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:[email protected]]
Sent: Fri 9/25/2009 2:25 PM
To: [email protected]
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
