http://ofbiz.116.s1.nabble.com/OFBiz-Users-Need-advice-on-ofbiz-tp135520p135522.html
the code written. It's not all working yet, but we can commit it early
> Hi Fredrik,
>
> first of all, welcome to the OFBiz community.
>
> See my comments inline,
>
> Fredrik Rubensson wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I am new to this list so my apologies if I am out of topic or am
>> asking the already obvious.
>>
>> I am evaluating possible commercial and/or open source solutions for
>> an upcoming project for one of our customers and need your advice on
>> ofbiz suitability for the task at hand. We are building an ecommerce
>> solution with a limited number of products that will be managed in a
>> content management system, products may be grouped in packages and
>> there will be discount variants when purchasing certain combinations
>> of products. The system will communicate with a backend billing
>> system on a nightly basis (file transfer). There will also be online
>> content products that can be subscribed to.
>>
>
> It seems taht many of the features you need are already implemented;
> some of them are in development right now (e.g. marketing packages,
> see
http://jira.undersunconsulting.com/browse/OFBIZ-83).
> The only tricky thing could be the implementation of the integration
> with the backend billing system...
>
>> My conclusions this far about ofbiz is:
>> - It seems to be a cool product.
>> - It is not fully completed in all areas.
>> - It will take a while to learn to use it properly
>> - It has a rich set of features and a complex data model.
>>
>> My questions are:
>> - How long time would be needed for a senior Java developer to get to
>> learn ofbiz good enough to implement the described system?
>
>
> Not too much time. My suggestion is to buy the "Data Model Resource
> Book" (well, at least vol. 1) and also some of the tech/training
> materials provided by Undersun consulting; also, have a look at the
> "example" component to see many of the best practices in action.
>
>> - How much of the implementation effort is likely to be extensions
>> and configuration and how much will already be available?
>
>
> Hmmm... it's difficult to say: available 90%, configuration/extensions
> 10%
>
>> - Is the EJB service layer mature, well documented and easy to use?
>
>
> I don't think that such a layer is available: my suggestion is to see
> how the entity and service engines work.
>
>> - Are there any other questions I should ask?
>
>
> You are right... what is really important is to know the Question, not
> the Answer!
> ;-)
>
>
> Good luck,
>
> Jacopo
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Fredrik Rubensson
>>
>>
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