Hi Ruth, Yes ok, but now i am a little bit again confused. In fact there is not so much difference between a vendor and a supplier then. I didn't saw neither any interactive functionalities around a vendor on the commerce website. Perhaps there is any interaction in the accounting module ????? Do you know that?
Heidi 2011/12/9 Ruth Hoffman <[email protected]>: > Hi Heidi: > Another way to look at this: > > 1) The OFBiz data model has a table/entity named "VENDOR" but *NO > *table/entity for a "SUPPLIER". (9.4 and 10.4) > > 2) If you look at how vendor/supplier is used in some of the OFBiz > applications, you might observe that: > > A vendor "supplies" goods or services to the Company of record for the OFBiz > instance. Those goods or services may be raw materials for manufacturing, > products for resale on the ecommerce site or computers to run your business. > When a vendor (with a record in the VENDOR table) supplies you with > something, they are acting in a role called a "SUPPLIER". > > So, in the OFBiz world, my interpretation is: A vendor is a supplier. It is > as simple as that. Anything more is making it too complicated :-) > > Anyone care to comment on my interpretation? > > Regards, > Ruth > [email protected] > http://www.myofbiz.com > > > > On 12/7/11 1:21 PM, Info Olagos wrote: >> >> ok i understand it now. >> >> Thanks. Very interesting ! >> >> Regards, >> Heidi >> >> 2011/12/7 Adrian Crum<[email protected]>: >>> >>> A good example of a vendor role can be found in Amazon. Amazon sells >>> products, but it also hosts other businesses that sell products through >>> Amazon (eStores). Those other businesses selling products through Amazon >>> are >>> vendors. >>> >>> A supplier is someone who sells you goods or services. >>> >>> -Adrian >>> >>> >>> On 12/7/2011 4:32 PM, Bilgin Ibryam wrote: >>>> >>>> It is already explained previously on the mailing list >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://ofbiz.markmail.org/search/?q=vendor%20vs%20supplier#query:vendor%20vs%20supplier+page:1+mid:m35q2s3rlogqhegh+state:results >>>> >>>> Also updated the glossary >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Glossary >>>> >>>> Bilgin >>>> >>>> On 7 December 2011 12:50, Info Olagos<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> Can anyone explain me what is the difference between a "vendor" and a >>>>> "supplier" in the catalog of ofbiz 09.04? >>>>> >>>>> In my language (Flemish) there is no difference between these two >>>>> words. However in ofbiz it are two different items. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Heidi >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Olagos bvba >>>>> http://www.olagos.eu >>>>> http://www.olagos.com >>>>> http://www.olagos.be >>>>> http://www.olagos.nl >>>>> Olagos team >>>>> Heesterbos 5 >>>>> 2570 Duffel >>>>> Belgium >> >> >> > -- Olagos bvba http://www.olagos.eu http://www.olagos.com http://www.olagos.be http://www.olagos.nl Olagos team Heesterbos 5 2570 Duffel Belgium
