+1 Daniel
2014-05-30 10:00 GMT+02:00 Daniel Reis <[email protected]>: > David, > > I've been using Pentaho Kettle with OpenERP for a few years now, so I'm > quite comfortable with what you can do with it. > > About Pentaho Kettle, I read HERE[1] that it has a GRAPHICAL TOOL FOR ETL >> and can be used to update a database. This sounds for me like a hot >> canditate for OpenUpgrade, especially to improve usability and stuff >> > > Since it's a graphical tool you can get the impression that it's "easier". > But as soon as you get to do more complex or extensive data handling, a GUI > starts being more a hurdle than a help. > And the transformations you design are not simpler nor more readable > compared to scripted code. > > > I imagine a VM (probably even using vagrant boxes or docker) that has a >> ready configured data migration server, where you can easily manipulate ETL >> and stuff WITH A KIND OF INTEGRATION OF PANTAHO KETTLE AND >> OPENUPGRADE-LOGIC, maintained and alimented with best practices from >> github, making it easy easy easy to set up and share migration pipelines >> for modules. >> > > I think Kettle is an excellent tool than can aid you in a lot of data > integration tasks. > But I honestly don't think it would do a good task at OpenERP version > upgrade. > > For a "black box" upgrade you want to run a command on your server and let > it do the magic for you. > That's a perfect job for scripts. And that's what OpenUpgrade is all about: > provide migration scripts for OpenERP modules. > > > > My general mission, I feel myself dedicated to within the community, is >> usability and tearing down hurdles and inconveniences. Such proposal would >> perfectly fit. I think people are just inherently lazy, so if we could >> maximze convenience we could maximize contribution and therefore probably >> momentum and quality of the whole project. >> > > As I mentioned before, I don't think Kettle would be a good choice here. > My suggestions on how you could contribute are: > > * Write a good tutorial text to help people start with OpenUpgrade. > * Eventually, write a GUI program to wrap around the OpenUpgrade scripts, > like what some programs do for bzr or git. > > > Keep up the enthusiasm and hope to see nice things from you soon :) > > /DR > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openerp-community > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openerp-community > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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