3 Replies Latest reply: Sep 9, 2014 8:44 AM by Bob Bringhurst RSS

    Folio Product ID

    jessamoser Community Member
    jessamoser Sep 9, 2014 7:14 AM

      I'm having issues migrating an app over that was originally built and managed by a Third Party Developer to DPS Enterprise. It was explained to me earlier that the Product ID (when you publish your folio from your Folio Producer Panel) is simply an internal item, and didn't matter much outside of billing purposes. However, once I went back and looked at a different app that I built from scratch, that Product ID matches the App ID that I see in my DPS App Builder. Do these to items have to match? If so, the Product/App ID that I got from my third party builder has hyphens in it, and Adobe will not allow me to enter hyphens in the Product ID box. What do I do?

       

      Any insight is much appreciated!

        • 1. Re: Folio Product ID
          Bob Bringhurst Adobe Employee
          Bob Bringhurst Sep 9, 2014 7:38 AM (in response to jessamoser)

          There are actually three different Product IDs. There's the app Product ID, which is also called the App ID or bundle ID. There's a folio-level Product ID that ties the purchase of an individual folio to an in-app purchase. And there's a subscription Product ID that entitles the user to a subscription duration.

           

          The Product ID used when you publish your folio in Folio Producer is a folio-level Product ID. If it's free, it doesn't matter what that Product ID is, as long as it's unique (a common mistake is to use the same Product ID for different folios). This Product ID should be different from the App ID.

           

          Example:

           

          App ID: com.adobe.inspire

          Product ID: com.adobe.inspire.2014October

           

          Does that answer your question?

          • 2. Re: Folio Product ID
            jessamoser Community Member
            jessamoser Sep 9, 2014 7:41 AM (in response to Bob Bringhurst)

            It's subscription app. Does that make a difference?

            • 3. Re: Folio Product ID
              Bob Bringhurst Adobe Employee
              Bob Bringhurst Sep 9, 2014 8:44 AM (in response to jessamoser)

              If I understand the situation correctly, you inherited an App ID that has hyphens in it. If so, that doesn't matter. When you create publish your folios, the Product IDs you specify don't need to match the App ID. The Product ID you specify in Folio Producer just needs to match the Product ID you specify in iTunes Connect when you set up the in-app purchase. Similarly, the Product IDs you specify in DPS App Builder for subscription durations need to be the same Product IDs you specify in iTunes Connect for subscription durations.

               

              Here's an example:

               

              App ID: com.publishing-house.my-app

              Folio Product ID: com.publishinghouse.myapp.october2014

              Subscription Product ID: com.publishinghouse.myapp.1year