[VOTE] PROJECTMGR in upcoming release

[Pierre Smits]

The Project Mgt component in the Special Purpose stack contains a set of
functionalities for:

   - creating and managing projects (including GANTT charts)
   - assign phases and task to projects
   - assign resources to projects and tasks
   - enable users to write time spent on project tasks
   - allow third parties to gain insight in project progress and to
   register requests
   - generate invoices on time spent re time/material projects

This set of functionalities is for any Professional Services organisation
executing time/material projects, that provides secondment services and for
those organisations that do internal projects and needs time writing.

This component should be included in the release.

If you agree, please cast your vote:
+1 , meaning include in upcoming release
0 , meaning no opinion
-1 , meaning exclude in upcoming release

Best regards,

Pierre Smits

*ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>*
Services & Solutions for Cloud-
Based Manufacturing, Professional
Services and Retail & Trade
http://www.orrtiz.com

[Jacopo Cappellato-4]

On Sep 30, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Pierre Smits <[hidden email]> wrote:

> This component should be included in the release.
>
> If you agree, please cast your vote:
> +1 , meaning include in upcoming release
> 0 , meaning no opinion
> -1 , meaning exclude in upcoming release

Please clarify what you mean with "upcoming release". Do you mean in the upcoming new release branch (i.e. release14.10)?

Jacopo

[Pierre Smits]

The title implies that it is to keep it in the release you're planning to
exclude it from.



Pierre Smits

*ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>*
Services & Solutions for Cloud-
Based Manufacturing, Professional
Services and Retail & Trade
http://www.orrtiz.com

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Jacopo Cappellato <
[hidden email]> wrote:

> On Sep 30, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Pierre Smits <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > This component should be included in the release.
> >
> > If you agree, please cast your vote:
> > +1 , meaning include in upcoming release
> > 0 , meaning no opinion
> > -1 , meaning exclude in upcoming release
>
> Please clarify what you mean with "upcoming release". Do you mean in the
> upcoming new release branch (i.e. release14.10)?
>
> Jacopo

[Jacopo Cappellato-4]

Ok, got it.
The release process that the OFBiz community is following is based on a feature freeze phase, that for the 13.07 branch started more than one year ago, during which only bug fixes are backported.
This is done in order to stabilize the branch before an official release is done. Since the "projectmgr" component has never been part of the 13.07 branch then it may be unsafe to include it now just before the release is issued. It would be better to discuss its inclusion in the upcoming new release branch where it could be stabilized and bug fixed.

Regards,

Jacopo

On Sep 30, 2014, at 11:15 AM, Pierre Smits <[hidden email]> wrote:

> The title implies that it is to keep it in the release you're planning to
> exclude it from.
>
> Pierre Smits
>
> *ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>*
> Services & Solutions for Cloud-
> Based Manufacturing, Professional
> Services and Retail & Trade
> http://www.orrtiz.com
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Jacopo Cappellato <
> [hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> On Sep 30, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Pierre Smits <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> This component should be included in the release.
>>>
>>> If you agree, please cast your vote:
>>> +1 , meaning include in upcoming release
>>> 0 , meaning no opinion
>>> -1 , meaning exclude in upcoming release
>>
>> Please clarify what you mean with "upcoming release". Do you mean in the
>> upcoming new release branch (i.e. release14.10)?
>>
>> Jacopo

[Pierre Smits]

Jacopo,

Back then there were already strong objections to excluding components from
the release. I recall that Hans also wanted to keep the SCRUM component in
the release, as well as there were proponents for BIRT and other components.

These are good additions to the feature set of OFBiz and may be in use
already by community members. It would be best that you solicit the advice
of the entire community before a decision on excluding components from any
release is taken. This affects more participants in this project than just
you and the committers.

Regards,

Pierre Smits

*ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>*
Services & Solutions for Cloud-
Based Manufacturing, Professional
Services and Retail & Trade
http://www.orrtiz.com

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Jacopo Cappellato <
[hidden email]> wrote:

> Ok, got it.
> The release process that the OFBiz community is following is based on a
> feature freeze phase, that for the 13.07 branch started more than one year
> ago, during which only bug fixes are backported.
> This is done in order to stabilize the branch before an official release
> is done. Since the "projectmgr" component has never been part of the 13.07
> branch then it may be unsafe to include it now just before the release is
> issued. It would be better to discuss its inclusion in the upcoming new
> release branch where it could be stabilized and bug fixed.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jacopo
>