Ebook / PDF Sales Guide

Control > Media > Media Items > (Add/Edit) > Permission panel > Disclaimer

You can add a Disclaimer (Control > Settings > Terms And Conditions Profiles) to the media item, this will be presented to the user when they download the file.

Note: you cannot add a Permission together with a Disclaimer, you will need to choose one or the other (or leave both blank):

Once the Disclaimer is set, it will appear to the user.

Example:

1.- User clicks on the Download link

2.- The Disclaimer (T&C’s) will be then shown to the user:

Control > Media > Media Items > (Add/Edit) > Security panel

The Security panel has two important options for PDF downloads:

1.- Downloads: select this to enable the PDF to be downloaded

2.- Usage Number: enter the number of times a user can download the media item

If the above is enabled, the My Account > Digital Media tab will reflect this:

You can also add a Content Security Right (Security Clearance) to the media item:

Control > Publish > Articles > (Add/Edit)

Create an article of type Advanced Product:

Fill in the necessary details and Save.

Once this is done, click on the eCommerce button:

This will take you to the Catalogue Item Add/Edit screen:

Control > Commerce > Catalogue Items > Catalogue Item > Goods

In order to associate a Media Item to the Catalogue Item, you will need to add it as a Related Good.

This is done at the bottom of the screen:

Click on Add then search for the specified media item:

Once the media item has been related it will be displayed at the bottom of the screen:

Please be aware that if you do not relate the catalogue item to the media item, the customer/user will not be able to download it.

Control > Commerce > Catalogue Items > Catalogue Item > Media Item Downloads (Related Goods)

There are three options on this panel that will be reflected on the My Account > Digital Media tab.

• Enable Download Duration: Select to enable download duration for Media Items (If not selected, users can download their Media Items any time)
• Download Duration: Select the duration period for Media Item downloads (This is the time period that the user can download their purchased Media Items)
• Download Duration Number: Enter the duration units with reference to the above Download Duration (e.g. 1 year, 6 months)

Example: I have set this media item to have a Download Duration of Years and a Download Duration Number of 1.

This means that the PDF will be available to download for 1 Year.

As you can see, the download limit is set to 1 year in advance on the My Account > Digital Media tab:

Once a customer goes through with the purchase, the Order Confirmation screen will show a link to the My Account page and subsequent Digital Media tab:

Added to the above, the Digital Media tab on the My Account page will reflect the acquisition.

The user will see the following details:

• Digital Media: 
• Order Date
• Order No.
• No. Of Downloads
• Expiry Date
• Status

The customers’ purchase will be shown on the users’ contact record, namely on the Digital Tab under the Digital Asset panel:

The purchase will also reflect the media item purchase on the Line Items panel on the Order detail page:

The Catalogue Item Import supports the download duration for Related Goods. 

Due to the above, the import file has the following columns (all of which are optional):

• DownloadDurationYN: Yes/No
• DownloadDuration: Hours | Days | Weeks | Months | Years
• DownloadDurationNumber: Integer (amount)

The Catalogue Item Export also has these columns.

Note: please see the Step ‘Enable the product to be downloaded’.