David,
So what do you think would be the best approach for creating a fixed
asset after a PO is approved? Should there be a link to receive the
fixed asset, as opposed to receive inventory, which causes the fixed
asset to be created?
On Dec 3, 2006, at 12:56 AM, David E Jones wrote:
David,
I just read David's post http://lists.ofbiz.org/pipermail/dev/2006-
May/011004.html and your posting and I think I would suggest
something a little different. The different OrderItemTypes for
product vs fixed asset vs service is a good idea, but it should not
be presented to the user. Rather, it should be possible to set up
a Product as a "Fixed Asset", "Finished Good", and "Service", and
the storeOrder service should figure out correct OrderItemType for
it. During order creation (shopping cart) any order item is like
any other order item, but then when the order is created the
different types are stored.
Why the groups "Fixed Asset", "Finished Good", and "Service"? What
would those mean? I guess I'm confused because it seems like an
arbitrary selection of ProductTypes and other general stuff. A
FixedAsset is (or can be) an instance of a Product, which can have a
type of "Finished Good", for example.
Then, when the order is created, depending on the different types
of order items, you can 1) receive inventory or ship inventory
(physical products) 2) automatically fulfill for digital products--
already implemented, you can start your own iTunes with ofbiz 3)
commission a fixed asset item if it's a fixed asset order item and
4) create a workeffort if it's a service item
Here again this is kind of a funny mix of things, and I'm not sure
what sort of process you have in mind. There are generally different
processes for different things, and these can of course vary by the
company. Purchases and sales are obviously different too. For service
sales you could trigger creation of a WorkEffort, but for many
companies that plan and quote before they sell the WorkEffort would
already exist, for example.
-David
Best Regards,
Si
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