Chris:
Dare I open my mouth and risk inserting foot?
Ok, I can't resist...I don't know whether an individual could ever
really have a deep understanding of all that OFBiz has to offer. For one
thing, the available application set keeps growing. Which is a good
thing. That aside, the concerns and workings of say the Entity Engine
are so far removed from the HOWTOs of say, the Accounting Component,
that it may not be possible. And then there is a whole 'nother world
concerned with operations, maintenance and performance. What I can say
with certainty: One of the things that originally attracted me to the
project was the consistency of design. From the very start, it made
logical sense to me. A testament to the original founder's (or is it
founders' ?) vision and intellect. That, and with a little bit of effort
on my part, I could get something up and running, (with confidence that
it would stay up and running because of the design), pretty quickly.
Regardless, I don't think there is anyone out there who would not agree
with you when you said: "It is vast". I takes time and perseverance to
come to terms with it. The good news is that because it is consistent,
you begin to see patterns. Makes understanding much easier and as time
goes on, you won't feel so overwhelmed. (Or, at least I didn't).
On the other hand, BPM diagrams would be a real nice addition.
Regards,
Ruth
Chris Snow wrote:
First, I don't mean to offend!
Is it possible for one person to have a deep understanding of how ALL
of the components in ofbiz work? It is vast. I have found that the
only way to tackle the problem is to break in into chucks: the
framework, party management, work effort... At the rate I'm going I
will have figured it all out in 5 years time.
What makes this understanding really difficult is the lack of high
level documentation of the processes. BPM diagrams (or any other
processing modelling/visualisation methods) would help greatly. You
could get an overview of the processes without having to look through
the code. Is this a topic of interest to anyone on this list?
Many thanks in advance,
Chris
