OFBiz Community Days – August 2020

[Devanshu Vyas-2]

Hello all,

We are back with OFBiz Community Days, hope you are excited too! :-)
The community days are organized once per quarter so a total of four (4)
events throughout the year.

We are having a sequence of 5 days that form the Community Days. This
extends the time frame and gives people more flexibility to contribute.
So, this month our Community Days will be from *21st – 25th August 2020*.

If you are new to the concept of Community Days then please take a look at
the following wiki pages:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+Community+Days
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+Community+Days+Dates

This is such an event where anyone can participate (and we would like to
encourage as many people as possible to do so)

If there is an OFBiz task or particular area that you would like to work on
then please see if you can set aside some time over the next few days to do
it. (Even an hour will help!)

Remember that you do not have to work on it alone, our Community Days are
also a chance to collaborate with others in the community.

Our Community Days are not only coding related, but we would also like to
do some tidy up of our wiki and our project documentation.

*Testing, Review and Committing Patches*
Testing and applying patches is always an important area. Many contributors
from the community have provided patches for bugs and improvements but
before committing them we need to test to them.

Patches can become out of date very quickly meaning that if they are not
tested early enough then they can miss out on being included. We have a
large number of patches available so this could be a good opportunity for
test, review and commit.

*Documentation*
We know that our current documentation could be a whole lot better so any
contribution that helps us improve it is welcome.

*Jira Sprint*
I will create a Jira sprint "OFBiz Community Day (August 2020)" so please
add any Jira tasks when you are working on it.
This Jira Sprint helps us track and report on the work done during the
Community Days so please try to make sure your work is included.
To set the sprint on an existing issue, simply click on the "Edit" option
on the issue and select the sprint field.

We should add the Sprint in all the cases:
1.) If we create a ticket we should add it.
2.) If we start working on an existing ticket (adding patch or closing it
after a commit) we should add sprint if it is missing.

Basically adding Sprint will make sure the contribution will be counted in
OFBiz community days event, which is from 21st – 25th August.
At the end of August's OFBiz Community day i.e. after 25th August, this
will help us in reporting.

*OFBiz Slack Channel*
If you haven't already taken a look, our OFBiz Slack channel is available
all the time but can be especially useful when collaborating during our
Community Days event. Please join our room using the link below:
https://s.apache.org/ofbiz-slack-channel

To chat with users and developers of Apache OFBiz. Please create a Slack
account using this invite link <https://s.apache.org/slack-invite> and join
the *#ofbiz channel*. <https://s.apache.org/ofbiz-slack-channel> Please do
*not* ask OFBiz questions/discussion in the #general channel.

Let's all collaborate to improve OFBiz, have fun and enjoy working together.


Thanks & Regards,
Devanshu Vyas.

[Devanshu Vyas-2]

Hello all,

We have created a Jira sprint *OFBiz Community Day (August 2020)* [1] for
our August community days.
Please add any Jira tasks you are working on, to it. This Jira Sprint helps
us track and report on the work done during the Community Days so please
try to make sure your work is included.

We should add the Sprint in cases like:
1. When we create a ticket
2. When we start working on an existing ticket (adding patch or closing
it after a commit).

To set the sprint on an existing issue, simply click on the "Edit" option
on the issue and select the Sprint field.
For a new issue, please select the Sprint field at the time of Jira ticket
creation.

Basically adding Sprint will make sure your contribution will be counted in
OFBiz community days event, which is from *21st-25th August*.

Let's work together to improve OFBiz, have fun and enjoy working together.

[1] -
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=318&projectKey=OFBIZ

Thanks & Regards,
Devanshu Vyas.


On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 5:42 PM Devanshu Vyas <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> We are back with OFBiz Community Days, hope you are excited too! :-)
> The community days are organized once per quarter so a total of four (4)
> events throughout the year.
>
> We are having a sequence of 5 days that form the Community Days. This
> extends the time frame and gives people more flexibility to contribute.
> So, this month our Community Days will be from *21st – 25th August 2020*.
>
> If you are new to the concept of Community Days then please take a look
> at the following wiki pages:
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+Community+Days
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+Community+Days
> +Dates
>
> This is such an event where anyone can participate (and we would like to
> encourage as many people as possible to do so)
>
> If there is an OFBiz task or particular area that you would like to work
> on then please see if you can set aside some time over the next few days to
> do it. (Even an hour will help!)
>
> Remember that you do not have to work on it alone, our Community Days are
> also a chance to collaborate with others in the community.
>
> Our Community Days are not only coding related, but we would also like to
> do some tidy up of our wiki and our project documentation.
>
> *Testing, Review and Committing Patches*
> Testing and applying patches is always an important area. Many
> contributors from the community have provided patches for bugs and
> improvements but before committing them we need to test to them.
>
> Patches can become out of date very quickly meaning that if they are not
> tested early enough then they can miss out on being included. We have a
> large number of patches available so this could be a good opportunity for
> test, review and commit.
>
> *Documentation*
> We know that our current documentation could be a whole lot better so any
> contribution that helps us improve it is welcome.
>
> *Jira Sprint*
> I will create a Jira sprint "OFBiz Community Day (August 2020)" so please
> add any Jira tasks when you are working on it.
> This Jira Sprint helps us track and report on the work done during the
> Community Days so please try to make sure your work is included.
> To set the sprint on an existing issue, simply click on the "Edit" option
> on the issue and select the sprint field.
>
> We should add the Sprint in all the cases:
> 1.) If we create a ticket we should add it.
> 2.) If we start working on an existing ticket (adding patch or closing it
> after a commit) we should add sprint if it is missing.
>
> Basically adding Sprint will make sure the contribution will be counted in
> OFBiz community days event, which is from 21st – 25th August.
> At the end of August's OFBiz Community day i.e. after 25th August, this
> will help us in reporting.
>
> *OFBiz Slack Channel*
> If you haven't already taken a look, our OFBiz Slack channel is available
> all the time but can be especially useful when collaborating during our
> Community Days event. Please join our room using the link below:
> https://s.apache.org/ofbiz-slack-channel
>
> To chat with users and developers of Apache OFBiz. Please create a Slack
> account using this invite link <https://s.apache.org/slack-invite> and
> join the *#ofbiz channel*. <https://s.apache.org/ofbiz-slack-channel> Please
> do *not* ask OFBiz questions/discussion in the #general channel.
>
> Let's all collaborate to improve OFBiz, have fun and enjoy working
> together.
>
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Devanshu Vyas.
>

[Devanshu Vyas-2]

Hello all,

A big thank so much to everyone who participated in the OFBiz community
day. Every contribution matters!

We'd also like anyone who participated to complete a brief survey. This
will help us gather some feedback and information about how we can improve
future Community Days.

Please feel this short survey, (There are only 9 questions so it really
won't take much time)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TXSFT95
*IMPORTANT NOTE*: Please only complete the survey if you actually
participated in Community Day.

The survey will be open until *September 6th, 2020.* and I will document
the results on the Wiki and publish it on the mailing list.

P.S. We have closed the "OFBiz Community Day (August 2020)" Jira sprint.



Thanks & Regards,
Devanshu Vyas.



On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 12:50 PM Devanshu Vyas <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> We have created a Jira sprint *OFBiz Community Day (August 2020)* [1] for
> our August community days.
> Please add any Jira tasks you are working on, to it. This Jira Sprint
> helps us track and report on the work done during the Community Days so
> please try to make sure your work is included.
>
> We should add the Sprint in cases like:
> 1. When we create a ticket
> 2. When we start working on an existing ticket (adding patch or closing
> it after a commit).
>
> To set the sprint on an existing issue, simply click on the "Edit" option
> on the issue and select the Sprint field.
> For a new issue, please select the Sprint field at the time of Jira ticket
> creation.
>
> Basically adding Sprint will make sure your contribution will be counted
> in OFBiz community days event, which is from *21st-25th August*.
>
> Let's work together to improve OFBiz, have fun and enjoy working together.
>
> [1] -
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=318&projectKey=OFBIZ
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Devanshu Vyas.
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 5:42 PM Devanshu Vyas <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> We are back with OFBiz Community Days, hope you are excited too! :-)
>> The community days are organized once per quarter so a total of four (4)
>> events throughout the year.
>>
>> We are having a sequence of 5 days that form the Community Days. This
>> extends the time frame and gives people more flexibility to contribute.
>> So, this month our Community Days will be from *21st – 25th August 2020*.
>>
>> If you are new to the concept of Community Days then please take a look
>> at the following wiki pages:
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+Community+Days
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+Community+Days
>> +Dates
>>
>> This is such an event where anyone can participate (and we would like to
>> encourage as many people as possible to do so)
>>
>> If there is an OFBiz task or particular area that you would like to work
>> on then please see if you can set aside some time over the next few days to
>> do it. (Even an hour will help!)
>>
>> Remember that you do not have to work on it alone, our Community Days are
>> also a chance to collaborate with others in the community.
>>
>> Our Community Days are not only coding related, but we would also like
>> to do some tidy up of our wiki and our project documentation.
>>
>> *Testing, Review and Committing Patches*
>> Testing and applying patches is always an important area. Many
>> contributors from the community have provided patches for bugs and
>> improvements but before committing them we need to test to them.
>>
>> Patches can become out of date very quickly meaning that if they are not
>> tested early enough then they can miss out on being included. We have a
>> large number of patches available so this could be a good opportunity for
>> test, review and commit.
>>
>> *Documentation*
>> We know that our current documentation could be a whole lot better so any
>> contribution that helps us improve it is welcome.
>>
>> *Jira Sprint*
>> I will create a Jira sprint "OFBiz Community Day (August 2020)" so
>> please add any Jira tasks when you are working on it.
>> This Jira Sprint helps us track and report on the work done during the
>> Community Days so please try to make sure your work is included.
>> To set the sprint on an existing issue, simply click on the "Edit" option
>> on the issue and select the sprint field.
>>
>> We should add the Sprint in all the cases:
>> 1.) If we create a ticket we should add it.
>> 2.) If we start working on an existing ticket (adding patch or closing it
>> after a commit) we should add sprint if it is missing.
>>
>> Basically adding Sprint will make sure the contribution will be counted
>> in OFBiz community days event, which is from 21st – 25th August.
>> At the end of August's OFBiz Community day i.e. after 25th August, this
>> will help us in reporting.
>>
>> *OFBiz Slack Channel*
>> If you haven't already taken a look, our OFBiz Slack channel is
>> available all the time but can be especially useful when collaborating
>> during our Community Days event. Please join our room using the link
>> below:
>> https://s.apache.org/ofbiz-slack-channel
>>
>> To chat with users and developers of Apache OFBiz. Please create a Slack
>> account using this invite link <https://s.apache.org/slack-invite> and
>> join the *#ofbiz channel*. <https://s.apache.org/ofbiz-slack-channel> Please
>> do *not* ask OFBiz questions/discussion in the #general channel.
>>
>> Let's all collaborate to improve OFBiz, have fun and enjoy working
>> together.
>>
>>
>> Thanks & Regards,
>> Devanshu Vyas.
>>
>

[Devanshu Vyas-2]

Hello All,

I hope everyone is doing well in these tough times of the global pandemic
COVID-19.

First, a big thank you to all who participated in the previous OFBiz
Community days.
We had another good community days, and the community worked on around 28
issues, more details can be found here [1].

Please refer to this document [2] for the responses of the survey.
Our next community day is planned on 27th November to 01st December 2020,
and for more details please refer to this document [3], stay tuned!

Be Safe, Be Healthy, Keep contributing!!

Thanks again Sharan Foga for building the assets and documentation related
to OFBiz Community Days.

[1]
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=318&projectKey=OFBIZ&view=reporting&chart=sprintRetrospective&sprint=621
[2]
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/August+2020+-+Community+Day+Survey
[3]
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+Community+Days+Dates

Thanks & Regards,
Devanshu Vyas.


On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 6:30 PM Devanshu Vyas <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> A big thank so much to everyone who participated in the OFBiz community
> day. Every contribution matters!
>
> We'd also like anyone who participated to complete a brief survey. This
> will help us gather some feedback and information about how we can improve
> future Community Days.
>
> Please feel this short survey, (There are only 9 questions so it really
> won't take much time)
> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TXSFT95
> *IMPORTANT NOTE*: Please only complete the survey if you actually
> participated in Community Day.
>
> The survey will be open until *September 6th, 2020.* and I will document
> the results on the Wiki and publish it on the mailing list.
>
> P.S. We have closed the "OFBiz Community Day (August 2020)" Jira sprint.
>
>
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Devanshu Vyas.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 12:50 PM Devanshu Vyas <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> We have created a Jira sprint *OFBiz Community Day (August 2020)* [1] for
>> our August community days.
>> Please add any Jira tasks you are working on, to it. This Jira Sprint
>> helps us track and report on the work done during the Community Days so
>> please try to make sure your work is included.
>>
>> We should add the Sprint in cases like:
>> 1. When we create a ticket
>> 2. When we start working on an existing ticket (adding patch or closing
>> it after a commit).
>>
>> To set the sprint on an existing issue, simply click on the "Edit" option
>> on the issue and select the Sprint field.
>> For a new issue, please select the Sprint field at the time of Jira
>> ticket creation.
>>
>> Basically adding Sprint will make sure your contribution will be counted
>> in OFBiz community days event, which is from *21st-25th August*.
>>
>> Let's work together to improve OFBiz, have fun and enjoy working
>> together.
>>
>> [1] -
>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=318&projectKey=OFBIZ
>>
>> Thanks & Regards,
>> Devanshu Vyas.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 5:42 PM Devanshu Vyas <[hidden email]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> We are back with OFBiz Community Days, hope you are excited too! :-)
>>> The community days are organized once per quarter so a total of four
>>> (4) events throughout the year.
>>>
>>> We are having a sequence of 5 days that form the Community Days. This
>>> extends the time frame and gives people more flexibility to contribute.
>>> So, this month our Community Days will be from *21st – 25th August 2020*
>>> .
>>>
>>> If you are new to the concept of Community Days then please take a look
>>> at the following wiki pages:
>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+Community+Days
>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+Community+Days
>>> +Dates
>>>
>>> This is such an event where anyone can participate (and we would like to
>>> encourage as many people as possible to do so)
>>>
>>> If there is an OFBiz task or particular area that you would like to
>>> work on then please see if you can set aside some time over the next few
>>> days to do it. (Even an hour will help!)
>>>
>>> Remember that you do not have to work on it alone, our Community Days are
>>> also a chance to collaborate with others in the community.
>>>
>>> Our Community Days are not only coding related, but we would also like
>>> to do some tidy up of our wiki and our project documentation.
>>>
>>> *Testing, Review and Committing Patches*
>>> Testing and applying patches is always an important area. Many
>>> contributors from the community have provided patches for bugs and
>>> improvements but before committing them we need to test to them.
>>>
>>> Patches can become out of date very quickly meaning that if they are not
>>> tested early enough then they can miss out on being included. We have a
>>> large number of patches available so this could be a good opportunity for
>>> test, review and commit.
>>>
>>> *Documentation*
>>> We know that our current documentation could be a whole lot better so
>>> any contribution that helps us improve it is welcome.
>>>
>>> *Jira Sprint*
>>> I will create a Jira sprint "OFBiz Community Day (August 2020)" so
>>> please add any Jira tasks when you are working on it.
>>> This Jira Sprint helps us track and report on the work done during the
>>> Community Days so please try to make sure your work is included.
>>> To set the sprint on an existing issue, simply click on the "Edit" option
>>> on the issue and select the sprint field.
>>>
>>> We should add the Sprint in all the cases:
>>> 1.) If we create a ticket we should add it.
>>> 2.) If we start working on an existing ticket (adding patch or closing
>>> it after a commit) we should add sprint if it is missing.
>>>
>>> Basically adding Sprint will make sure the contribution will be counted
>>> in OFBiz community days event, which is from 21st – 25th August.
>>> At the end of August's OFBiz Community day i.e. after 25th August, this
>>> will help us in reporting.
>>>
>>> *OFBiz Slack Channel*
>>> If you haven't already taken a look, our OFBiz Slack channel is
>>> available all the time but can be especially useful when collaborating
>>> during our Community Days event. Please join our room using the link
>>> below:
>>> https://s.apache.org/ofbiz-slack-channel
>>>
>>> To chat with users and developers of Apache OFBiz. Please create a
>>> Slack account using this invite link <https://s.apache.org/slack-invite
>>> > and join the *#ofbiz channel*. <https://s.apache.org/ofbiz
>>> -slack-channel> Please do *not* ask OFBiz questions/discussion in the
>>> #general channel.
>>>
>>> Let's all collaborate to improve OFBiz, have fun and enjoy working
>>> together.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks & Regards,
>>> Devanshu Vyas.
>>>
>>