download link in email with configurable product

[apiuser]

Feature request from clickdigitalinteractive, posted on GitHub Dec 26, 2017

Preconditions

1. Any Mage 2.1x versions.
2. Configurable product with child product being a downloadable product

Steps to reproduce

1. Create configurable product with child product being a downloadable product.
2. Place order.

Expected result

1. (Download) link should show in the email.

Actual result

1. Email confirmation will show name and sku but no download link like a straight downloadable product.

[apiuser]

Comment from magento-engcom-team, posted on GitHub Dec 27, 2017

@clickdigitalinteractive , thank for you report. Check this documentation http://docs.magento.com/m2/ce/user_guide/catalog/product-create-configurable.html A configurable product allows the shopper to choose options from drop-down, multiple select, visual swatch and text swatch input types. Each option is actually a separate, simple product. We add label feature request

[stoecklem]

This is a critical missing feature for me. I need to send separate download links based on the options the customer selects. I hope this is added soon. 

[jdinse]

No solution yet?

[james_colannino]

I also could really use this...

[james_colannino]

For anyone who desperately needs this functionality, I've written a module that makes it possible: https://github.com/crankycyclops/Crankycyclops_ConfigurableProduct

The code needs more testing, and it isn't currently installable via composer. For now, I've provided this as a proof of concept only (but you should be able to copy it over to your Magento installation without too many issues.)

The testing I did do was done on Magento 2.2.6.