Tag: open source community

To Charge or Not To Charge

A Charge is a term that captures various expenses, fees and/or financial transactions within the organization. Charges are normally associated with specific accounts from a general ledger. Some examples of Charges are: Charges can be configured to a term that may be more familiar to non-financial staff. These terms allow technical accounting jargon to be…

Marketing an open-source project – Part I

Hey there,  I’d like to start by saying that I started this research back in 2017 and wrapped it up by 2019. Even though I’ve come across heaps of new discussions on the subject since then, the core findings are as valid today as they were back then. But before we dive into the essence…

iDempiere Hero of the Month – May 2023

iDempiere enthusiasts share many examples of how iDempiere changed people’s lives for the better. Here we present to you our hero of the month for his contributions during May. Meet Henry Manas, an active and valuable member of the community since the conference in Bahrain. Henry consistently shares his extensive knowledge and experience by regularly…

How do you resolve “Unresolved Elements”?

A “2Pack” is a compressed XML file used for data import and data export of objects. This feature makes it easier  to replicate the said objects from one environment to another.   The process of importing a “2Pack” is called “Packing In” while the process of exporting a “2Pack” is called “Packing Out”.  This feature…

iDempiere Hero of the Month – April 2023

iDempiere enthusiasts share many examples of how iDempiere changed people’s lives for the better. Here we present to you our hero of the month for his contributions during April. Meet Anna Fadeeva, an amazing contributor and a valued member of the Palich team. In April, Anna and her team made a significant contribution by creating…

Pick your dates carefully!

You don’t have to be an “expert-level iDempiere user” to find yourself in a situation, where you must pick an appropriate date range for various reasons. Whether you want to see Order Details or search for some information at the Invoice Info window, you have most likely already met the little “history” icon next to…

Virtual UI or Virtual DB?

iDempiere can show data to users without actually storing these values in the database.  A developer has the option of using a Virtual UI or a Virtual DB column.  Both of these concepts allow the developer to set a field based on another set of values. What is the difference between Virtual UI or Virtual…

Hidden Gems – iDempiere PO Attributes

This happened to our team last week. If you’re an iDempiere developer, maybe it has happened to you as well. Firstly, we needed to develop a custom Event Handler to manage a special case of deleting draft shipments when the originating sales order was reactivated. So far, so good, quite easy to do. Two weeks…

Could you please trim the trees for me?

Many years ago, our Company had a physical form that we used to monitor any maintenance work done in the manufacturing plant, equipment or retail stores.  This was a cumbersome task that was, frankly, hard to monitor and maintain.  Physical forms get lost or get spilled with coffee.  When I was surfing and evaluating iDempiere,…

Is it i-Dem-pier-e or i-Dem-peer?

I had a conversation with an acquaintance the other day and we got a chance to discuss our respective work. “What do you do?” “I work with the family business and recently started an IT Company focused on Open Source ERP. It’s called iDempiere.” “What?” “iDempiere  i-Dem-pi-er-e or i-Dem-peer. How you say it depends on…