You'd have to write code to automate task changes. There are actually a few parts of OFBiz that already do this, ie that create or update WorkEffort records.
As a generality the Work Effort Manager is more general, it is the generic UI for the WorkEffort and related entities. The Project Manager is simply a more specific app built on top of what is in the workeffort component. -David On Feb 1, 2010, at 1:41 AM, Sam Hamilton wrote: > Sorry badly phrased - lets try that again. > > Can the Work Effort or Project Manager know when another part of the > system is updated and move the work along to the next person, e.g. if > someone uploads a photo for a SKU it should then create a task for the > person to write the copy and close the task for uploading a photo for > that SKU. > > I get the feeling just from the names that Work Effort is probably more > like a pipeline - regularly getting products out the factory door where > as Project Manager is more for building the factory? > > Cheers > Sam > > > > > On 01/02/2010 15:18, David E Jones wrote: >> >> If I understand your question right, then yes. In other words, the Project >> Manager is built on top of other components/applications like the workeffort >> component, and most of the data from Project Manager screens goes to >> workeffort entities. >> >> -David >> >> >> On Feb 1, 2010, at 1:15 AM, Sam Hamilton wrote: >> >>> Thanks David - and please excuse the ignorance - booting up a copy of >>> OFBiz now to start exploring; the project manager can manage inputting >>> of data into other parts of ofbiz? >>> >>> Cheers >>> Sam >>> >>> >>> On 01/02/2010 15:03, David E Jones wrote: >>>> >>>> Most work management stuff in OFBiz is in the Work Effort and Project >>>> Manager applications (basic stuff in the workeffort component). >>>> >>>> While just a guess, I think that'll be more useful than a "workflow >>>> engine" type of thing. The easiest way to use it is probably to setup a >>>> template project for each process you want to track, and then clone it >>>> each time you actually want to track doing that thing. >>>> >>>> -David >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 1, 2010, at 12:58 AM, Sam Hamilton wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey List, >>>>> >>>>> I was wondering what your opinions are for the best way to implement a >>>>> work flow type problem? >>>>> >>>>> Each week we source new products and these products need copy writing, >>>>> photos, translation and then listing onto our various country websites - >>>>> its like a big pipeline that we monitor for blockages. >>>>> >>>>> Right now we do this all in sharepoint and I am itching to move this >>>>> into OFBiz but what would be the best practice for this now that Shark >>>>> has be deprecated ( >>>>> http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Open+Source+Projects+and+Standards >>>>> ) >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Sam >>>> >>> >> >
