POS Setup for retail

[vishal gupta <vi...@yahoo.com>]

 Hello All,
 
 I am trying to implement ofbiz for one of our client
 for first time.i tried with all the settings it
 gives
 no error. one MCS,one PSS,one POS.
 
 but for this client i need to configure one MCS, 8
 PSS
 and 3 POS in each PSS. i need help in following:
 
 1. what/how i need to do settings in verious files
 for
 all POS to be link with respective PSS on real time
 and ones in day it get update MCS.
 2. where do i need to create users for POS, in each
 PSS or all users for company at one place in MCS.
 3. can i import list of users from excel or csv,
 4. how to test the flow of inventory and cash, as
 this
 client is mainly concern about these 2 flows in
 first
 phase.
 
 i am a non technical person, so it would be realy
 help
 full if some one can explain in less technical.
 
 regards,
 Vishal




      

Re: POS Setup for retail

["Vince M. Clark" <vc...@globalera.com>]

1. There are several threads already on the ML that address this topic in detail. I suggest you search Nabble and read those posts. 

2. Once you understand how to configure PosSyncSettings.xml and point each instance to the appropriate server for synchronization, you can administer almost everything from the MCS. This is where I suggest creating users. Take a look at the demo data to understand what roles and security groups POS users should be given. 

3. Users can be imported just like any other data using the XML import mechanism in webtools. But you must know how to structure the data in xml and with users you have the additional requirement of encrypting passwords. So entering users by hand is easier for a non technical person. But if you have a large number of users I would suggest contracting with someone active on the ML to help you prepare the user import including generating encrypted passwords. Once your users (and Parties) are created in OfBiz you can have each PSS and POS client pull the proper entities so user information is maintained centrally, but propogates to each client. 

4. You are going to have to figure this out thru self study, trial, and error, or hire someone to help with your project. 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "vishal gupta" <vi...@yahoo.com> 
To: user@ofbiz.apache.org 
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:52:05 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver 
Subject: POS Setup for retail 

Hello All, 

I am trying to implement ofbiz for one of our client 
for first time.i tried with all the settings it 
gives 
no error. one MCS,one PSS,one POS. 

but for this client i need to configure one MCS, 8 
PSS 
and 3 POS in each PSS. i need help in following: 

1. what/how i need to do settings in verious files 
for 
all POS to be link with respective PSS on real time 
and ones in day it get update MCS. 
2. where do i need to create users for POS, in each 
PSS or all users for company at one place in MCS. 
3. can i import list of users from excel or csv, 
4. how to test the flow of inventory and cash, as 
this 
client is mainly concern about these 2 flows in 
first 
phase. 

i am a non technical person, so it would be realy 
help 
full if some one can explain in less technical. 

regards, 
Vishal