Information to add for virtual goods

Field

Description

ID The ID field cannot be modified. It is the idendifier that is assigned to your digital good by RIM.
Product Name The name field can be modified. It is the name you entered for the digital good.
SKU This field is the SKU that you entered for the digital good.

License type

You can use this drop-down list to specify a license type for the digital good. You can select one of the following options:

  • Non-consumable: Users purchase the digital good one time only.
  • Consumable: Users can purchase the digital good more than one time.
  • 7-day subscription: Users can purchase the digital good or use it for a trial period that you specify. Use the Price drop-down list to specify the price of the initial trial period. Use the Initial Trial Period drop-down list to specify the trial period.

    If the price of the initial trial period is free ($0), the initial trial period can be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, or 14 days. If the price of the initial trial period is not free, then the initial trial period must be 7 days.

    After the trial period expires, users pay a fee to renew their subscription to the digital good for 7 days. Use the Renewal Price drop-down list to specify the renewal fee. If the price of the initial trial period is not free, then the renewal fee must match the price of the initial trial. Users pay the renewal fee every 7 days.
  • 30-day subscription: Users can purchase the digital good or use it for a trial period that you specify. Use the Price drop-down list to specify the price of the initial trial period. Use the Initial Trial Period drop-down list to specify the trial period.

    If the price of the initial trial period is free ($0), the initial trial period can be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 14, 16, 30, 45, 46, or 60 days. If the price of the initial trial period is not free, then the initial trial period must be 30 days.

    After the trial period expires, users pay a fee to renew their subscription to the digital good for 30 days. Use the Renewal Price drop-down list to specify the renewal fee. If the price of the initial trial period is not free, then the renewal fee must match the price of the initial trial. Users pay the renewal fee every 30 days.

Price

You can use this drop-down list to specify the price that users pay for a digital good. The drop-down list provides a list of pricing levels.

US Withholding Tax Classification

You can use this drop-down list to select a United States Witholding Tax Classification for the digital good. The classification is used to determine the amount of US witholding tax, if any, that is applicable to the payments that are made to you for the sale of the digital good.

For more information about the option that you should select, click the help icon next to the drop-down list to read the FAQ document.

Canada Withholding Tax Classification

You can use this drop-down list to select a Canadian Witholding Tax Classification for the digital good. The classification is used to determine the amount of Canadian witholding tax, if any, that is applicable to the payments that are made to you for the sale of the digital good.

For more information about the option that you should select for your product, click the help icon next to the drop-down list to read the FAQ document.

License model

You can use this drop-down list to specify an option for distributing license keys for the digital good. You can select one of the following options:

  • Static: Users do not require a license key to use the digital good.
  • Single: You must provide a single license key that all users can use for the digital good. Specify the license key in the License Key field that appears when you select this option.
  • Dynamic: You must provide a web address for a website that generates license keys. After a user purchases the digital good, the server for BlackBerry App World connects to the website, retrieves the license key that the predetermined algorithm generated, and provides the user with the license key. You can use the HTTP URL field that appears to specify the web address. For more information about dynamic licensing, visit http://us.blackberry.com/developers/appworld/Dynamic_License_Flow.pdf.
  • Pool: You must upload a .txt file that contains unique license keys (one key per line). BlackBerry App World distributes a unique license key to each user that purchases the digital good. The file must contain at least 100 unique license keys.

    If the number of license keys drops to 50 or fewer, BlackBerry App World sends you an email message requesting that you add more license keys. If the number of license keys drops to ten or fewer, BlackBerry App World cancels the distribution of the digital good and sends you an email message requesting that you add more license keys.



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