Unique Product Serial Numbers for Downloadable Products + Import Customer Data

[TriTone Digital]

Hi,

 

I need some help. This is most likely a custom development kind of thing, but who knows, perhaps someone knows of a contribution that can get us partway.

 

I run a software company that sells download-delivered products for audio recording.

 

We were in business for about 2 years before we moved to osC.

 

We have been on osC for about 6 months now, happily I might add.

 

We are considering moving our product authorization model from a proprietary challenge-response system that is currently handled offline after the sale to a unique product serial number method that could be included automatically after the payment is authorized.

 

Basically, we need / would like a couple of things:

 

- Import of all customer - product relationships that pre-date osC

- A way to assign serial numbers to each of these past relationships and all osC sales to date

- A way for the customer to see their newly assigned serial numbers

- A way to call-off from a list of new serial numbers for each purchase and give the user this information

 

I'm very open to ways to make this easier; a separate set of authorization pages, database, whatever.

 

There are many more details to work out obviously, but if someone has any pointers, I would be most appreciatve! Or, if anyone (very experienced osC coders only) in some contract work, please let me know!

 

Damon

[fschuurman]

look at this thread. http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=205714

 

Hi,

 

I need some help. This is most likely a custom development kind of thing, but who knows, perhaps someone knows of a contribution that can get us partway.

 

I run a software company that sells download-delivered products for audio recording.

 

We were in business for about 2 years before we moved to osC.

 

We have been on osC for about 6 months now, happily I might add.

 

We are considering moving our product authorization model from a proprietary challenge-response system that is currently handled offline after the sale to a unique product serial number method that could be included automatically after the payment is authorized.

 

Basically, we need / would like a couple of things:

 

- Import of all customer - product relationships that pre-date osC

- A way to assign serial numbers to each of these past relationships and all osC sales to date

- A way for the customer to see their newly assigned serial numbers

- A way to call-off from a list of new serial numbers for each purchase and give the user this information

 

I'm very open to ways to make this easier; a separate set of authorization pages, database, whatever.

 

There are many more details to work out obviously, but if someone has any pointers, I would be most appreciatve! Or, if anyone (very experienced osC coders only) in some contract work, please let me know!

 

Damon