Re: ofbiz Component+and+Component+Set+Dependencies

[Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>]

From: "Michael Zakharoff" <mi...@zakharoff.com>
> Thanks Jacques.  I first looked at this excel spreadsheet but it seems
> to be incomplete in regards to dependencies for the ecommerce module.
>
> http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/9373097/OFBIZ+COMP+DEPENDENCIES.xls?version=2

IIRW the ecommerce component is at least dependent of Order, Party, Content, Manufacturing, Product, Accounting and the Framework of 
course.
So we could say that the ecommerce component is dependent of almost all other components, it's easier to remember.

> The documentation seems pretty sparse and unorganized for ofbiz, so
> things are a little confusing to me.  I kinda wish that adding
> "features" be frozen and more development effort be focused towards
> documentation and training.  Other successful ERPs (like OpenERP) have
> great documentation which is a huge advantage.

For the documentation: the difference is that Apache OFBiz is really community driven and it's difficult to organize the 
documentation with an open community
On the stable release aspect: we are currently organizing things differently. Note though that there are already stable versions 
R4.0 and R9.04, even if they are not yet official Apache releases

Jacques

> Thanks!
>
> Mike
>
> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Except if you need a payed support; please use rather the user ML for
>> such questions, thanks
>>
>> Nevertheless, inline...
>>
>> From: "Michael Zakharoff" <mi...@zakharoff.com>
>>> Hi.  Sorry to bother you, but I noticed that you seem very
>>> knowledgeable.
>>>
>>> Regarding:
>>> http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/Component+and+Component+Set+Dependencies
>>>
>>>
>>> Is it possible to run a multi-tiered ofbiz deployment where:
>>>
>>> 1) There there is a single powerful database machine (I know this is
>>> true)
>>> 2) There are a couple (or a single) of back-end ofbiz servers that
>>> are used by employees and the majority of ofbiz ERP OOTB
>>> 3) There are several, load-balanced ecommerce front-end servers that
>>> run mostly ofbiz ecommerce
>>>
>>> If this is true, then what components would the ofbiz ecommerce
>>> servers need?  I'm thinking that these front end ofbiz ecommerce
>>> servers would be faster and use less memory.  Will they allow users
>>> to login and check that status of their orders?
>>
>> The OFBiz ecommerce component relies on the Framework and call number
>> or services from other components notably Order, Party, etc.
>>
>>> Also, if I wanted to use ofbiz for simple ecommerce and accounting,
>>> and later I decide that I now want another component, is it as simple
>>> as uncommenting a component and things will just work (no database
>>> migration)?
>>
>> Yes, it's as simple as "uncommenting a component"
>>
>>> Is this possible with 9.04?
>>
>> Yes it's ok with 9.04 but I would recommend to use the trunk rather.
>> It's far easier to update later...
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>
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