IMHO this new aproach is not making things easier but its erasing very valuable functionality. The first structure customer/address/job/contacts was able to support any kind of structure, even if it was simple or very complex. In version 6.1 is still possible defining this complex structures but loosed usability since we have got a new object "location" including again address fields and duplicating information. That is.. now we have got customer/address including many2one to location and many2one to contacts. Adress now is "similar" to job before. Not exactly the same.
In 7.0 I don't even see this option of creating several addresses with contact functions on those addresses. On the other side, IMHO (again) invoicing to a contact is not legally allowed at less in Spain. Normally we have got several contacts in a company but the legal fiscal entity, with fiscal information (like VAT or others) that we invoice to is only one. The company. Conceptually a contact is different from a customer so for me it's totally right that they are 2 different structures with 2 different menu entries. I'm afraid I don't like at all the changes that we are having with the simplification of the system on basic things that were working perfectly before. Simplifying usability is not loosing functionality so If it was possible I would ask mantaining base_contact as it has been always, giving people possibility of installing it or not depending on their needs. If someone uses OpenERP b2c, could be ok but for b2b, would be strongly needed having a complex structure compatible with older versions. Thank you very much: Ana 2012/8/20 Fabrice Henrion <[email protected]> > Hello,**** > > There is some information here: http://www.openerp.com/node/1169**** > > Best,**** > > __ > Fabrice Henrion > Director of Business Development Americas**** > > OpenERP Inc. > 399 Bradford Street – Suite 101 > Redwood City, CA 94063 > Tel: +1 (650) 307-6736**** > > http://www.openerp.com**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected][mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf > Of *Mark Oellermann > *Sent:* Monday, August 20, 2012 12:45 PM > *To:* Carlos Liébana > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Openerp-community] uninstalling base_contact**** > > ** ** > > Hi,**** > > We implemented base_contact because it is a better model for the world we > deal with (large companies with multiple offices, and with consultants and > project managers that change or perform multiple roles often). The book and > documentation around 6.0 all made base_contact sound like it was a central > (supported) element of OpenERP but we've been disappointed to find that the > implementation was a bit half-baked (installing it turned all "contact" > references in other modules to "address" type references).**** > > ** ** > > We muddled through a 6.1 upgrade and adapted everything to suit the "new" > base_contact model which was better in design but still pretty broken in > implementation. Now I see that there's a new model coming in 7 again. Aside > from me trawling through code, does anyone have (or can point me to) any > documentation or a brief description of what's proposed for 7?**** > > Cheers,**** > > Mark**** > > ** ** > > On 21 August 2012 03:29, Carlos Liébana <[email protected]> wrote:** > ** > > Has somebody backported current 7.0 contact approach to 6.1?**** > > 2012/8/20 Stefan Rijnhart <[email protected]>**** > > On 20-08-12 09:02, Eric Caudal wrote:**** > > Isnot there a module that does the opposite? Migrate the contacts from 6.0 > to 6.1 new model?**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Such a script is included in the OpenUpgrade project, contributed by > Credativ: > > http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~openupgrade-committers/openupgrade-addons/6.1/files/head:/base_contact/migrations/6.1.1.0/ > > See also here for a standalone SQL script: > http://www.openerp.com/forum/post101890.html#p101890 > > But migrating from 6.1 base_contact to 7.0 base module is a different > thing, actually. > > Best regards, > Stefan. > > > **** > > -- **** > > Therp - Maatwerk in open ontwikkeling**** > > ** ** > > Stefan Rijnhart - Ontwerp en implementatie**** > > ** ** > > mail: [email protected]**** > > tel: +31 (0) 614478606**** > > http://therp.nl**** > > https://twitter.com/therp_stefan**** > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openerp-community > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openerp-community > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp**** > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openerp-community > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openerp-community > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp**** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openerp-community > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openerp-community > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- Ana Juaristi Olalde <http://www.anajuaristi.com/>: Personal phone: 677 93 42 59. User/usuario skype: Avanzosc CEO Avanzosc, S.L <http://www.avanzosc.com/> : Office phone / Tfono oficina: (+34) 943 02 69 02 www.openerpsite.com
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