How to customize OFBiz ?

[Ankit]

Hi All,

I am new to OFBiz. I am looking in OFBiz since last two week.
I go through some tutorials that define custom development in OFBiz

In OFBiz ,if i want to customize the OOTB stuff , then how should i go for. We can not directly change the OOTB files.
So if i need to change some xml file or something else, then is there some pattern to follow, or just directly change in that file ?
As in liferay if we need to change OOTB file then we create same structure in our EXT environment and change that file.

I surf a lot, but i only get custom development articles.

And how should i go for customization further ?

Could you please help me ?
Thanks,
Ankit

[Ankit]

Hi All,

I don't know why people are not giving the answer. I don't know my questions are worthless or just simple one. But i really want to know the answer of that question.

As i am new to OFBiz and want to learn OFBiz, i went through the development guide that explains about custom components, services, events, and entities. I went through theme also.
Now, for using OFBiz component , need to understand each what & how each component work.

For that, Is there any documentation for the OOTB component stuff ? Because I can't find any documentation for that and just showing the code and understanding the flow for each component will be taken too much time. How to go for even simple basic features of the OFBiz component ?

and
- Should i go for making new component and use the entity and services of OOTB component.
- Or just need to change the eCommerce store, is enough for learning ?
For both , need to understand the OFBiz components and how they are working and what they are providing.

so, please help me , what to do ?

Thanks,
Ankit

[mandeepmavi]

Hi Ankit, their is lots of online stuff available. You can use eclipse to edit ofbiz files. Their is no help available. no body going to help you. I am also struggling to use BIXOLON SRP 350 Printer with ofbiz POS. please make it more clear. may I can give you some help. As my Web side work is quit done.

Mandeep S Mavi

[mandeepmavi]

- Should i go for making new component and use the entity and services of OOTB component.
you can create new component ,
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/FAQ+-+Tips+-+Tricks+-+Cookbook+-+HowTo#FAQ-Tips-Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-Howtousemodproxyajp

- Or just need to change the eCommerce store, is enough for learning ?

its easy if you just edit ecommerce store


Mandeep S Mavi

[dhiraj.g]

Hi Ankit,
There are  lot of   online tutorials  available.You can search according to your need and learn.
U can use this tutorial for beginner level
https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBIZ/ofbiz-tutorial-a-beginners-development-guide.html
for learning the form u can use this tutorial
http://www.opensourcestrategies.com/ofbiz/ofbiz_form_widget_cookbook.txt 
for learning the screen widget  u can use this tutorial
http://www.opensourcestrategies.com/ofbiz/ofbiz_screen_widget_cookbook.txt
fir learn entity u can use  this
http://ofbiz.apache.org/docs/entity.html


There is lot of things related to ofbiz developnemt.



Thanks
Dhiraj Gupta
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[Ankit]

Hi Dhiraj and Mandeep,

Thanks for your reply.

I went through custom development , creating custom entity- services-events and one practice CRUD , I got little bit idea about how screens render and how the flow goes in OFBiz.
But ahead, for using OFBiz , i need to understand which type of facility available with different components. Without knowing the full functionality of component, how can i use that component ?
So how can i get information for what the functionality of different component provide ? Or i have to go through that for looking in of that code.

Thanks,
Ankit

[dhiraj.g]

Hi Ankit
For your requirement I thinks there is some online functional docs are available(at basic level). For understanding the functionalists of component in ofbiz you will  have  to be some basic ideas (just overview). If you have basic ideas about  particular component then go through details.





Thanks
Dhiraj Gupta
9990220686

[Ankit]

Hi Dhiraj,

Can you provide the link of that ?
I can't find any functional docs.

Thanks,
Ankit