On 1/10/2010, at 8:20 AM, BJ Freeman wrote: > not sure you read his responses.
I did. > I can see your point and will try to work what he requirement are beyond the > scope of this mailing list. From the mailing list page in confluence: "The user list is intended for installation, deployment, custom development and usage related topics." Essentially, if it is related to OFBiz then it is welcome here. > that sound better. > > > ========================= > BJ Freeman > Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation > <http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=52> > Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/> > Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist > > Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man > > > Scott Gray sent the following on 9/30/2010 11:50 AM: >> I would suggest looking at the drop ship functionality that is available in >> OFBiz and customizing it for this situation. The shopping cart has the >> ability to set a supplierPartyId per ship group and that can probably be >> leveraged in this situation. What biletnikov is describing is really just >> drop shipments with the ability for the customer to decide the supplier >> rather than leaving the system to do it automatically. >> >> But BJ please try and avoid spreading incorrect information, especially when >> it has the effect of turning people away from the mailing lists. >> >> Regards >> Scott >> >> On 1/10/2010, at 7:21 AM, BJ Freeman wrote: >> >>> By all means Scott >>> Provide him the answer. >>> >>> >>> >>> Scott Gray sent the following on 9/30/2010 2:16 AM: >>>> On 30/09/2010, at 9:38 PM, BJ Freeman wrote: >>>> >>>>> anything beyond Out Of The Box is beyond this mailing list. >>>> >>>> Huh? Since when is this the case? >>>> This list is exactly where people should come when they want to discuss >>>> their business problems and how OFBiz could help solve them. >>>> >>>>> I suggest you contact someone on the providers list available from the >>>>> front page of ofbiz to help you. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> biletnikov sent the following on 9/30/2010 12:17 AM: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you for your response. >>>>>> >>>>>> The lead time and inventory levels are not used. >>>>>> We are not going to use PreferenceOrder and Ratingtype, because we do >>>>>> not >>>>>> have preferable or not preferable suppliers. All of them are actual, and >>>>>> different products can have own list of suppliers, but the customer >>>>>> wants to >>>>>> select this supplier of the product before he place it into the shopping >>>>>> cart. And I see that the customer selected SupplierProduct can not be >>>>>> considered for the order (in OrderItem) in the current OFBiz data model. >>>>>> We do not use E-commerce shop, we have own front-end solution, so it >>>>>> means >>>>>> we are finding the way how to handle with product suppliers. >>>>>> >>>>>> Could you suggest which way is the most easier to customize: >>>>>> >>>>>> - store the Product<-> ProductSupplier like one-to-one >>>>>> relation, if >>>>>> the product has 3 suppliers, it means we create 3 products and add the >>>>>> ProductSupplier for each product, if the OrderItem refers to >>>>>> productId we >>>>>> know which supplier we need >>>>>> - have the Product<-> ProductSupplier one-to-many relation, but >>>>>> add >>>>>> supplierId to the OrderItem. Also, we need a UI possibility in OFBiz >>>>>> to edit >>>>>> order items and we should able to select a new supplier for the >>>>>> OrderItem. >>>>>> >>>>>> we use OFBiz just as ERP, Ordering, Accounty, Party management system. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 12:45 AM, BJ Freeman [via OFBiz]< >>>>>> [email protected]<ml-node%[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> are you planning on supplying the PreferenceOrder and Ratingtype to the >>>>>>> customer. >>>>>>> how about the lead time and inventory levels. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/webtools/control/ViewRelations?entityName=SupplierProduct >>>>>>> >>>>>>> so every productID can be related to Supplier product. >>>>>>> this is done in the Catalog->product-supplier. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> the one to many for supplier product exists >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/webtools/control/ViewRelations?entityName=Product >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The productID in OrderItem relates to many supplierproducts you enter. >>>>>>> you can automatically pick the SupplierPreferenceOrder (main suppler) or >>>>>>> SupplierRatingtype of that you add that will be the best supplier >>>>>>> Rating. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The selection, currently, of the supplier is done by >>>>>>> SupplierPreferenceOrder. This is set up manually and customization is >>>>>>> necessary to use SupplierRatingtype figure this out by the criteria you >>>>>>> set from the data in SupplierProduct. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> if you put the info in the Product detail page they can select it before >>>>>>> order. that is a customization. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> if you put in the Cart after the orders get more complicated unless you >>>>>>> just want to show what ofbiz current logic selects for the supplier. >>>>>>> this also is a customization. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> biletnikov sent the following on 9/29/2010 11:55 AM: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In our case, we sell products which are provided by different suppliers >>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> the customer has ability to select the most preferable supplier. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We see, that OFBiz data model allows to specify the suppliers for each >>>>>>>> product (SupplierProduct), so a product can have many suppliers ( for >>>>>>>> example, 3 SupplierProduct). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But, how to specify the product and the supplier that customer needs >>>>>>>> for >>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> order? A customer wants to see the supplier in the order. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Order entity has OrderItem entities, which relate to Product (via >>>>>>>> productId) and nothing for the supplier. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The solution which we see, is to duplicate Product for each supplier >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> have one - to - one relation between Product and SupplierProduct, in >>>>>>> this >>>>>>>> case we are able to determine the supplier by productId. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Is it the best solution? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>>> View message @ >>>>>>> http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/Many-suppliers-for-product-the-customer-selects-the-necessary-supplier-tp2719579p2719855.html >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from Many suppliers for product, the customer selects the >>>>>>> necessary supplier, click >>>>>>> here<http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/template/TplServlet.jtp?tpl=unsubscribe_by_code&node=2719579&code=YmlsZXRuaWtvdkBnbWFpbC5jb218MjcxOTU3OXwyMDcwNzk3NDQ4>. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >> >
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