For the container data model the term does not refer to product
packaging, but rather something that a number of items can be put in.
The idea is to associate the items with the container and not with a
facility, and then to look up the location of the item you would see
that it is in a container and look up the location of the container.
Some common forms of containers include inter-office mail bins, sea/
train/truck ISO shipping containers, etc.
-David
On Aug 8, 2009, at 6:01 AM, BJ Freeman wrote:
here is how I would approach it.
the product has an inventory Item.
for say the jewelry.
that inventory Item can then have a location for the container as well
as they Item, which for Jewelry would be located in a show case.
When the product is sold the location of the container is displayed as
well as the Item. This requires customization but all the necessary
structure is there.
for something like costco you would have the item in the back and
location of the Card (which is part of the iventory) location in the
store. The Card in this case would not be a container. but part of the
Prodcut as an inventory item.
In my mind Product is a number to sell with. Inventory is what you
hold
in your hand.
Bob Morley sent the following on 8/7/2009 9:21 PM:
Yes that was my first thought as well; but container support is
very raw in
Ofbiz - to the point where I almost thought it was a mistake (just
a scant
reference in the presentment layer and a few inventory transfer
related
services if memory serves). It would be nice (and seems supported)
to move
around the container and have the enclosed product move with it.
The trouble with be around service support around standard business
processes such as (sales) order entry. I suspect when an order is
processed
and shipped it is not going to automatically ship any associated
container(s) without some extension to those services (semi-
educated guess).
I suspect the other option would be just to hack it in by using
ProductAttribute ...
BJ Freeman wrote:
look in the data model book for inventory Items containers.
I can see using this with some added location.
Not an OOTB setup though.
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