newsletter subscription

[hdv]

Hi,
I am new to ofbiz.I want to use newsletter subscription but I am not able to do that.Can someone suggest me the basic steps to activate this?

Thanks in advance.

[Jacques Le Roux]

Did you have a look at https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/catalog/control/EditProduct?productId=GZ-NEWS-1MO ?
Of course this means to look into how seed demo data are organized and from there find your own way...

Jacques

From: "hdv" <[hidden email]>

>
> Hi,
> I am new to ofbiz.I want to use newsletter subscription but I am not able to
> do that.Can someone suggest me the basic steps to activate this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> View this message in context: http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/newsletter-subscription-tp2296673p2296673.html
> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>

[Ruth Hoffman-2]

Hello HDV:
The newsletter ("Contact List" and "Communications Event") User
Interface features of OFBiz are not too well developed. If you are
interested in this capability you are going to have to do a little bit
of digging as Jacques suggests.

If there is enough interest (read, someone is willing to pay for it or I
have some free time) I will do a write up on how to use this. I've
developed my own UI that front-end's the OFBiz Content Manager and Party
Manager set of services (this is where most of this functionality
resides) and it works very nicely to support an unlimited number of
newsletter subscription types, subscribers and even un-subscribing. The
only thing left for me to do is come up with the content for the
newsletters :-)

Regards,
Ruth Hoffman
[hidden email]

Jacques Le Roux wrote:

> Did you have a look at
> https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/catalog/control/EditProduct?productId=GZ-NEWS-1MO 
> ?
> Of course this means to look into how seed demo data are organized and
> from there find your own way...
>
> Jacques
>
> From: "hdv" <[hidden email]>
>>
>> Hi,
>> I am new to ofbiz.I want to use newsletter subscription but I am not
>> able to
>> do that.Can someone suggest me the basic steps to activate this?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> --
>> View this message in context:
>> http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/newsletter-subscription-tp2296673p2296673.html 
>>
>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>
>
>

[Jacques Le Roux]

Hi Ruth,

Could this not be contributed?

Jacques

From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]>

> Hello HDV:
> The newsletter ("Contact List" and "Communications Event") User
> Interface features of OFBiz are not too well developed. If you are
> interested in this capability you are going to have to do a little bit
> of digging as Jacques suggests.
>
> If there is enough interest (read, someone is willing to pay for it or I
> have some free time) I will do a write up on how to use this. I've
> developed my own UI that front-end's the OFBiz Content Manager and Party
> Manager set of services (this is where most of this functionality
> resides) and it works very nicely to support an unlimited number of
> newsletter subscription types, subscribers and even un-subscribing. The
> only thing left for me to do is come up with the content for the
> newsletters :-)
>
> Regards,
> Ruth Hoffman
> [hidden email]
>
> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>> Did you have a look at
>> https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/catalog/control/EditProduct?productId=GZ-NEWS-1MO 
>> ?
>> Of course this means to look into how seed demo data are organized and
>> from there find your own way...
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>> From: "hdv" <[hidden email]>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I am new to ofbiz.I want to use newsletter subscription but I am not
>>> able to
>>> do that.Can someone suggest me the basic steps to activate this?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>> --
>>> View this message in context:
>>> http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/newsletter-subscription-tp2296673p2296673.html 
>>>
>>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>
>>
>>
>

[Ruth Hoffman-2]

Hi Jacques:
If you are talking about the code - it doesn't even come close to
meeting the project's exacting standards.

If you are talking about the documentation, sure. I haven't written it
up yet. When it is done, I'd be happy to contribute a Wiki version of
it. BTW, could you fix my book images on the book page...

    https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Related+Books


Regards,
Ruth
Jacques Le Roux wrote:

> Hi Ruth,
>
> Could this not be contributed?
>
> Jacques
>
> From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]>
>> Hello HDV:
>> The newsletter ("Contact List" and "Communications Event") User
>> Interface features of OFBiz are not too well developed. If you are
>> interested in this capability you are going to have to do a little
>> bit of digging as Jacques suggests.
>>
>> If there is enough interest (read, someone is willing to pay for it
>> or I have some free time) I will do a write up on how to use this.
>> I've developed my own UI that front-end's the OFBiz Content Manager
>> and Party Manager set of services (this is where most of this
>> functionality resides) and it works very nicely to support an
>> unlimited number of newsletter subscription types, subscribers and
>> even un-subscribing. The only thing left for me to do is come up with
>> the content for the newsletters :-)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ruth Hoffman
>> [hidden email]
>>
>> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>> Did you have a look at
>>> https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/catalog/control/EditProduct?productId=GZ-NEWS-1MO 
>>> ?
>>> Of course this means to look into how seed demo data are organized
>>> and from there find your own way...
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>> From: "hdv" <[hidden email]>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I am new to ofbiz.I want to use newsletter subscription but I am
>>>> not able to
>>>> do that.Can someone suggest me the basic steps to activate this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>> --
>>>> View this message in context:
>>>> http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/newsletter-subscription-tp2296673p2296673.html 
>>>>
>>>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

[Jacques Le Roux]

Thanks Ruth,

I was speaking about the code, (is it really so bad that it can be contributed?) but the documentation is almost important.
It's done for the books images. I struggled because the preview was not working well, without speaking about the Rich Text Editor.
But fortunately, finally when I save all was good.

Jacques

From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]>

> Hi Jacques:
> If you are talking about the code - it doesn't even come close to meeting the project's exacting standards.
>
> If you are talking about the documentation, sure. I haven't written it up yet. When it is done, I'd be happy to contribute a Wiki
> version of it. BTW, could you fix my book images on the book page...
>
>    https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Related+Books
>
>
> Regards,
> Ruth
> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>> Hi Ruth,
>>
>> Could this not be contributed?
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>> From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]>
>>> Hello HDV:
>>> The newsletter ("Contact List" and "Communications Event") User Interface features of OFBiz are not too well developed. If you
>>> are interested in this capability you are going to have to do a little bit of digging as Jacques suggests.
>>>
>>> If there is enough interest (read, someone is willing to pay for it or I have some free time) I will do a write up on how to use
>>> this. I've developed my own UI that front-end's the OFBiz Content Manager and Party Manager set of services (this is where most
>>> of this functionality resides) and it works very nicely to support an unlimited number of newsletter subscription types,
>>> subscribers and even un-subscribing. The only thing left for me to do is come up with the content for the newsletters :-)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ruth Hoffman
>>> [hidden email]
>>>
>>> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>>> Did you have a look at https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/catalog/control/EditProduct?productId=GZ-NEWS-1MO ?
>>>> Of course this means to look into how seed demo data are organized and from there find your own way...
>>>>
>>>> Jacques
>>>>
>>>> From: "hdv" <[hidden email]>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I am new to ofbiz.I want to use newsletter subscription but I am not able to
>>>>> do that.Can someone suggest me the basic steps to activate this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>> --
>>>>> View this message in context: http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/newsletter-subscription-tp2296673p2296673.html
>>>>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

[Ruth Hoffman-2]

Hi Jacques:
Thanks so much for the website.

RE the code: I created an entirely new component because I do lots more
than just support mailing lists etc. I guess when I get ready to
document it, I could figure out a way to separate out the code - it is
mostly just screens (all Freemarker, btw). So, I'll see. I'm pretty busy
right now working on other OFBiz documentation projects including
updating the books.

Thanks for the encouragement!

Regards,
Ruth

Jacques Le Roux wrote:

> Thanks Ruth,
>
> I was speaking about the code, (is it really so bad that it can be
> contributed?) but the documentation is almost important.
> It's done for the books images. I struggled because the preview was
> not working well, without speaking about the Rich Text Editor. But
> fortunately, finally when I save all was good.
>
> Jacques
>
> From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]>
>> Hi Jacques:
>> If you are talking about the code - it doesn't even come close to
>> meeting the project's exacting standards.
>>
>> If you are talking about the documentation, sure. I haven't written
>> it up yet. When it is done, I'd be happy to contribute a Wiki version
>> of it. BTW, could you fix my book images on the book page...
>>
>>    
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Related+Books
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ruth
>> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>> Hi Ruth,
>>>
>>> Could this not be contributed?
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>> From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]>
>>>> Hello HDV:
>>>> The newsletter ("Contact List" and "Communications Event") User
>>>> Interface features of OFBiz are not too well developed. If you are
>>>> interested in this capability you are going to have to do a little
>>>> bit of digging as Jacques suggests.
>>>>
>>>> If there is enough interest (read, someone is willing to pay for it
>>>> or I have some free time) I will do a write up on how to use this.
>>>> I've developed my own UI that front-end's the OFBiz Content Manager
>>>> and Party Manager set of services (this is where most of this
>>>> functionality resides) and it works very nicely to support an
>>>> unlimited number of newsletter subscription types, subscribers and
>>>> even un-subscribing. The only thing left for me to do is come up
>>>> with the content for the newsletters :-)
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Ruth Hoffman
>>>> [hidden email]
>>>>
>>>> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>>>> Did you have a look at
>>>>> https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/catalog/control/EditProduct?productId=GZ-NEWS-1MO 
>>>>> ?
>>>>> Of course this means to look into how seed demo data are organized
>>>>> and from there find your own way...
>>>>>
>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>
>>>>> From: "hdv" <[hidden email]>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> I am new to ofbiz.I want to use newsletter subscription but I am
>>>>>> not able to
>>>>>> do that.Can someone suggest me the basic steps to activate this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> View this message in context:
>>>>>> http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/newsletter-subscription-tp2296673p2296673.html 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>

[Matt Warnock]

I would certainly be interested, this is one of the needs we have.  Any
idea on cost or what it would require?
--
Matt Warnock <[hidden email]>
RidgeCrest Herbals, Inc.

On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 10:18 -0400, Ruth Hoffman wrote:

> Hello HDV:
> The newsletter ("Contact List" and "Communications Event") User
> Interface features of OFBiz are not too well developed. If you are
> interested in this capability you are going to have to do a little bit
> of digging as Jacques suggests.
>
> If there is enough interest (read, someone is willing to pay for it or I
> have some free time) I will do a write up on how to use this. I've
> developed my own UI that front-end's the OFBiz Content Manager and Party
> Manager set of services (this is where most of this functionality
> resides) and it works very nicely to support an unlimited number of
> newsletter subscription types, subscribers and even un-subscribing. The
> only thing left for me to do is come up with the content for the
> newsletters :-)
>
> Regards,
> Ruth Hoffman
> [hidden email]
>
> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
> > Did you have a look at
> > https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/catalog/control/EditProduct?productId=GZ-NEWS-1MO 
> > ?
> > Of course this means to look into how seed demo data are organized and
> > from there find your own way...
> >
> > Jacques
> >
> > From: "hdv" <[hidden email]>
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >> I am new to ofbiz.I want to use newsletter subscription but I am not
> >> able to
> >> do that.Can someone suggest me the basic steps to activate this?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >> --
> >> View this message in context:
> >> http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/newsletter-subscription-tp2296673p2296673.html 
> >>
> >> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> >>
> >
> >

[Matt Warnock]

+1, love to see it anytime you are ready.
--
Matt Warnock <[hidden email]>
RidgeCrest Herbals, Inc.

On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 13:18 -0400, Ruth Hoffman wrote:

> Hi Jacques:
> Thanks so much for the website.
>
> RE the code: I created an entirely new component because I do lots more
> than just support mailing lists etc. I guess when I get ready to
> document it, I could figure out a way to separate out the code - it is
> mostly just screens (all Freemarker, btw). So, I'll see. I'm pretty busy
> right now working on other OFBiz documentation projects including
> updating the books.
>
> Thanks for the encouragement!
>
> Regards,
> Ruth
>
> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
> > Thanks Ruth,
> >
> > I was speaking about the code, (is it really so bad that it can be
> > contributed?) but the documentation is almost important.
> > It's done for the books images. I struggled because the preview was
> > not working well, without speaking about the Rich Text Editor. But
> > fortunately, finally when I save all was good.
> >
> > Jacques
> >
> > From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]>
> >> Hi Jacques:
> >> If you are talking about the code - it doesn't even come close to
> >> meeting the project's exacting standards.
> >>
> >> If you are talking about the documentation, sure. I haven't written
> >> it up yet. When it is done, I'd be happy to contribute a Wiki version
> >> of it. BTW, could you fix my book images on the book page...
> >>
> >>    
> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Related+Books
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Ruth
> >> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
> >>> Hi Ruth,
> >>>
> >>> Could this not be contributed?
> >>>
> >>> Jacques
> >>>
> >>> From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]>
> >>>> Hello HDV:
> >>>> The newsletter ("Contact List" and "Communications Event") User
> >>>> Interface features of OFBiz are not too well developed. If you are
> >>>> interested in this capability you are going to have to do a little
> >>>> bit of digging as Jacques suggests.
> >>>>
> >>>> If there is enough interest (read, someone is willing to pay for it
> >>>> or I have some free time) I will do a write up on how to use this.
> >>>> I've developed my own UI that front-end's the OFBiz Content Manager
> >>>> and Party Manager set of services (this is where most of this
> >>>> functionality resides) and it works very nicely to support an
> >>>> unlimited number of newsletter subscription types, subscribers and
> >>>> even un-subscribing. The only thing left for me to do is come up
> >>>> with the content for the newsletters :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> Ruth Hoffman
> >>>> [hidden email]
> >>>>
> >>>> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
> >>>>> Did you have a look at
> >>>>> https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/catalog/control/EditProduct?productId=GZ-NEWS-1MO 
> >>>>> ?
> >>>>> Of course this means to look into how seed demo data are organized
> >>>>> and from there find your own way...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jacques
> >>>>>
> >>>>> From: "hdv" <[hidden email]>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>> I am new to ofbiz.I want to use newsletter subscription but I am
> >>>>>> not able to
> >>>>>> do that.Can someone suggest me the basic steps to activate this?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks in advance.
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> View this message in context:
> >>>>>> http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/newsletter-subscription-tp2296673p2296673.html 
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >

[Ruth Hoffman-2]

Hi Matt:
Are you referring to the cost associated with doing the document or with
tidying up the code?

I'm not in a position to do the later any time soon and haven't given
that any thought.

As to the putting together some documentation the cost (and effort)
associated with doing this would depend on how detailed you'd like to
see it. To do the topic justice and cover it as thoroughly as I am prone
to do, it would take at least 2 weeks to write/test and another week to
format and get ready to publish. I don't like to just throw stuff out
there...at least not content that people are going to pay for.

What are you looking for? A step-by-step guide to using the existing
OFBiz functionality - where it exists?

Please let me know and I'll give it all more consideration.

Regards,
Ruth

Matt Warnock wrote:
> I would certainly be interested, this is one of the needs we have.  Any
> idea on cost or what it would require?
>  

[Matt Warnock]

Would you be willing to share the screens etc that make it more
comprehensible?  Otherwise I probably need to just slog through it.
--
Matt Warnock <[hidden email]>
RidgeCrest Herbals, Inc.

On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 18:24 -0400, Ruth Hoffman wrote:

> Hi Matt:
> Are you referring to the cost associated with doing the document or with
> tidying up the code?
>
> I'm not in a position to do the later any time soon and haven't given
> that any thought.
>
> As to the putting together some documentation the cost (and effort)
> associated with doing this would depend on how detailed you'd like to
> see it. To do the topic justice and cover it as thoroughly as I am prone
> to do, it would take at least 2 weeks to write/test and another week to
> format and get ready to publish. I don't like to just throw stuff out
> there...at least not content that people are going to pay for.
>
> What are you looking for? A step-by-step guide to using the existing
> OFBiz functionality - where it exists?
>
> Please let me know and I'll give it all more consideration.
>
> Regards,
> Ruth
>
> Matt Warnock wrote:
> > I would certainly be interested, this is one of the needs we have.  Any
> > idea on cost or what it would require?
> >  

[Ruth Hoffman-2]

Hi Matt:

I guess I need to preface all this with: I don't use 10.4 or any version
of OFBiz from the 10.4 branch. I have not upgraded to Java 1.6 and I'm
not going to for my production server so I'm strictly talking about 9.04.

To your question: Sorry, I don't understand. Do you want me to tell you
which webapps and which OFBiz screens to use from 9.04? Or which
services? I certainly can do that. It would still take some time as its
been awhile since I looked at all this. (Of course I did that when I set
about putting together my own tools.)

If you are talking about sharing the screens I developed, I could do
that. I'm not sure how useful they would be out of context. But, I could
set up a web page on myofbiz.com to share Freemarker templates. I think
you'd be better served however if I started with screen shots of my web
pages and explained how I do what I do.

Just some thoughts.

Regards,
Ruth

Matt Warnock wrote:
> Would you be willing to share the screens etc that make it more
> comprehensible?  Otherwise I probably need to just slog through it.
>  

[Matt Warnock]

If a few hours' consulting would help us (and maybe others) get up and
running with it, well worth it to me.  But I can't finance 2-3 weeks
work on just this, like to do the whole 5-step document you described,
and since we're running trunk, we'd want to implement there, though I
doubt there is all that much change in this area.  We know the screens
would look a little different.  Perhaps you could send the code and walk
me through your approach at some convenient time? That wouldn't help
others, but maybe once I get it converted to trunk I could contribute
that back.  Just an idea.
--
Matt Warnock <[hidden email]>
RidgeCrest Herbals, Inc.

On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 18:53 -0400, Ruth Hoffman wrote:

> Hi Matt:
>
> I guess I need to preface all this with: I don't use 10.4 or any version
> of OFBiz from the 10.4 branch. I have not upgraded to Java 1.6 and I'm
> not going to for my production server so I'm strictly talking about 9.04.
>
> To your question: Sorry, I don't understand. Do you want me to tell you
> which webapps and which OFBiz screens to use from 9.04? Or which
> services? I certainly can do that. It would still take some time as its
> been awhile since I looked at all this. (Of course I did that when I set
> about putting together my own tools.)
>
> If you are talking about sharing the screens I developed, I could do
> that. I'm not sure how useful they would be out of context. But, I could
> set up a web page on myofbiz.com to share Freemarker templates. I think
> you'd be better served however if I started with screen shots of my web
> pages and explained how I do what I do.
>
> Just some thoughts.
>
> Regards,
> Ruth
>
> Matt Warnock wrote:
> > Would you be willing to share the screens etc that make it more
> > comprehensible?  Otherwise I probably need to just slog through it.
> >  

[Ruth Hoffman-2]

Hi Matt:
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I would charge for 3 weeks worth of
work. Only that it would probably take me that long to put this together.

If you like the way in which I've done the E-books - I mean the detail
and the manner in which they are presented - then that takes time to
assemble. What I have in mind is something similar to a recent e-book I
just put on the shopping site (yes it costs $9.95) called "How To Add An
RSS Feed in 5 Easy Steps".
(http://www.myofbiz.com/ecommerce/products/PROMOTIONS/p_PUB-RSS0710).
This one is 16 pages long, but I think to do the mailing list
application justice it would probably take about 30-40 pages and sell
for, maybe +/- $15USD.

So, that's where I am now. If you are serious about this, then purchase
the RSS Guide and let me know if this is the kind of content you'd like
to see for the mailing list application. (Another example is the
document I did as an EXTRA to the Catalog Manager book - "How To Add
Product Features as Content". Which, since you bought the book, you get
for free anyhow...so go take a look and let me know.)

And, btw, please tell all your friends about MyOFBiz.com! The more hits
I get on the website and the more interest I see from the community, the
more likely I am to put something like this together. Or, rather move it
up in priority, because, this is one topic that is already on radar.
Just not a real high priority for me right now.

Thanks much for your thoughts.
Regards,
Ruth

Matt Warnock wrote:

> If a few hours' consulting would help us (and maybe others) get up and
> running with it, well worth it to me.  But I can't finance 2-3 weeks
> work on just this, like to do the whole 5-step document you described,
> and since we're running trunk, we'd want to implement there, though I
> doubt there is all that much change in this area.  We know the screens
> would look a little different.  Perhaps you could send the code and walk
> me through your approach at some convenient time? That wouldn't help
> others, but maybe once I get it converted to trunk I could contribute
> that back.  Just an idea.
>  

[Matt Warnock]

See below.
--
Matt Warnock <[hidden email]>
RidgeCrest Herbals, Inc.

On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 19:39 -0400, Ruth Hoffman wrote:

> Hi Matt:
> Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I would charge for 3 weeks worth of
> work. Only that it would probably take me that long to put this together.
>
> If you like the way in which I've done the E-books - I mean the detail
> and the manner in which they are presented - then that takes time to
> assemble. What I have in mind is something similar to a recent e-book I
> just put on the shopping site (yes it costs $9.95) called "How To Add An
> RSS Feed in 5 Easy Steps".
> (http://www.myofbiz.com/ecommerce/products/PROMOTIONS/p_PUB-RSS0710).
> This one is 16 pages long, but I think to do the mailing list
> application justice it would probably take about 30-40 pages and sell
> for, maybe +/- $15USD.
>

Good content, great value.  I like.

> So, that's where I am now. If you are serious about this, then purchase
> the RSS Guide and let me know if this is the kind of content you'd like
> to see for the mailing list application. (Another example is the
> document I did as an EXTRA to the Catalog Manager book - "How To Add
> Product Features as Content". Which, since you bought the book, you get
> for free anyhow...so go take a look and let me know.)
>

I did read the EXTRA, it was good.  Also ordered the RSS Guide.  BTW,
the MFR guide seems to be free in the library and costs elsewhere, FYI.
Don't know how that happened.

> And, btw, please tell all your friends about MyOFBiz.com! The more hits
> I get on the website and the more interest I see from the community, the
> more likely I am to put something like this together. Or, rather move it
> up in priority, because, this is one topic that is already on radar.
> Just not a real high priority for me right now.

Everyone I know with any interest in OFBiz is on this list. :(

>
> Thanks much for your thoughts.
> Regards,
> Ruth
>
> Matt Warnock wrote:
> > If a few hours' consulting would help us (and maybe others) get up and
> > running with it, well worth it to me.  But I can't finance 2-3 weeks
> > work on just this, like to do the whole 5-step document you described,
> > and since we're running trunk, we'd want to implement there, though I
> > doubt there is all that much change in this area.  We know the screens
> > would look a little different.  Perhaps you could send the code and walk
> > me through your approach at some convenient time? That wouldn't help
> > others, but maybe once I get it converted to trunk I could contribute
> > that back.  Just an idea.
> >  

[Ruth Hoffman-2]

Hi Matt:
Seems that Thunderbird has seen fit to remove the context of this
thread...so I'll just have to "wing-it" with a response :-)

1) Thanks for the endorsement and your support. It is people like you
who make this all worthwhile!

2) Just to clarify, there are 2 OFBiz manufacturing documents - and
introductory piece that is available via the survey (free) and a full
length book (130+ pages) that costs $39.95USD. Both written by Sharan.

3) I've put this on my list to start next week as soon as I finish the
9.04 updates to the ecommerce book: A free short piece (5-10 pages) on
how to use the existing OFBiz features/functions to support mailing
lists and email campaigns. Sharan and I call these our "5 Step Guides".
I'll give it back to the community and post it on the Wiki. I'll also
put it on my website.

After I finish that, I'll put together a more comprehensive piece on
some things I did to augment OFBiz to make the mailing list features
work for me and meet my business needs.

I'll announce something on the list as soon as the first piece is done.

BTW, I just posted a free 5 Step Guide written by Sharan Foga on the
myofbiz.com website titled "OFBiz Accounting 5 Step Guide". Anyone can
download it. You don't need to take the survey.
http://www.myofbiz.com/control/cms01.

Thanks again.
Ruth
[hidden email]
http://www.myofbiz.com



Matt Warnock wrote:
> See below.
>  

[Jacques Le Roux]

Thanks Ruth and Sharan, enjoying to see the continued good work!

Jacques

From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[hidden email]>

> Hi Matt:
> Seems that Thunderbird has seen fit to remove the context of this
> thread...so I'll just have to "wing-it" with a response :-)
>
> 1) Thanks for the endorsement and your support. It is people like you
> who make this all worthwhile!
>
> 2) Just to clarify, there are 2 OFBiz manufacturing documents - and
> introductory piece that is available via the survey (free) and a full
> length book (130+ pages) that costs $39.95USD. Both written by Sharan.
>
> 3) I've put this on my list to start next week as soon as I finish the
> 9.04 updates to the ecommerce book: A free short piece (5-10 pages) on
> how to use the existing OFBiz features/functions to support mailing
> lists and email campaigns. Sharan and I call these our "5 Step Guides".
> I'll give it back to the community and post it on the Wiki. I'll also
> put it on my website.
>
> After I finish that, I'll put together a more comprehensive piece on
> some things I did to augment OFBiz to make the mailing list features
> work for me and meet my business needs.
>
> I'll announce something on the list as soon as the first piece is done.
>
> BTW, I just posted a free 5 Step Guide written by Sharan Foga on the
> myofbiz.com website titled "OFBiz Accounting 5 Step Guide". Anyone can
> download it. You don't need to take the survey.
> http://www.myofbiz.com/control/cms01.
>
> Thanks again.
> Ruth
> [hidden email]
> http://www.myofbiz.com
>
>
>
> Matt Warnock wrote:
>> See below.
>>  
>