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Original post:

Ok this is just not documented anywhere convenient. How do I setup a virtual product?



I think this topics deserves some documentation.


Here is the best advice I have seen on the forums so far....and I still wasn't able to figure it out:

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had the document-info product already created. (you can see my link hack at the top of the page, but it's not elegant.)

Procedure I used:

admin > catalog > option name manager

inserted:
option name: free download
option type: file

admin > catalog > attributes controller

selected my product, hit display.

Selected option name (Free download) and option value.
The only option value that made sense was TEXT (RESERVED FOR TEXT/FILES ONLY ATTRIBUTES).

Set up the download in admin > catalog > downloads manager.

I did not see any place in admin > catalog > options values to define the text value, but I could add text in option name text attributes. I put the filename in there for now, hoping it would show in the file download browse window, but it does not, it seems to be for description purposes.

I've been reading the thread in the archive subject Attributes HOW-TO but I'm still befuddled. Any clarification is welcome.


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