+1 - another thing to add to this list would be the ability to roll back an upgrade or data load so that if issues are found that we can get back, in the system, directly to where we started. Normally we do this with a staging upgrade first and a db backup second, but having something like this in the system has been requested a few times, so I thought I'd mention it.
Cheers, Ruppert On Mar 11, 2010, at 8:23 AM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: > Hi David: > > Nothing! I think this is an amazing piece of work. IMO, there are many people > out there who don't understand the Entity Engine value proposition. That is > why they keep asking for "Hibernate" etc. > > Here's some things I'd consider as additions: > > * Maybe making a separate component/webapp to manage the Entity > Engine. Take it out of WebTools. > * Include in that webapp any security/role management specific to > the Entity Engine. > * Entity Engine performance tools (or more information on how to use > existing tools). > * Better backup tools (or more information on how to use existing > tools). > > More to come... > Ruth > ---------------------------------------------------- > Find me on the web at http://www.myofbiz.com or Google keyword "myofbiz" > [email protected] > > David E Jones wrote: >> If you could change anything about the data tier in OFBiz (basically the >> Entity Engine), what would you change? >> >> All comments are welcome. If there is another tool you'd like to see used >> instead of the Entity Engine, please describe what you like about it (like >> "I want to have an Java class for each table in my database") instead of >> just mentioning the tool (like "let's use Hibernate!"). >> >> Why am I asking? This topic comes up every once in a while, and it's true >> that many suggestions never get enough support to actually happen (or on >> further research it is decided that the idea is not tenable), but >> brainstorming about them to get ideas in the open is still a great thing. >> The history of OFBiz is full of things like this where users and more casual >> contributors had ideas and saw possibilities that others, even more involved >> contributors, totally missed or never looked at that way. What I think would >> be fun, and ultimately useful too, is to keep this mostly to brainstorming >> and not do too much comparing of ideas. >> >> BTW, if you want to brainstorm about another tier (ie the Logic or UI tiers) >> please use the other threads on those. If you'd like to discuss things that >> aren't specific to a tier look for the "General" thread. >> >> -David >> >> >>
