Digital Downloading

[DrBeat]

Hey There,

I am a complete newbie to this Actinic programme, and im looking for some help. Basically i want to offer the ability to sell Mp3s on my shop, and i want it set out like this store.....

http://shop.lowliferecords.co.uk/acatalog/Products_with_Optional_Extras.html

When the customer selects the mp3s using the check boxes, and then adds to cart, it then adds each individual mp3 up to give a complete total. It also allows the user to "mix and match" from different cds and select songs. When the user has paid for it, the order confirmation is sent with a link to the downloads,

How can i setup my store like this in the exact same way?

I am using Actinic Business.

Thanks

[DrBeat]

is anyone able to help with this problem? It would be much apprechated!

[irishactinic]

Hi,

Thats pretty cool - the way they have it set up for individual mp3's. We only do ours on www.trustmeimathief.com as full albums. I would be interested to know how this is set up - i would imagine you would not be able to do it with the limited 25 product version though as every mp3 would be a product.

The only off putting thing i found with it is the necessity to have to put in the quantity. Who is going to order two copies of mp3's with out drm built in??!!

If you want to mail me at andy@trustmeimathief.com if there is anything else i might be able to help you with i would be glad to help and perhaps excahnge info - or mp3's!!

Andy

[jont]

The site is using a basic Actinic function.

A product is set up with numerous components set as "optional" and either associating to another product or set as NONE. The prices tab is set accordingly with the "master product" set as £0.00 with pricing as "Sum of Component Products"

[DrBeat]

Thanks Jont for the help. I have set that up accourdinly to what you said, but my next question being, how is the mp3 related to each componment? and how is it setup so that when the mp3s have been selected, they add up the total amount to be paid, then send a receipt, with the link to the download?

[DrBeat]

also forgot to say, that when the user is going through checkout, how do you make it so that the user doesn't pay shipping? Otherwise the user ends up paying shipping for a download lol

[jont]

Just testing now... 5 mins....

[jont]

5mins turned into 40mins due to the forum being down - thankfully took a copy of the text before it killed the reply....

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OK... just got the following to work.

Under View | Business Settings | Ordering | Digital Downloads set to ship automatically and exclude from shipping.

Create a new product track1 - set price and the digital download and tick "auto ship" - set to "hide on website"

repeat for track2, track3, track4 etc etc

Create a new product Album1

set price to ZERO. Right click and "add new component"

component name = MP3 1
tick - component as sep order line
tick - is optional

click on the down arrow next to "associated product" and select the track1 product created and hidden above

tick - use assoc prices
tick - use ass product tax
tick - use product name

add the other tracks as new components to the Album1 product

these then go through the cart and appear as bboxes to be ticked and as separate lines on the order confirmation with links to each to click and download.

I have my shipping set to weight so I was charged shipping as I did not set the shipping band to 0kg = £0.00 and set the track1, track2 weights to 0kg

HTH

[wjcampbe]

@jont
I have my shipping set to weight so I was charged shipping Interesting comment - the online help says the exemption will apply to both weight and quantity shipping. Is it broken?

[jont]

Possibly as it is a component - it works with no shipping charge when set as a standard product ... not when as a hidden product component .... not sure if a bug or I have missed something .....

[DrBeat]

Thank you sooo much :D it worked perfectly!!!!! My last and final question is, is there a way of testing your actinic store, so that you can buy the product, pay for it, and see if the whole process works? e.g. receipt etc? But obviously not really pay for it lol

Again thank you Jont for finding this out for me....really really apprechate it!! i think i should marry you lol (joking by the way lol)

[jont]

if you are using credit card payments that you process offline enter 4444 3333 2222 1111 as the number and any old start and expiry date etc and it will go through

[whirlex]

i personally prefer to use 0000 0000 0000 0000 :rolleyes:

[jont]

thanks Ben ... if I could just have your Mothers maiden name ............

[whirlex]

Miss Flange!

what about CVV2 ? :D

[jont]

guessing at 114 (your current post count .... so NO MORE POSTINGS :D )

[DrBeat]

Thanks Jont that test worked perfectly! This software really is the sh*t!!! :D

[Jan]

There are one or two operational issues setting your store up this way,

1) Once an album has been added to the cart you cannot add it again (this is because in the store mentioned at the start of this thread they have set maximum quantity to 1), so if you add a product but forget to tick the track boxes you cannot go back and add them again. If you change you mind and want to remove or add a track you have to remove it from the cart and then go back and tick all of the boxes again. Put a fragment infront of each album with pics and details and it would look great.

2) You cannot buy a full album at a discount.

I think it might look better to have each track as a product using a template that gives a tabular feel, maybe with the whole album as a single product for a lower price that the sum of all of tracks followed by each of the tracks (the downloads for the album product would be achieved by adding non-optional components to it, each linked to the appropriate track product.

3) It is a bit of a pain ticking all of the boxes to buy an album.

4) No prices are shown (but you could get around that by having a general statement.

It looks nice though, particularly the cart.

However I am a shopper not a web designer so am probably wrong.

Regards,

[jont]

2) You cannot buy a full album at a discount.

3) It is a bit of a pain ticking all of the boxes to buy an album.



What about setting the first component / tick box as "Full Album" and set the discounted price accordingly and then have the individual tracks sitting beneath?

[jont]

Thanks Jont that test worked perfectly! This software really is the sh*t!!! :D

If you are still trialling it may be worth looking at http://www.actinicaudiostore.com/ which is Actinic for Music!!!!!