FDMS delivers powerful new features like:
- My Downloads Page for Customer Access to Complete History and Links
- Supports all Downloadable File Types
- Handles Free and Pay-for-Download Distributions
- Attach Files to Products
- Categorize Files in Library for Easy Access
- Add Files to Library via FTP
- Admin View of Customer Downloads per Order and Customer
- Modular presentation of files in library mode
FDMS introduces a new object into your CRE Loaded Ecommerce site: the File Item. Files are stored in a File Library and can be viewed and downloaded in their File Categories and File Detail pages. Requirements can be set on files such as login, product purchase, or to allow free/unrestricted downloads. Files can be attached to products to allow for automatic distribution of software drivers, user manuals, warranty data, or any other pertinent Files. Files can be added to the File Library via FTP.
Customers have their own "My Downloads" page that summarizes all past and pending downloads from qualifying purchases. Admins can view ALL downloads by customer name or order number and see a more detailed Download Log for each individual file a customer downloads. FDMS also automatically associates File Icons with files (or you can manually set associations at any time), so that your customers can plainly see the type of file they are downloading: Word doc, executable, zip file, podcast, MP3, eBook, video, or any other file type.
FDMS and CRE Loaded 6.2 base applications work together seamlessly through Chain Reaction Ecommerce's latest innovation, Runtime Code Inclusion (√RCI). An √RCI is simply a place on a page that runs code from files located in specific folders. Patch 09 introduces the √RCIs to CRE Loaded 6.2 base applications wherever FDMS requires them. More √RCIs will be added in future CRE Loaded releases to allow for additional modifications and user custom code.
