A simple glossary would be great.
Guido Amarilla wrote: > > I had, and still have this problem, with other roles. (customer/client, > lead/prospect, etc) Maybe because something is lost in translation. I even > found difficult to translate some terms, because they are ambiguous if > translated literally. > It would be a great help if someone could write documentation with a > description of each role, when it is used and in which applications it is > used. Now I have to search in code, if the role is relevant in some > application. When I first started using OFBiz I created parties and later > had to come back and assign a role that I missed when first created them. > > Something similar happened to me with contact purposes. I first assumed > that "main address" was used always, when "billing address" or "shipping > destination address" is not specified. Later I had to assign "billing > address" and "Shipping destination" for every party address. > I mean that it was not clear to me where this roles are relevant and which > applications uses them (the same for Telephones). > > I could not find this kind of documentation, and would be very useful for > newbies. > > Guido > > > > 2007/4/13, Adrian Crum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> Scott A wrote: >> > We are probably going to come up with the same issue for customer. Is >> it >> > customer or consumer? We deal directly with the consumer but sometimes, >> > other stores. >> >> It could be both. It depends on how you want to organize your data. >> >> Example: we build and sell homes through a dealer network. So, our dealer >> is the >> customer, and the homeowner is the consumer. >> >> The demo data is there to demonstrate how to use OFBiz. It's pretty >> generic. The >> actual data you use depends entirely upon your needs. >> >> > > > -- > Guido Amarilla > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Roles%3A-Vendor-or-Supplier--tf3573507.html#a9993245 Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
