[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-437?page=comments#action_12459574 ] Chris Howe commented on OFBIZ-437: ----------------------------------
Hey Anil, This is somewhat off topic to this contribution but I was wanting to get some feedback from you since you've been working with the FixedAsset entities lately. There was a discussion a while back on the concept of FixedAsset vs InventoryItem vs a generic Item. The general consensus of that discussion was there was little real world use benefit to treating them both as generic Items at least not in line with the amount of effort necessary to refactor everything. There was also an opinion that they are absolutely different things and shouldn't even be considered similar in the generic sense. In our personal deployment we've been using the generic concept of Item so that we can ship them the same, transfer them the same, take physical inventory the same, allocate them the same, etc. In our real world the only people that care whether it's a fixed asset or an inventory item are the bookkeepers. This has been a slow process only incorporating features that exist with the Fixed Assets and Inventory Items as we've come to need/use them. I was wondering if after your efforts for this contribution you would agree with the notion that the similarities between FixedAsset and InventoryItem constitute a generic Item and if so, would you be willing to collaborate with me to bring the current feature set of FixedAsset and InventoryItem to the generic.? > A component for FixedAsset Maintenance > -------------------------------------- > > Key: OFBIZ-437 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-437 > Project: OFBiz (The Open for Business Project) > Issue Type: Improvement > Reporter: Anil K Patel > Priority: Minor > Attachments: assetmaint.zip > > > Component to manage company assets like fleet of transportation, facilities, > production equipment etc. Set of tools for preventive, routine and unplanned > maintenance. > Details: > Manage Asset detail including, work and cost history over time. > Location and Equipment hierarchies. > Condition Monitoring for proactive maintenance. > Tools for managing Maintenance. > Templates for Preventive Maintenance. > Easy to use wizards for creating Products for defining Parts and Equipment > specs > and More.... -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
