Those books are a great resource for understanding the high-level
elements of the OFBiz data model.
For more detailed information on the data model refer to comments and
descriptions within the model itself (visible in the entity data
maintenance pages in webtools as well as in the XML files), and search
the code for use of various entities and elements and such.
Unfortunately no complete documentation of the meaning of everything
exists, but the above mentioned resources have been quite sufficient
so far. Realistically with so many elements in the data model (even
though it is small and concise and minimally redundant compared to
most ERP/CRM/etc systems) there are very few people who know about the
majority of the model, even in the area of over 90% of it. Those of us
who are aware to that extend have been involved in most of the
development around it, and monitored development over the years, and
who have undertaken trying to learn enough to offer training to others
on the data model in a comprehensive way.
Anyway, at Hotwax we are nearly done with some comprehensive diagrams
for the data model and we have given and are working on formalizing a
short 1-2 week training course that covers the entire OFBiz data model
and all of the user-facing functionality build on it. Maybe someday
there will be reference book on it, but it would require (by my
current estimates) around 1000-2000 pages of fairly dense text and the
occasional diagram and screen-shot to relate it to relevant example
(though not comprehensive) functionality.
-David
On May 31, 2008, at 11:10 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
> Mmm, sorry. I think I was a bite rude in my previous msg. The better
> for you should be to have a look at the OFBiz data model first.
> All is in these books (the 1st volume is a must have the second is
> optionnal)
>
>
http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Related+Books#OFBizRelatedBooks-
> "TheDataModelResourceBook,RevisedEdition,Volumes1&2
>
> Jacques
>
> From: "Jacques Le Roux" <
[hidden email]>
>> There is nothing like that so far. You could contribute one...
>> Jacques
>> From: "J.Enrique Ruiz-Valenciano" <
[hidden email]>
>>> Hi all,
>>> We are a beginner users of Ofbiz, and we have to migrate from
>>> OSCommerce to OfBiz.
>>> Can anyone give us any info/URL to migrate from the data model of
>>> OSCommerce?
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>
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