Open Source ERP

This book is written by the leader of the ADempiere project sharing his take on how the web with freely available tools are helping a worldwide community enjoy a high grade quality business application suite. It covers numerous tips on how to solicit answers, building kudos with own contributions and grasping the ADempiere suite at one go. It acts as a quick reference to the ERP menu of features, insights to certain parts and subject matter details that are invaluable to a novice to the new field of Open Source ERP. TARGET: Software developers, System integrators, Academics, Researchers, Students and DIY enthusiasts interested in virtual community building, open source and ERP. UNIQUE FEATURES: This is the first of its kind titled book in the world and acts as an effective guide to the project vast online resources. Open Source ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) presents the latest big wave to hit the open source world. ADempiere sharing top positions in SourceForge.net with other ERP projects prove that open source has reached the business and enterprise sectors. It is still a blue ocean where this book is pioneering in the field of software engineering and systems integration as well as business process automation. TABLE OF CONTENTS: MODULE 1 1 Power of the Web 2 Issues with Open Source MODULE 2 1 Install Application 2 Functional Structure 3 Setup New Shop 4 Materials 5 Business Partners 6 Purchase Cycle 7 Sales Cycle