Couldn't we simply enter an enabled flag in the entity that associates these services to the product store?
Obviously it should still be properly documented, but it would make life a lot easier for someone looking at it for the first time. - Andrew On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 07:56 +0100, David E Jones wrote: > Yes, the USPS ones do have the service names and I don't really like > it because each time you use them you get an error message. In a way > it advertises the possibility of the feature, as John pointed out, > but that really shouldn't be done through error messages, that should > be done through documentation. > > My vote would be to remove all of the service names, and just make > sure they are all adequately documented in the Basic Production Setup > Guide on docs.ofbiz.org. > > -David > > > On Sep 26, 2006, at 12:44 AM, Tim Ruppert wrote: > > > John, I believe what David was saying was that the reason that the > > service name is not in there by default is that, then, in the > > default instance, the DHL service would be invoked without proper > > information. > > I ran into the same problem with UPS - and asked the same question, > > but it was decided that the demo data would contain information > > that would show how these processes work, but would not work for > > each of the different carrier options out of the box. It should be > > spelled out clearly in the production setup guide - and if it's not > > - then we should correct it there. > > > > Any additional thoughts? > > > > Cheers, > > Tim > > > > -- > > Tim Ruppert > > HotWax Media > > http://www.hotwaxmedia.com > > > > o:801.649.6594 > > f:801.649.6595 > > > > John Martin wrote: > >> Hi Dave, > >> > >> I'm not quite sure what you mean. If you mean that setting the > >> serviceName to call the API's wouldn't work properly. That is > >> correct > >> do to the missing access keys but the way that the service (at least > >> DHL) is written, it will log an error and I believe even display that > >> shipping properties need to be configured. For someone starting out, > >> this is already explained in the guide and easy to configure. > >> > >> If we don't set the serviceName correctly, most new users will > >> have no > >> means to set the entity attribute. It is not a visible field in the > >> EditProductStoreShipSetup form. > >> > >> My recommendation is to set the attribute for all of the carriers. > >> USPS is prepopulated correctly. I don't see/understand why we > >> wouldn't do the same for DHL and UPS. > >> > >> I've included the patch in the jira issue: > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-328 > >> > >> Thanks, John > -- Kind Regards Andrew Sykes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sykes Development Ltd http://www.sykesdevelopment.com
