OFBiz / BigFish eCommerce Updates

[Nick Rosser]

OFBiz users,

Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish
platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.

In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and
Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin
Module).

Highlights:

  * many enhancements, bug fixes
  * A "content library"
      o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
        other content
  * Multi Currency
      o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
      o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
  * Guest Checkout
      o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
  * pick-up-in-store
      o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
      o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
      o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
        pick-in-store orde
  * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
      o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
        page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
      o by category

We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be available
within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:

  * "variant" processing, example:
      o fashion house demo
      o click on apparel / blouses
      o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
      o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
        image is displayed
      o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
  * Home Page "carousel"
      o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
        rotating "carousel"
      o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
        the carousel display
  * Mega Menus
      o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
        navigation bar
      o and have a "mega menu" display
      o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly

As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.


Best Regards,

Nick Rosser
[hidden email]
O: 516.742.7888 x221
C: 516.901.1720

[Mike Z]

Hey Nick.  I just checked out (again) your BigFish project:

http://bigfish.salmonllc.com/bfFeatures.html

Very impressive.

I was wondering what is the intended target of this project.  Is it for a
SINGLE company that intends on deploying multiple websites using different
themes and product categories, all while maintaining a SINGLE database?  Or
is it intended to me a multi-tenant model.

Thanks


On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Nick Rosser <[hidden email]> wrote:

> OFBiz users,
>
> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish
> platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>
> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and
> Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin Module).
>
> Highlights:
>
>  * many enhancements, bug fixes
>  * A "content library"
>     o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>       other content
>  * Multi Currency
>     o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
>     o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>  * Guest Checkout
>     o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>  * pick-up-in-store
>     o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>     o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>     o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>       pick-in-store orde
>  * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>     o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>       page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>     o by category
>
> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be available
> within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>
>  * "variant" processing, example:
>     o fashion house demo
>     o click on apparel / blouses
>     o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
>     o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>       image is displayed
>     o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>  * Home Page "carousel"
>     o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>       rotating "carousel"
>     o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>       the carousel display
>  * Mega Menus
>     o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>       navigation bar
>     o and have a "mega menu" display
>     o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>
> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Nick Rosser
> [hidden email]
> O: 516.742.7888 x221
> C: 516.901.1720
>
>
>

[Nick Rosser]

It's a ready-to-go eCommerce software solution that can be used by anyone.

A single company could use it for multiple eCommerce sites (we do have
to make sure that we have proper separation by Product-Store but that
will be done in the next 1-2 months).

For multi-tenant I assume you mean more of a SaaS based solution. This
is not something that we've thought seriously about and there are always
some questions about what that really means.

If you mean a self-service, sign-up and go SaaS solution then it could
just be a matter of having some very clever deployment mechanisms to
control this (under the covers it could still be separate instances and
separate db in a VM architecture).

If you mean true multi tenant with a single database (more like the
salesforce.com model) then that's trickier -- segregating client data so
that they can't see other client data, and all the general user access
stuff makes the solution a lot more complex. Not something we've thought
about getting into anytime soon -- Hans Bakker has expressed some
interest in possible getting involved or helping out with this which
would be fine with us.

Not sure if that answers your question. Do you have a specific requirement?

Best Regards,

Nick Rosser
[hidden email]
O: 516.742.7888 x221
C: 516.901.1720


On 3/29/2012 1:51 PM, Mike wrote:

> Hey Nick.  I just checked out (again) your BigFish project:
>
> http://bigfish.salmonllc.com/bfFeatures.html
>
> Very impressive.
>
> I was wondering what is the intended target of this project.  Is it for a
> SINGLE company that intends on deploying multiple websites using different
> themes and product categories, all while maintaining a SINGLE database?  Or
> is it intended to me a multi-tenant model.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Nick Rosser<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>
>> OFBiz users,
>>
>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish
>> platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>>
>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and
>> Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin Module).
>>
>> Highlights:
>>
>>   * many enhancements, bug fixes
>>   * A "content library"
>>      o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>        other content
>>   * Multi Currency
>>      o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
>>      o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>>   * Guest Checkout
>>      o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>>   * pick-up-in-store
>>      o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>      o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>      o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>        pick-in-store orde
>>   * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>      o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>        page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>      o by category
>>
>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be available
>> within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>
>>   * "variant" processing, example:
>>      o fashion house demo
>>      o click on apparel / blouses
>>      o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
>>      o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>        image is displayed
>>      o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>>   * Home Page "carousel"
>>      o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>        rotating "carousel"
>>      o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>        the carousel display
>>   * Mega Menus
>>      o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>        navigation bar
>>      o and have a "mega menu" display
>>      o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>
>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Nick Rosser
>> [hidden email]
>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>> C: 516.901.1720
>>
>>
>>

[Mike Z]

I'm wondering why there appears to be a separate admin UI for each
ecommerce store.   This is why I thought it was a multi-tenant design.

Can I log into the real OFBiz back-end and logically see all three
ecommerce sites?  It would seem logical that a business would have three
separate ecommerce sites, but would maintain orders from the standard
back-end OFBiz interface.  Also, if you have a call center that takes
orders over the phone it would be desirable to use the built-on Order
Manager that handles all three sites.

How does that work?

Thanks


On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Nick Rosser <[hidden email]> wrote:

> It's a ready-to-go eCommerce software solution that can be used by anyone.
>
> A single company could use it for multiple eCommerce sites (we do have to
> make sure that we have proper separation by Product-Store but that will be
> done in the next 1-2 months).
>
> For multi-tenant I assume you mean more of a SaaS based solution. This is
> not something that we've thought seriously about and there are always some
> questions about what that really means.
>
> If you mean a self-service, sign-up and go SaaS solution then it could
> just be a matter of having some very clever deployment mechanisms to
> control this (under the covers it could still be separate instances and
> separate db in a VM architecture).
>
> If you mean true multi tenant with a single database (more like the
> salesforce.com model) then that's trickier -- segregating client data so
> that they can't see other client data, and all the general user access
> stuff makes the solution a lot more complex. Not something we've thought
> about getting into anytime soon -- Hans Bakker has expressed some interest
> in possible getting involved or helping out with this which would be fine
> with us.
>
> Not sure if that answers your question. Do you have a specific requirement?
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Nick Rosser
> [hidden email]
> O: 516.742.7888 x221
> C: 516.901.1720
>
>
> On 3/29/2012 1:51 PM, Mike wrote:
>
>> Hey Nick.  I just checked out (again) your BigFish project:
>>
>> http://bigfish.salmonllc.com/**bfFeatures.html<http://bigfish.salmonllc.com/bfFeatures.html>
>>
>> Very impressive.
>>
>> I was wondering what is the intended target of this project.  Is it for a
>> SINGLE company that intends on deploying multiple websites using different
>> themes and product categories, all while maintaining a SINGLE database?
>>  Or
>> is it intended to me a multi-tenant model.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Nick Rosser<[hidden email]>
>>  wrote:
>>
>>  OFBiz users,
>>>
>>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish
>>> platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>>>
>>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and
>>> Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin
>>> Module).
>>>
>>> Highlights:
>>>
>>>  * many enhancements, bug fixes
>>>  * A "content library"
>>>     o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>>       other content
>>>  * Multi Currency
>>>     o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
>>>     o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>>>  * Guest Checkout
>>>     o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>>>  * pick-up-in-store
>>>     o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>>     o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>>     o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>>       pick-in-store orde
>>>  * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>>     o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>>       page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>>     o by category
>>>
>>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be available
>>> within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>>
>>>  * "variant" processing, example:
>>>     o fashion house demo
>>>     o click on apparel / blouses
>>>     o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
>>>     o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>>       image is displayed
>>>     o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>>>  * Home Page "carousel"
>>>     o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>>       rotating "carousel"
>>>     o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>>       the carousel display
>>>  * Mega Menus
>>>     o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>>       navigation bar
>>>     o and have a "mega menu" display
>>>     o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>>
>>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Nick Rosser
>>> [hidden email]
>>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

[Nick Rosser]

Mike,

The demos are 3 separate instances. With separate admin modules. Same bigfish code base on all instances. We'll add links to the ofbiz backend so it's clearer.

As I noted before the multi-store model is in progress. Multiple ecommerce sites, one admin module, one ofbiz backend. Obvious benefits is the ability to manage content in one place and reuse across multiple ecomm stores, and be able to manage customer and orders in one place.

We have customers that use the 'extended sites' capability of IBM websphere ecommerce to do just this so we understand the model. Most clients use this to have more focused additional sites. A big reason this is attractive on the enterprise platforms (IBM, ate, hybrid) is that do not incur additional licensing costs to add another site.

We will do the same for our fashion-house demo and create a blouses-direct or similar to illustrate this. We are currently working on a client implementation that requires this feature for site #2 so it will be done in the next month.  I actually don't think its that difficult, ofbiz already supports this, we just need to honor the capability throughout the bigfish code.

Is that clearer?

Best regards,

Nick Rosser
[hidden email]
516.901.1720

Sent from my iPad

On Mar 30, 2012, at 7:10 PM, Mike <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I'm wondering why there appears to be a separate admin UI for each
> ecommerce store.   This is why I thought it was a multi-tenant design.
>
> Can I log into the real OFBiz back-end and logically see all three
> ecommerce sites?  It would seem logical that a business would have three
> separate ecommerce sites, but would maintain orders from the standard
> back-end OFBiz interface.  Also, if you have a call center that takes
> orders over the phone it would be desirable to use the built-on Order
> Manager that handles all three sites.
>
> How does that work?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Nick Rosser <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> It's a ready-to-go eCommerce software solution that can be used by anyone.
>>
>> A single company could use it for multiple eCommerce sites (we do have to
>> make sure that we have proper separation by Product-Store but that will be
>> done in the next 1-2 months).
>>
>> For multi-tenant I assume you mean more of a SaaS based solution. This is
>> not something that we've thought seriously about and there are always some
>> questions about what that really means.
>>
>> If you mean a self-service, sign-up and go SaaS solution then it could
>> just be a matter of having some very clever deployment mechanisms to
>> control this (under the covers it could still be separate instances and
>> separate db in a VM architecture).
>>
>> If you mean true multi tenant with a single database (more like the
>> salesforce.com model) then that's trickier -- segregating client data so
>> that they can't see other client data, and all the general user access
>> stuff makes the solution a lot more complex. Not something we've thought
>> about getting into anytime soon -- Hans Bakker has expressed some interest
>> in possible getting involved or helping out with this which would be fine
>> with us.
>>
>> Not sure if that answers your question. Do you have a specific requirement?
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Nick Rosser
>> [hidden email]
>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>> C: 516.901.1720
>>
>>
>> On 3/29/2012 1:51 PM, Mike wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Nick.  I just checked out (again) your BigFish project:
>>>
>>> http://bigfish.salmonllc.com/**bfFeatures.html<http://bigfish.salmonllc.com/bfFeatures.html>
>>>
>>> Very impressive.
>>>
>>> I was wondering what is the intended target of this project.  Is it for a
>>> SINGLE company that intends on deploying multiple websites using different
>>> themes and product categories, all while maintaining a SINGLE database?
>>> Or
>>> is it intended to me a multi-tenant model.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Nick Rosser<[hidden email]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> OFBiz users,
>>>>
>>>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish
>>>> platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>>>>
>>>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and
>>>> Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin
>>>> Module).
>>>>
>>>> Highlights:
>>>>
>>>> * many enhancements, bug fixes
>>>> * A "content library"
>>>>    o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>>>      other content
>>>> * Multi Currency
>>>>    o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
>>>>    o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>>>> * Guest Checkout
>>>>    o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>>>> * pick-up-in-store
>>>>    o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>>>    o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>>>    o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>>>      pick-in-store orde
>>>> * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>>>    o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>>>      page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>>>    o by category
>>>>
>>>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be available
>>>> within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>>>
>>>> * "variant" processing, example:
>>>>    o fashion house demo
>>>>    o click on apparel / blouses
>>>>    o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
>>>>    o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>>>      image is displayed
>>>>    o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>>>> * Home Page "carousel"
>>>>    o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>>>      rotating "carousel"
>>>>    o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>>>      the carousel display
>>>> * Mega Menus
>>>>    o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>>>      navigation bar
>>>>    o and have a "mega menu" display
>>>>    o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>>>
>>>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Nick Rosser
>>>> [hidden email]
>>>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

Hey Nick,

I downloaded v0.2

The seeding runs fine but ant run-install-demodata is throwing a hissy due to a foreign key relationship. I've attached the log.

The system runs fine with seed only; but the demo data would be nice to have!

Did I miss something?

Thanks,

Gareth.

-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Rosser [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 31 March 2012 14:32
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: OFBiz / BigFish eCommerce Updates

Mike,

The demos are 3 separate instances. With separate admin modules. Same bigfish code base on all instances. We'll add links to the ofbiz backend so it's clearer.

As I noted before the multi-store model is in progress. Multiple ecommerce sites, one admin module, one ofbiz backend. Obvious benefits is the ability to manage content in one place and reuse across multiple ecomm stores, and be able to manage customer and orders in one place.

We have customers that use the 'extended sites' capability of IBM websphere ecommerce to do just this so we understand the model. Most clients use this to have more focused additional sites. A big reason this is attractive on the enterprise platforms (IBM, ate, hybrid) is that do not incur additional licensing costs to add another site.

We will do the same for our fashion-house demo and create a blouses-direct or similar to illustrate this. We are currently working on a client implementation that requires this feature for site #2 so it will be done in the next month.  I actually don't think its that difficult, ofbiz already supports this, we just need to honor the capability throughout the bigfish code.

Is that clearer?

Best regards,

Nick Rosser
[hidden email]
516.901.1720

Sent from my iPad

On Mar 30, 2012, at 7:10 PM, Mike <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I'm wondering why there appears to be a separate admin UI for each
> ecommerce store.   This is why I thought it was a multi-tenant design.
>
> Can I log into the real OFBiz back-end and logically see all three
> ecommerce sites?  It would seem logical that a business would have
> three separate ecommerce sites, but would maintain orders from the
> standard back-end OFBiz interface.  Also, if you have a call center
> that takes orders over the phone it would be desirable to use the
> built-on Order Manager that handles all three sites.
>
> How does that work?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Nick Rosser <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> It's a ready-to-go eCommerce software solution that can be used by anyone.
>>
>> A single company could use it for multiple eCommerce sites (we do
>> have to make sure that we have proper separation by Product-Store but
>> that will be done in the next 1-2 months).
>>
>> For multi-tenant I assume you mean more of a SaaS based solution.
>> This is not something that we've thought seriously about and there
>> are always some questions about what that really means.
>>
>> If you mean a self-service, sign-up and go SaaS solution then it
>> could just be a matter of having some very clever deployment
>> mechanisms to control this (under the covers it could still be
>> separate instances and separate db in a VM architecture).
>>
>> If you mean true multi tenant with a single database (more like the
>> salesforce.com model) then that's trickier -- segregating client data
>> so that they can't see other client data, and all the general user
>> access stuff makes the solution a lot more complex. Not something
>> we've thought about getting into anytime soon -- Hans Bakker has
>> expressed some interest in possible getting involved or helping out
>> with this which would be fine with us.
>>
>> Not sure if that answers your question. Do you have a specific requirement?
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Nick Rosser
>> [hidden email]
>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>> C: 516.901.1720
>>
>>
>> On 3/29/2012 1:51 PM, Mike wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Nick.  I just checked out (again) your BigFish project:
>>>
>>> http://bigfish.salmonllc.com/**bfFeatures.html<http://bigfish.salmon
>>> llc.com/bfFeatures.html>
>>>
>>> Very impressive.
>>>
>>> I was wondering what is the intended target of this project.  Is it
>>> for a SINGLE company that intends on deploying multiple websites
>>> using different themes and product categories, all while maintaining a SINGLE database?
>>> Or
>>> is it intended to me a multi-tenant model.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Nick Rosser<[hidden email]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> OFBiz users,
>>>>
>>>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish
>>>> platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>>>>
>>>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and
>>>> Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin
>>>> Module).
>>>>
>>>> Highlights:
>>>>
>>>> * many enhancements, bug fixes
>>>> * A "content library"
>>>>    o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>>>      other content
>>>> * Multi Currency
>>>>    o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
>>>>    o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>>>> * Guest Checkout
>>>>    o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>>>> * pick-up-in-store
>>>>    o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>>>    o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>>>    o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>>>      pick-in-store orde
>>>> * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>>>    o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>>>      page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>>>    o by category
>>>>
>>>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be
>>>> available within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>>>
>>>> * "variant" processing, example:
>>>>    o fashion house demo
>>>>    o click on apparel / blouses
>>>>    o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
>>>>    o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>>>      image is displayed
>>>>    o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>>>> * Home Page "carousel"
>>>>    o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>>>      rotating "carousel"
>>>>    o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>>>      the carousel display
>>>> * Mega Menus
>>>>    o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>>>      navigation bar
>>>>    o and have a "mega menu" display
>>>>    o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>>>
>>>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Nick Rosser
>>>> [hidden email]
>>>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

Some digging sorted it out:

In the demo data file 000-ProductCategory.xml

BigFishCategoryRoot should be BF_CATEGORY_ROOT. The rest cascades from that.

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 05 April 2012 12:57
To: Nick Rosser; [hidden email]
Subject: RE: OFBiz / BigFish eCommerce Updates

Hey Nick,

I downloaded v0.2

The seeding runs fine but ant run-install-demodata is throwing a hissy due to a foreign key relationship. I've attached the log.

The system runs fine with seed only; but the demo data would be nice to have!

Did I miss something?

Thanks,

Gareth.

-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Rosser [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 31 March 2012 14:32
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: OFBiz / BigFish eCommerce Updates

Mike,

The demos are 3 separate instances. With separate admin modules. Same bigfish code base on all instances. We'll add links to the ofbiz backend so it's clearer.

As I noted before the multi-store model is in progress. Multiple ecommerce sites, one admin module, one ofbiz backend. Obvious benefits is the ability to manage content in one place and reuse across multiple ecomm stores, and be able to manage customer and orders in one place.

We have customers that use the 'extended sites' capability of IBM websphere ecommerce to do just this so we understand the model. Most clients use this to have more focused additional sites. A big reason this is attractive on the enterprise platforms (IBM, ate, hybrid) is that do not incur additional licensing costs to add another site.

We will do the same for our fashion-house demo and create a blouses-direct or similar to illustrate this. We are currently working on a client implementation that requires this feature for site #2 so it will be done in the next month.  I actually don't think its that difficult, ofbiz already supports this, we just need to honor the capability throughout the bigfish code.

Is that clearer?

Best regards,

Nick Rosser
[hidden email]
516.901.1720

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On Mar 30, 2012, at 7:10 PM, Mike <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I'm wondering why there appears to be a separate admin UI for each
> ecommerce store.   This is why I thought it was a multi-tenant design.
>
> Can I log into the real OFBiz back-end and logically see all three
> ecommerce sites?  It would seem logical that a business would have
> three separate ecommerce sites, but would maintain orders from the
> standard back-end OFBiz interface.  Also, if you have a call center
> that takes orders over the phone it would be desirable to use the
> built-on Order Manager that handles all three sites.
>
> How does that work?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Nick Rosser <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> It's a ready-to-go eCommerce software solution that can be used by anyone.
>>
>> A single company could use it for multiple eCommerce sites (we do
>> have to make sure that we have proper separation by Product-Store but
>> that will be done in the next 1-2 months).
>>
>> For multi-tenant I assume you mean more of a SaaS based solution.
>> This is not something that we've thought seriously about and there
>> are always some questions about what that really means.
>>
>> If you mean a self-service, sign-up and go SaaS solution then it
>> could just be a matter of having some very clever deployment
>> mechanisms to control this (under the covers it could still be
>> separate instances and separate db in a VM architecture).
>>
>> If you mean true multi tenant with a single database (more like the
>> salesforce.com model) then that's trickier -- segregating client data
>> so that they can't see other client data, and all the general user
>> access stuff makes the solution a lot more complex. Not something
>> we've thought about getting into anytime soon -- Hans Bakker has
>> expressed some interest in possible getting involved or helping out
>> with this which would be fine with us.
>>
>> Not sure if that answers your question. Do you have a specific requirement?
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Nick Rosser
>> [hidden email]
>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>> C: 516.901.1720
>>
>>
>> On 3/29/2012 1:51 PM, Mike wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Nick.  I just checked out (again) your BigFish project:
>>>
>>> http://bigfish.salmonllc.com/**bfFeatures.html<http://bigfish.salmon
>>> llc.com/bfFeatures.html>
>>>
>>> Very impressive.
>>>
>>> I was wondering what is the intended target of this project.  Is it
>>> for a SINGLE company that intends on deploying multiple websites
>>> using different themes and product categories, all while maintaining a SINGLE database?
>>> Or
>>> is it intended to me a multi-tenant model.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Nick Rosser<[hidden email]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> OFBiz users,
>>>>
>>>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish
>>>> platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>>>>
>>>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and
>>>> Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin
>>>> Module).
>>>>
>>>> Highlights:
>>>>
>>>> * many enhancements, bug fixes
>>>> * A "content library"
>>>>    o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>>>      other content
>>>> * Multi Currency
>>>>    o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
>>>>    o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>>>> * Guest Checkout
>>>>    o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>>>> * pick-up-in-store
>>>>    o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>>>    o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>>>    o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>>>      pick-in-store orde
>>>> * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>>>    o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>>>      page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>>>    o by category
>>>>
>>>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be
>>>> available within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>>>
>>>> * "variant" processing, example:
>>>>    o fashion house demo
>>>>    o click on apparel / blouses
>>>>    o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
>>>>    o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>>>      image is displayed
>>>>    o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>>>> * Home Page "carousel"
>>>>    o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>>>      rotating "carousel"
>>>>    o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>>>      the carousel display
>>>> * Mega Menus
>>>>    o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>>>      navigation bar
>>>>    o and have a "mega menu" display
>>>>    o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>>>
>>>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Nick Rosser
>>>> [hidden email]
>>>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

[Scott Gray-2]

Hi Nick,

Any progress on the licensing situation for the project?  As an OFBiz committer I can't really look at your code without fear of tainting my open source work until I know what the license is.

Regards
Scott

On 30/03/2012, at 4:19 AM, Nick Rosser wrote:

> OFBiz users,
>
> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>
> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin Module).
>
> Highlights:
>
> * many enhancements, bug fixes
> * A "content library"
>     o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>       other content
> * Multi Currency
>     o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
>     o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
> * Guest Checkout
>     o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
> * pick-up-in-store
>     o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>     o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>     o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>       pick-in-store orde
> * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>     o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>       page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>     o by category
>
> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be available within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>
> * "variant" processing, example:
>     o fashion house demo
>     o click on apparel / blouses
>     o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
>     o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>       image is displayed
>     o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
> * Home Page "carousel"
>     o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>       rotating "carousel"
>     o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>       the carousel display
> * Mega Menus
>     o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>       navigation bar
>     o and have a "mega menu" display
>     o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>
> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Nick Rosser
> [hidden email]
> O: 516.742.7888 x221
> C: 516.901.1720
>
>

[Nick Rosser]

Apache open license. Interested in your thoughts.

Nick
C: 516.901.1720
[hidden email]

On Apr 5, 2012, at 1:57 PM, Scott Gray <[hidden email]>  
wrote:

> Hi Nick,
>
> Any progress on the licensing situation for the project?  As an  
> OFBiz committer I can't really look at your code without fear of  
> tainting my open source work until I know what the license is.
>
> Regards
> Scott
>
> On 30/03/2012, at 4:19 AM, Nick Rosser wrote:
>
>> OFBiz users,
>>
>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish  
>> platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>>
>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and  
>> Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin  
>> Module).
>>
>> Highlights:
>>
>> * many enhancements, bug fixes
>> * A "content library"
>>    o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>      other content
>> * Multi Currency
>>    o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market  
>> (Rupees)
>>    o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>> * Guest Checkout
>>    o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>> * pick-up-in-store
>>    o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>    o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>    o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>      pick-in-store orde
>> * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>    o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>      page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>    o by category
>>
>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be  
>> available within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>
>> * "variant" processing, example:
>>    o fashion house demo
>>    o click on apparel / blouses
>>    o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate  
>> image
>>    o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>      image is displayed
>>    o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>> * Home Page "carousel"
>>    o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>      rotating "carousel"
>>    o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>      the carousel display
>> * Mega Menus
>>    o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>      navigation bar
>>    o and have a "mega menu" display
>>    o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>
>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Nick Rosser
>> [hidden email]
>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>> C: 516.901.1720
>>
>>
>

[samhamilton]

Hi Nick,

If its Apache licensed why don't you commit things like your Solr improvements back into trunk and help move the whole project forward?

Thanks
Sam


On 6 Apr 2012, at 02:25, Nick Rosser wrote:

> Apache open license. Interested in your thoughts.
>
> Nick
> C: 516.901.1720
> [hidden email]
>
> On Apr 5, 2012, at 1:57 PM, Scott Gray <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Nick,
>>
>> Any progress on the licensing situation for the project?  As an OFBiz committer I can't really look at your code without fear of tainting my open source work until I know what the license is.
>>
>> Regards
>> Scott
>>
>> On 30/03/2012, at 4:19 AM, Nick Rosser wrote:
>>
>>> OFBiz users,
>>>
>>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>>>
>>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin Module).
>>>
>>> Highlights:
>>>
>>> * many enhancements, bug fixes
>>> * A "content library"
>>>   o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>>     other content
>>> * Multi Currency
>>>   o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
>>>   o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>>> * Guest Checkout
>>>   o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>>> * pick-up-in-store
>>>   o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>>   o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>>   o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>>     pick-in-store orde
>>> * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>>   o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>>     page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>>   o by category
>>>
>>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be available within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>>
>>> * "variant" processing, example:
>>>   o fashion house demo
>>>   o click on apparel / blouses
>>>   o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
>>>   o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>>     image is displayed
>>>   o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>>> * Home Page "carousel"
>>>   o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>>     rotating "carousel"
>>>   o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>>     the carousel display
>>> * Mega Menus
>>>   o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>>     navigation bar
>>>   o and have a "mega menu" display
>>>   o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>>
>>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Nick Rosser
>>> [hidden email]
>>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>>
>>>
>>

[Jacopo Cappellato-4]

Do you mean Apache License, v2.0?

Jacopo

On Apr 5, 2012, at 8:25 PM, Nick Rosser wrote:

> Apache open license. Interested in your thoughts.
>
> Nick
> C: 516.901.1720
> [hidden email]
>
> On Apr 5, 2012, at 1:57 PM, Scott Gray <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Nick,
>>
>> Any progress on the licensing situation for the project?  As an OFBiz committer I can't really look at your code without fear of tainting my open source work until I know what the license is.
>>
>> Regards
>> Scott
>>
>> On 30/03/2012, at 4:19 AM, Nick Rosser wrote:
>>
>>> OFBiz users,
>>>
>>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>>>
>>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin Module).
>>>
>>> Highlights:
>>>
>>> * many enhancements, bug fixes
>>> * A "content library"
>>>   o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>>     other content
>>> * Multi Currency
>>>   o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
>>>   o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>>> * Guest Checkout
>>>   o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>>> * pick-up-in-store
>>>   o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>>   o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>>   o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>>     pick-in-store orde
>>> * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>>   o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>>     page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>>   o by category
>>>
>>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be available within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>>
>>> * "variant" processing, example:
>>>   o fashion house demo
>>>   o click on apparel / blouses
>>>   o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
>>>   o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>>     image is displayed
>>>   o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>>> * Home Page "carousel"
>>>   o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>>     rotating "carousel"
>>>   o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>>     the carousel display
>>> * Mega Menus
>>>   o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>>     navigation bar
>>>   o and have a "mega menu" display
>>>   o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>>
>>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Nick Rosser
>>> [hidden email]
>>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>>
>>>
>>

[Nick Rosser]

Yes

Nick
C: 516.901.1720
[hidden email]

On Apr 6, 2012, at 1:29 AM, Jacopo Cappellato <[hidden email]
 > wrote:

> Do you mean Apache License, v2.0?
>
> Jacopo
>
> On Apr 5, 2012, at 8:25 PM, Nick Rosser wrote:
>
>> Apache open license. Interested in your thoughts.
>>
>> Nick
>> C: 516.901.1720
>> [hidden email]
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 1:57 PM, Scott Gray <[hidden email]>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Nick,
>>>
>>> Any progress on the licensing situation for the project?  As an  
>>> OFBiz committer I can't really look at your code without fear of  
>>> tainting my open source work until I know what the license is.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> On 30/03/2012, at 4:19 AM, Nick Rosser wrote:
>>>
>>>> OFBiz users,
>>>>
>>>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/
>>>> BigFish platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com 
>>>> .
>>>>
>>>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House  
>>>> and Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the  
>>>> Admin Module).
>>>>
>>>> Highlights:
>>>>
>>>> * many enhancements, bug fixes
>>>> * A "content library"
>>>>  o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>>>    other content
>>>> * Multi Currency
>>>>  o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market  
>>>> (Rupees)
>>>>  o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>>>> * Guest Checkout
>>>>  o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>>>> * pick-up-in-store
>>>>  o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>>>  o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>>>  o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>>>    pick-in-store orde
>>>> * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>>>  o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>>>    page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>>>  o by category
>>>>
>>>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be  
>>>> available within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>>>
>>>> * "variant" processing, example:
>>>>  o fashion house demo
>>>>  o click on apparel / blouses
>>>>  o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate  
>>>> image
>>>>  o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>>>    image is displayed
>>>>  o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>>>> * Home Page "carousel"
>>>>  o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>>>    rotating "carousel"
>>>>  o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>>>    the carousel display
>>>> * Mega Menus
>>>>  o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>>>    navigation bar
>>>>  o and have a "mega menu" display
>>>>  o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>>>
>>>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Nick Rosser
>>>> [hidden email]
>>>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>

[Nick Rosser]

Sam,

We're more than happy to consider this type of contribution back to  
the trunk.

Nick
C: 516.901.1720
[hidden email]

On Apr 5, 2012, at 10:46 PM, Sam Hamilton <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Nick,
>
> If its Apache licensed why don't you commit things like your Solr  
> improvements back into trunk and help move the whole project forward?
>
> Thanks
> Sam
>
>
> On 6 Apr 2012, at 02:25, Nick Rosser wrote:
>
>> Apache open license. Interested in your thoughts.
>>
>> Nick
>> C: 516.901.1720
>> [hidden email]
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 1:57 PM, Scott Gray <[hidden email]>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Nick,
>>>
>>> Any progress on the licensing situation for the project?  As an  
>>> OFBiz committer I can't really look at your code without fear of  
>>> tainting my open source work until I know what the license is.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> On 30/03/2012, at 4:19 AM, Nick Rosser wrote:
>>>
>>>> OFBiz users,
>>>>
>>>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/
>>>> BigFish platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com 
>>>> .
>>>>
>>>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House  
>>>> and Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the  
>>>> Admin Module).
>>>>
>>>> Highlights:
>>>>
>>>> * many enhancements, bug fixes
>>>> * A "content library"
>>>>  o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>>>    other content
>>>> * Multi Currency
>>>>  o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market  
>>>> (Rupees)
>>>>  o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>>>> * Guest Checkout
>>>>  o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>>>> * pick-up-in-store
>>>>  o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>>>  o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>>>  o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>>>    pick-in-store orde
>>>> * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>>>  o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>>>    page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>>>  o by category
>>>>
>>>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be  
>>>> available within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>>>
>>>> * "variant" processing, example:
>>>>  o fashion house demo
>>>>  o click on apparel / blouses
>>>>  o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate  
>>>> image
>>>>  o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>>>    image is displayed
>>>>  o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>>>> * Home Page "carousel"
>>>>  o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>>>    rotating "carousel"
>>>>  o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>>>    the carousel display
>>>> * Mega Menus
>>>>  o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>>>    navigation bar
>>>>  o and have a "mega menu" display
>>>>  o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>>>
>>>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Nick Rosser
>>>> [hidden email]
>>>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>

[Sanjeev Gupta]

I've played around with bigfish a bit - some of the features implemented are quite impressive!! If they are contributed back the trunk, I'm sure it will help improve OFBiz adoption.

[Nick Rosser]

Sanjeev,

Thanks for the evaluation. We're continuing to build-out features every
few days ... looking to provide a new release either later this week or
early next. Navigation "mega menus" and a rotating "carousel"
content-spot will be two highlights of this release.

We're beginning to look at integrating back to the OFBiz project ...
we're just under a lot of pressure right now to deliver a couple of
client projects.

Best Regards,

Nick Rosser
[hidden email]
O: 516.742.7888 x221
C: 516.901.1720


On 4/9/2012 1:24 PM, sanjeev wrote:

> I've played around with bigfish a bit - some of the features implemented are
> quite impressive!! If they are contributed back the trunk, I'm sure it will
> help improve OFBiz adoption.
>
> -----
> Rgds
> Sanjeev
> --
> View this message in context: http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/OFBiz-BigFish-eCommerce-Updates-tp4515765p4543331.html
> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[Sanjeev Gupta]

Hi Nick,
I'll be looking forward to the release.
btw: will it also support 11.04 ?

[Nick Rosser]

Sanjeev,

We'll be making sure that BF is installable in each major OFBiz release.
So far this has been easy (we must be doing something right!).

Best Regards,

Nick Rosser
[hidden email]
O: 516.742.7888 x221
C: 516.901.1720


On 4/9/2012 2:03 PM, sanjeev wrote:

> Hi Nick,
> I'll be looking forward to the release.
> btw: will it also support 11.04 ?
>
>
>
> -----
> Rgds
> Sanjeev
> www.sanjeevg.com
> @sanjeevgcom
> --
> View this message in context: http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/OFBiz-BigFish-eCommerce-Updates-tp4515765p4543436.html
> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[Scott Gray-2]

That's great Nick, if you could consider putting a license notice in the distribution and perhaps a mention of it on the website then I think we'll be in a good spot.

Also if you've re-used any code that isn't suitable for distribution under the ASLv2 it would be helpful to us if you could call that out in the license notice as well.

Thanks!
Scott

On 7/04/2012, at 11:42 PM, Nick Rosser wrote:

> Yes
>
> Nick
> C: 516.901.1720
> [hidden email]
>
> On Apr 6, 2012, at 1:29 AM, Jacopo Cappellato <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Do you mean Apache License, v2.0?
>>
>> Jacopo
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 8:25 PM, Nick Rosser wrote:
>>
>>> Apache open license. Interested in your thoughts.
>>>
>>> Nick
>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>> [hidden email]
>>>
>>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 1:57 PM, Scott Gray <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Nick,
>>>>
>>>> Any progress on the licensing situation for the project?  As an OFBiz committer I can't really look at your code without fear of tainting my open source work until I know what the license is.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>> On 30/03/2012, at 4:19 AM, Nick Rosser wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> OFBiz users,
>>>>>
>>>>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>>>>>
>>>>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin Module).
>>>>>
>>>>> Highlights:
>>>>>
>>>>> * many enhancements, bug fixes
>>>>> * A "content library"
>>>>> o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>>>>   other content
>>>>> * Multi Currency
>>>>> o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
>>>>> o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>>>>> * Guest Checkout
>>>>> o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>>>>> * pick-up-in-store
>>>>> o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>>>> o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>>>> o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>>>>   pick-in-store orde
>>>>> * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>>>> o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>>>>   page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>>>> o by category
>>>>>
>>>>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be available within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>>>>
>>>>> * "variant" processing, example:
>>>>> o fashion house demo
>>>>> o click on apparel / blouses
>>>>> o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
>>>>> o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>>>>   image is displayed
>>>>> o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>>>>> * Home Page "carousel"
>>>>> o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>>>>   rotating "carousel"
>>>>> o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>>>>   the carousel display
>>>>> * Mega Menus
>>>>> o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>>>>   navigation bar
>>>>> o and have a "mega menu" display
>>>>> o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>>>>
>>>>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Nick Rosser
>>>>> [hidden email]
>>>>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>>>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>

[Nick Rosser]

Scott,

Np. We'll update this all tomorrow. Not sure what you mean by 're-used'. Anyway, I don't believe there is anything that is not suitable for aslv2. More tomorrow when we've made the changes.

Best regards,

Nick Rosser
[hidden email]
516.901.1720

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On Apr 9, 2012, at 7:25 PM, Scott Gray <[hidden email]> wrote:

> That's great Nick, if you could consider putting a license notice in the distribution and perhaps a mention of it on the website then I think we'll be in a good spot.
>
> Also if you've re-used any code that isn't suitable for distribution under the ASLv2 it would be helpful to us if you could call that out in the license notice as well.
>
> Thanks!
> Scott
>
> On 7/04/2012, at 11:42 PM, Nick Rosser wrote:
>
>> Yes
>>
>> Nick
>> C: 516.901.1720
>> [hidden email]
>>
>> On Apr 6, 2012, at 1:29 AM, Jacopo Cappellato <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> Do you mean Apache License, v2.0?
>>>
>>> Jacopo
>>>
>>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 8:25 PM, Nick Rosser wrote:
>>>
>>>> Apache open license. Interested in your thoughts.
>>>>
>>>> Nick
>>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>>> [hidden email]
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 1:57 PM, Scott Gray <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Nick,
>>>>>
>>>>> Any progress on the licensing situation for the project?  As an OFBiz committer I can't really look at your code without fear of tainting my open source work until I know what the license is.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Scott
>>>>>
>>>>> On 30/03/2012, at 4:19 AM, Nick Rosser wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> OFBiz users,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Over the last 2 months we've made many changes to our OFBiz/BigFish platform. The latest is available at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In particular, click on "Demo" and check out the Fashion-House and Electronic-Store demos (both the eComm implementation and the Admin Module).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Highlights:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * many enhancements, bug fixes
>>>>>> * A "content library"
>>>>>> o a container for generic content that can be re-used within any
>>>>>>  other content
>>>>>> * Multi Currency
>>>>>> o The Electronic Store demo is focused on the India market (Rupees)
>>>>>> o eComm and Admin module will honor the setting
>>>>>> * Guest Checkout
>>>>>> o set a parameter and guest checkout is enabled
>>>>>> * pick-up-in-store
>>>>>> o ties the check-out process to the store-locator
>>>>>> o configure to also take payment or collect monies later
>>>>>> o dashboard in Admin module changed to separate online orders with
>>>>>>  pick-in-store orde
>>>>>> * PLP (Product Listing Page) content spots
>>>>>> o allow for a content spot at the top of the page; bottom of the
>>>>>>  page; in the facet panel (top or bottom)
>>>>>> o by category
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We are finishing up some interesting enhancements that will be available within the next 1-2 weeks, specifically:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * "variant" processing, example:
>>>>>> o fashion house demo
>>>>>> o click on apparel / blouses
>>>>>> o see color "swatches", click on it and you see the appropriate image
>>>>>> o click on "beige-tan" on the facets and the beige-tan variant
>>>>>>  image is displayed
>>>>>> o same for PDP (Product Detail Page)
>>>>>> * Home Page "carousel"
>>>>>> o user managed content that can be displayed in a flexible
>>>>>>  rotating "carousel"
>>>>>> o the implementation is designed as such that any content can use
>>>>>>  the carousel display
>>>>>> * Mega Menus
>>>>>> o the ability to override the standard BF drop-down from the main
>>>>>>  navigation bar
>>>>>> o and have a "mega menu" display
>>>>>> o Fashion-House demo will illustrate this shortly
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As always, feedback always welcome. Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nick Rosser
>>>>>> [hidden email]
>>>>>> O: 516.742.7888 x221
>>>>>> C: 516.901.1720
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>

[Robert Gan]

Wow, this is fantastic, Nick!!!

:)

Nick Rosser wrote

We're beginning to look at integrating back to the OFBiz project ...