BJ, there are a quite a few pre-defined roles in PartyTypeData how will I know when to use one of the pre-defined RoleTypes and when to create my own, unless I know exactly what the pre-defined roles do?
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 10:16 PM, BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> wrote: > MANAGER is generic and for small company enough > you want more granuallity meand you create a > MANAGER_PACKING > Then implement it in the Facilities code and screens > then remove the MANAGER from your party and add your MANAGER_PACKING > you can also add TEAM_PACKING, for Those working in Packing. > > ========================= > BJ Freeman > Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation > <http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=52> > Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/> > Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist > > Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man > > > chris snow sent the following on 9/19/2010 2:07 PM: >> >> This is confusing me, so what about if I rephrase my question: >> >> - I have a party, what roles should I give to the party? >> >> I don't want to give a role if I don't know what effect that role has. >> For example, I have an employee who is a manager of a small team in >> my packing department. There is a MANAGER role available in >> PartyTypeData, so this seems like a natural fit and I assign the >> MANAGER role to my packing manager. I have now inadvertently given >> my manager extended privileges in the WebPOS. This is clearly not my >> intention. >> >> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 9:49 PM, BJ Freeman<bjf...@free-man.net> wrote: >>> >>> the basic use of roles it to define before there is data available. >>> it also is a way of selecting certain function (roles) of a party. >>> The Demo data is not complete and is there to show that one of the roles >>> you >>> can have is BUYER. >>> these are covered in the Datamodel book vol I. >>> >>> >>> chris snow sent the following on 9/19/2010 1:40 PM: >>>> >>>> A text search on the "BUYER" role type suggests that RoleType doesn't >>>> actually do anything other than act as a label for Parties. I must be >>>> missing something? >>>> >>>> $ grep -r '"BUYER"' * >>>> applications/securityext/data/UserDemoData.xml:<PartyRole >>>> partyId="admin" roleTypeId="BUYER"/> >>>> applications/securityext/data/UserDemoData.xml:<PartyRole >>>> partyId="bizadmin" roleTypeId="BUYER"/> >>>> applications/party/data/PartyTypeData.xml:<RoleType >>>> description="Buyer" hasTable="N" parentTypeId="EMPLOYEE" >>>> roleTypeId="BUYER"/> >>>> applications/order/servicedef/orderProcessXPDL.xml: >>>> <Participant Id="BUYER" Name="Purchase Order Approval Role"> >>>> applications/accounting/data/DemoPaymentsInvoices.xml:<PartyRole >>>> partyId="AcctBuyer" roleTypeId="BUYER"/> >>>> specialpurpose/workflow/data/OrderProcessWorkflow.xml: >>>> <WorkflowParticipant packageId="org.ofbiz.order" >>>> packageVersion="20030730144901" processId="_NA_" processVersion="_NA_" >>>> participantId="BUYER" participantName="Purchase Order Approval Role" >>>> description="Reviews and approves/rejects orders" >>>> participantTypeId="ROLE"/> >>>> specialpurpose/workflow/data/OrderProcessWorkflow.xml: >>>> <WorkflowActivity packageId="org.ofbiz.order" >>>> packageVersion="20030730144901" processId="ProcessOrder" >>>> processVersion="20030730144901" activityId="approvePurchaseOrder" >>>> objectName="Approve Purchase Order #${orderId}" objectPriority="5" >>>> timeLimit="12.0" startModeEnumId="WAM_MANUAL" >>>> finishModeEnumId="WAM_MANUAL" performerParticipantId="BUYER" >>>> activityTypeEnumId="WAT_NO" canStart="N" joinTypeEnumId="WJT_XOR" >>>> splitTypeEnumId="WST_XOR" acceptAllAssignments="N" >>>> completeAllAssignments="N" limitService="sendProcessNotification" >>>> limitAfterStart="N" delegateAfterStart="Y" restartOnDelegate="N" >>>> inheritPriority="Y"/> >>>> specialpurpose/ecommerce/data/DemoOrderPeopleData.xml:<PartyRole >>>> partyId="DemoBuyer" roleTypeId="BUYER"/> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 9:13 PM, chris snow<chsnow...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I'm manually working through the ecommerce demo setup data to create a >>>>> new site and along the way gain more insight into the ofbiz data >>>>> structures. >>>>> >>>>> When I encounter a RoleType, I want to know what effect this role has >>>>> on ofbiz. For example, the RoleType: MANAGER, >>>>> >>>>> <Party partyId="admin" partyTypeId="PERSON"/> >>>>> ... >>>>> <PartyRole partyId="admin" roleTypeId="MANAGER"/> >>>>> >>>>> If I do a text search through the ofbiz source for "MANAGER", I can >>>>> see that the MANAGER RoleType is used in several places, including: >>>>> >>>>> component://pos/src/org/ofbiz/pos/event/SecurityEvents.java >>>>> component://webpos/src/org/ofbiz/webpos/session/WebPosSession.java >>>>> >>>>> From this I can deduce that the MANGER role has an influence on the >>>>> behaviour of the pos and webpos components. >>>>> >>>>> Searching for individual RoleType's is insightful, but is time >>>>> consuming. Is there an easier way for me to understand how various >>>>> RoleType's influence the ofbiz processes? >>>>> >>>>> If there isn't an easier way, I'm happy to continue my search process >>>>> and create a wiki page to document the various RoleType's and their >>>>> effect on the behaviour of ofbiz. >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Chris >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
