Andrew, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Ballantine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ofbiz-user@incubator.apache.org> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:09 PM Subject: Sharing the OFBiz database.
> Hi, > > One of the things we shall need to do when adopting OFBiz is to be able to > share data from other applications with OFBiz. Why would we want to do that? > > The client has a custom application for handling customer calls and the > necessary follow-up to getting an order. In doing this the application > collects the customer's details which will be needed by by the order > processing and stock control we hope to use in OFbiz. Although we may > transfer this custom application to OFBiz in the future, it works fine for > now and we will have enough to do on the order processing and stock control. > > I realise that I can alter the application to write the customer details to > the DBMS, but am concerned that OFBiz might have some problems if it has > been written assuming it has exclusive access to the database. > Having separate customer databases is not considered an option. I don't know much about it but I guess it's how is working the group map <group-map group-name="org.ofbiz.shipext" datasource-name="localderbyodbc"/> It's goal is to share a DB with another shipment software. You may check this way.... Jacques > Any input will be gratefully received. > Kind regards, > > Andrew Ballantine. > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/622 - Release Date: 10/01/2007 > 14:52 > > > ***************************************************************** > This email has been checked by the altohiway Mailcontroller Service > ***************************************************************** >
