email address (I assume that if they are using the web to purchase products, they at least have a unique email address) as the userLoginId and some arbitrary password. Then, I will create (a custom) web page that requires login (using the OFBiz login services) and on that page I will post all the digital_goods purchased. [Since I really don't care if they protect their account, I'm probably not going to force them to change the password. Not sure about that yet.] I don't plan on using the "Order History" web page to distribute purchased digital_goods. Regards, Ruth Simon Hutchinson wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ruth Hoffman [mailto:[hidden email]] > Sent: Fri 9/25/2009 2:25 PM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: Downloading a digital product as an anonymous purchaser > > Hi Simon: > > I don't think it can be done. I've spent several hours deciphering how > digital goods work and, although I could be wrong, I don't think there > is a way using the default setup that a user can access a purchased > digital good without a login/password. That would be because those > products are, by default, made available on a password protected web > page and anonymous users, by default have no login/password. > > Actually, the user would need more than a login/password. They need at > an "account" which consists of, at a minimum some PARTY and PARTYROLE > information. > > Be interested in hearing if anyone else has had a different experience. > > Regards, > Ruth > > > Simon Hutchinson wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> If I purchase a DIGITAL_GOOD through ecommerce as a logged in user the purchase is subsequently available for download through my order history page. >> >> My question is how a digital purchase is made available for download for an anonymous user. I can make the purchase but don't seem to be able to find where to download it. >> >> Can anyone point me in the right direction? >> >> Simon >> >> >> > > >> Sound logical to be identified to download... >> > > Perhaps, but currently a digital product is available for purchase to an anonymous user who is then unable to retrieve their purchase. > > I suppose the options are. > > 1. Enforce registration for product downloads at purchase time. > 2. Code a custom solution that makes the download available to anonymous users > > Simon > > |
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I'd prefer #1 (generic) and would be happy to review and hopefully commit any contribution...
Jacques From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]> > Hi Simon: > #2 is pretty much what I plan to do. All my users, at this point, start out as anonymous users. My solution: once a user has been > confirmed as purchasing the product, I will create a minimal account for them using an email address (I assume that if they are > using the web to purchase products, they at least have a unique email address) as the userLoginId and some arbitrary password. > Then, I will create (a custom) web page that requires login (using the OFBiz login services) and on that page I will post all the > digital_goods purchased. > > [Since I really don't care if they protect their account, I'm probably not going to force them to change the password. Not sure > about that yet.] > > I don't plan on using the "Order History" web page to distribute purchased digital_goods. > > Regards, > Ruth > > Simon Hutchinson wrote: >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ruth Hoffman [mailto:[hidden email]] >> Sent: Fri 9/25/2009 2:25 PM >> To: [hidden email] >> Subject: Re: Downloading a digital product as an anonymous purchaser >> Hi Simon: >> >> I don't think it can be done. I've spent several hours deciphering how digital goods work and, although I could be wrong, I don't >> think there is a way using the default setup that a user can access a purchased digital good without a login/password. That would >> be because those products are, by default, made available on a password protected web page and anonymous users, by default have >> no login/password. >> >> Actually, the user would need more than a login/password. They need at an "account" which consists of, at a minimum some PARTY >> and PARTYROLE information. >> >> Be interested in hearing if anyone else has had a different experience. >> >> Regards, >> Ruth >> >> >> Simon Hutchinson wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> If I purchase a DIGITAL_GOOD through ecommerce as a logged in user the purchase is subsequently available for download through >>> my order history page. >>> >>> My question is how a digital purchase is made available for download for an anonymous user. I can make the purchase but don't >>> seem to be able to find where to download it. >>> >>> Can anyone point me in the right direction? >>> >>> Simon >>> >>> >> >> >>> Sound logical to be identified to download... >>> >> >> Perhaps, but currently a digital product is available for purchase to an anonymous user who is then unable to retrieve their >> purchase. >> >> I suppose the options are. >> >> 1. Enforce registration for product downloads at purchase time. >> 2. Code a custom solution that makes the download available to anonymous users >> >> Simon >> >> > |
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What would be the preferred approach for determining the requirement for registration before download. e.g a new property on the product entity, by product type, by testing for associated resource?? Simon -----Original Message----- From: Jacques Le Roux [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Fri 9/25/2009 4:41 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: Downloading a digital product as an anonymous purchaser I'd prefer #1 (generic) and would be happy to review and hopefully commit any contribution... Jacques From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]> > Hi Simon: > #2 is pretty much what I plan to do. All my users, at this point, start out as anonymous users. My solution: once a user has been > confirmed as purchasing the product, I will create a minimal account for them using an email address (I assume that if they are > using the web to purchase products, they at least have a unique email address) as the userLoginId and some arbitrary password. > Then, I will create (a custom) web page that requires login (using the OFBiz login services) and on that page I will post all the > digital_goods purchased. > > [Since I really don't care if they protect their account, I'm probably not going to force them to change the password. Not sure > about that yet.] > > I don't plan on using the "Order History" web page to distribute purchased digital_goods. > > Regards, > Ruth > > Simon Hutchinson wrote: >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ruth Hoffman [mailto:[hidden email]] >> Sent: Fri 9/25/2009 2:25 PM >> To: [hidden email] >> Subject: Re: Downloading a digital product as an anonymous purchaser >> Hi Simon: >> >> I don't think it can be done. I've spent several hours deciphering how digital goods work and, although I could be wrong, I don't >> think there is a way using the default setup that a user can access a purchased digital good without a login/password. That would >> be because those products are, by default, made available on a password protected web page and anonymous users, by default have >> no login/password. >> >> Actually, the user would need more than a login/password. They need at an "account" which consists of, at a minimum some PARTY >> and PARTYROLE information. >> >> Be interested in hearing if anyone else has had a different experience. >> >> Regards, >> Ruth >> >> >> Simon Hutchinson wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> If I purchase a DIGITAL_GOOD through ecommerce as a logged in user the purchase is subsequently available for download through >>> my order history page. >>> >>> My question is how a digital purchase is made available for download for an anonymous user. I can make the purchase but don't >>> seem to be able to find where to download it. >>> >>> Can anyone point me in the right direction? >>> >>> Simon >>> >>> >> >> >>> Sound logical to be identified to download... >>> >> >> Perhaps, but currently a digital product is available for purchase to an anonymous user who is then unable to retrieve their >> purchase. >> >> I suppose the options are. >> >> 1. Enforce registration for product downloads at purchase time. >> 2. Code a custom solution that makes the download available to anonymous users >> >> Simon >> >> > |
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Simon,
Product.productTypeId seems appropriate to me. Jacques From: "Simon Hutchinson" <[hidden email]> Jacques What would be the preferred approach for determining the requirement for registration before download. e.g a new property on the product entity, by product type, by testing for associated resource?? Simon From: Jacques Le Roux [mailto:[hidden email]] I'd prefer #1 (generic) and would be happy to review and hopefully commit any contribution... Jacques From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]> > Hi Simon: > #2 is pretty much what I plan to do. All my users, at this point, start out as anonymous users. My solution: once a user has been > confirmed as purchasing the product, I will create a minimal account for them using an email address (I assume that if they are > using the web to purchase products, they at least have a unique email address) as the userLoginId and some arbitrary password. > Then, I will create (a custom) web page that requires login (using the OFBiz login services) and on that page I will post all the > digital_goods purchased. > > [Since I really don't care if they protect their account, I'm probably not going to force them to change the password. Not sure > about that yet.] > > I don't plan on using the "Order History" web page to distribute purchased digital_goods. > > Regards, > Ruth > > Simon Hutchinson wrote: >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ruth Hoffman [mailto:[hidden email]] >> Sent: Fri 9/25/2009 2:25 PM >> To: [hidden email] >> Subject: Re: Downloading a digital product as an anonymous purchaser >> Hi Simon: >> >> I don't think it can be done. I've spent several hours deciphering how digital goods work and, although I could be wrong, I don't >> think there is a way using the default setup that a user can access a purchased digital good without a login/password. That would >> be because those products are, by default, made available on a password protected web page and anonymous users, by default have >> no login/password. >> >> Actually, the user would need more than a login/password. They need at an "account" which consists of, at a minimum some PARTY >> and PARTYROLE information. >> >> Be interested in hearing if anyone else has had a different experience. >> >> Regards, >> Ruth >> >> >> Simon Hutchinson wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> If I purchase a DIGITAL_GOOD through ecommerce as a logged in user the purchase is subsequently available for download through >>> my order history page. >>> >>> My question is how a digital purchase is made available for download for an anonymous user. I can make the purchase but don't >>> seem to be able to find where to download it. >>> >>> Can anyone point me in the right direction? >>> >>> Simon >>> >>> >> >> >>> Sound logical to be identified to download... >>> >> >> Perhaps, but currently a digital product is available for purchase to an anonymous user who is then unable to retrieve their >> purchase. >> >> I suppose the options are. >> >> 1. Enforce registration for product downloads at purchase time. >> 2. Code a custom solution that makes the download available to anonymous users >> >> Simon >> >> > |
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Hi Simon, Jacques:
The only way you could do this is to require the user to create an account while you still have them on the store website either before the order is created or as the order is created. Given that, why not just insert some code into the checkout process that checks to see if the user is an anonymous user and if they are, and they are purchasing digital_goods (both being true), prompt them to create an account as part of the checkout process. Anytime before the order is confirmed would work. Regards, Ruth Jacques Le Roux wrote: > Simon, > > Product.productTypeId seems appropriate to me. > > Jacques > > From: "Simon Hutchinson" <[hidden email]> > Jacques > > What would be the preferred approach for determining the requirement > for registration before download. > > e.g a new property on the product entity, by product type, by testing > for associated resource?? > > Simon > > From: Jacques Le Roux [mailto:[hidden email]] > I'd prefer #1 (generic) and would be happy to review and hopefully > commit any contribution... > > Jacques > > From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]> >> Hi Simon: >> #2 is pretty much what I plan to do. All my users, at this point, >> start out as anonymous users. My solution: once a user has been >> confirmed as purchasing the product, I will create a minimal account >> for them using an email address (I assume that if they are >> using the web to purchase products, they at least have a unique email >> address) as the userLoginId and some arbitrary password. >> Then, I will create (a custom) web page that requires login (using >> the OFBiz login services) and on that page I will post all the >> digital_goods purchased. >> >> [Since I really don't care if they protect their account, I'm >> probably not going to force them to change the password. Not sure >> about that yet.] >> >> I don't plan on using the "Order History" web page to distribute >> purchased digital_goods. >> >> Regards, >> Ruth >> >> Simon Hutchinson wrote: >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Ruth Hoffman [mailto:[hidden email]] >>> Sent: Fri 9/25/2009 2:25 PM >>> To: [hidden email] >>> Subject: Re: Downloading a digital product as an anonymous purchaser >>> Hi Simon: >>> >>> I don't think it can be done. I've spent several hours deciphering >>> how digital goods work and, although I could be wrong, I don't >>> think there is a way using the default setup that a user can access >>> a purchased digital good without a login/password. That would >>> be because those products are, by default, made available on a >>> password protected web page and anonymous users, by default have >>> no login/password. >>> >>> Actually, the user would need more than a login/password. They need >>> at an "account" which consists of, at a minimum some PARTY >>> and PARTYROLE information. >>> >>> Be interested in hearing if anyone else has had a different experience. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ruth >>> >>> >>> Simon Hutchinson wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> If I purchase a DIGITAL_GOOD through ecommerce as a logged in user >>>> the purchase is subsequently available for download through >>>> my order history page. >>>> >>>> My question is how a digital purchase is made available for >>>> download for an anonymous user. I can make the purchase but don't >>>> seem to be able to find where to download it. >>>> >>>> Can anyone point me in the right direction? >>>> >>>> Simon >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> Sound logical to be identified to download... >>>> >>> >>> Perhaps, but currently a digital product is available for purchase >>> to an anonymous user who is then unable to retrieve their >>> purchase. >>> >>> I suppose the options are. >>> >>> 1. Enforce registration for product downloads at purchase time. >>> 2. Code a custom solution that makes the download available to >>> anonymous users >>> >>> Simon >>> >>> >> > > > > > > > |
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Yes, sounds good to me
Thanks Ruth Jacques From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]> > Hi Simon, Jacques: > The only way you could do this is to require the user to create an > account while you still have them on the store website either before the > order is created or as the order is created. Given that, why not just > insert some code into the checkout process that checks to see if the > user is an anonymous user and if they are, and they are purchasing > digital_goods (both being true), prompt them to create an account as > part of the checkout process. Anytime before the order is confirmed > would work. > > Regards, > Ruth > > > Jacques Le Roux wrote: >> Simon, >> >> Product.productTypeId seems appropriate to me. >> >> Jacques >> >> From: "Simon Hutchinson" <[hidden email]> >> Jacques >> >> What would be the preferred approach for determining the requirement >> for registration before download. >> >> e.g a new property on the product entity, by product type, by testing >> for associated resource?? >> >> Simon >> >> From: Jacques Le Roux [mailto:[hidden email]] >> I'd prefer #1 (generic) and would be happy to review and hopefully >> commit any contribution... >> >> Jacques >> >> From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]> >>> Hi Simon: >>> #2 is pretty much what I plan to do. All my users, at this point, >>> start out as anonymous users. My solution: once a user has been >>> confirmed as purchasing the product, I will create a minimal account >>> for them using an email address (I assume that if they are >>> using the web to purchase products, they at least have a unique email >>> address) as the userLoginId and some arbitrary password. >>> Then, I will create (a custom) web page that requires login (using >>> the OFBiz login services) and on that page I will post all the >>> digital_goods purchased. >>> >>> [Since I really don't care if they protect their account, I'm >>> probably not going to force them to change the password. Not sure >>> about that yet.] >>> >>> I don't plan on using the "Order History" web page to distribute >>> purchased digital_goods. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ruth >>> >>> Simon Hutchinson wrote: >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Ruth Hoffman [mailto:[hidden email]] >>>> Sent: Fri 9/25/2009 2:25 PM >>>> To: [hidden email] >>>> Subject: Re: Downloading a digital product as an anonymous purchaser >>>> Hi Simon: >>>> >>>> I don't think it can be done. I've spent several hours deciphering >>>> how digital goods work and, although I could be wrong, I don't >>>> think there is a way using the default setup that a user can access >>>> a purchased digital good without a login/password. That would >>>> be because those products are, by default, made available on a >>>> password protected web page and anonymous users, by default have >>>> no login/password. >>>> >>>> Actually, the user would need more than a login/password. They need >>>> at an "account" which consists of, at a minimum some PARTY >>>> and PARTYROLE information. >>>> >>>> Be interested in hearing if anyone else has had a different experience. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Ruth >>>> >>>> >>>> Simon Hutchinson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> If I purchase a DIGITAL_GOOD through ecommerce as a logged in user >>>>> the purchase is subsequently available for download through >>>>> my order history page. >>>>> >>>>> My question is how a digital purchase is made available for >>>>> download for an anonymous user. I can make the purchase but don't >>>>> seem to be able to find where to download it. >>>>> >>>>> Can anyone point me in the right direction? >>>>> >>>>> Simon >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Sound logical to be identified to download... >>>>> >>>> >>>> Perhaps, but currently a digital product is available for purchase >>>> to an anonymous user who is then unable to retrieve their >>>> purchase. >>>> >>>> I suppose the options are. >>>> >>>> 1. Enforce registration for product downloads at purchase time. >>>> 2. Code a custom solution that makes the download available to >>>> anonymous users >>>> >>>> Simon >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > |
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