Hi Nick:
I agree with you 100%. IMHO it is noteworthy that BigFish does implement
an entirely new UI to expose these functions.
In my ideal world, I would add to BigFish and build a new application.
This application would, under certain circumstances (these are the
business rules that I mentioned earlier) allow the publish function (the
"button" that sets the active/inactive date) to only "work" when, for
example:
A valid price exists
There is enough inventory to cover fulfillment
There is at least one image of the correct resolution
The product description or other content has been approved
Each one of these requirements is driven by a business rule. Right now,
the only way that these business rules are enforced are by the order of
the data entry screens and/or the BigFish product loader. (BTW, I've had
an opportunity to use BigFish recently, so I'm pretty up-to-date on its
features/functions. Nice job!)
Best Regards,
Ruth Hoffman
Adaptive Enterprise Solutions, LLC.
http://www.myofbiz.com
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On 5/21/12 8:29 AM, Nick Rosser wrote:
There is also something similar in our BigFish implementation.
Checkout resources at http://bigfish.salmonllc.com -- in particular
the Admin Module for one of the demo instances at
https://bigfish.salmonllc.com:8442/osafe-admin/control/main. The
Catalog/Product area allows entry of a new product.
We have exposed all aspects of a Product definition for an eComm
application. Having a "Publish" function would be very easy to
implement -- it would essentially manage the start/end date.
As is often the case, all the "pieces" are available in OFBiz, just a
matter of exposing the functionality in a different way.
Best Regards,
Nick Rosser
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On 5/21/2012 8:21 AM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
Hi Heidi:
I started working on something like this a long time ago but got
distracted with other projects. I was using the workflow part of the
data model to managing the process of creating and publishing a
product. My solution was a new "Product Management" application. It
didn't require data model changes but rather a completely new UI.
(An OFBiz webapp etc. with webpages, events...)
Best Regards,
Ruth Hoffman
On 5/21/12 8:04 AM, Info Olagos wrote:
Hi Ruth,
Yes, i think it is smoother to push one button, than to have to
think to
set every date available in the catalog manager on the right date and
change it afterwards.
But i think in that case database model should change a little bit.
Regards,
Eric& Heidi
2012/5/21 Ruth Hoffman<[email protected]>
Hi Heidi:
IMHO, these responses are missing the point and show a total lack of
understanding surrounding the many and varied business rules behind
publishing a product catalog.
I think this is a really cool idea and would certainly set OFBiz apart
from any competition.
Best Regards,
Ruth Hoffman
Owner, Adaptive Enterprise Solutions, LLC
http://www.myofbiz.com
On 5/21/12 3:21 AM, Atul Vani wrote:
The solution would be to not add the product to the VIEW_ALLOW
category
until you are done setting it up.
Thanks& Regards
Atul Vani
Enterprise Software Developer
HotWax Media Pvt. Ltd.
http://www.hotwaxmedia.com/
We are the Global Leaders in Apache OFBiz, Google 'ofbiz' and see for
yourself.
On 05/21/2012 12:47 PM, Venkat Mangudi wrote:
Hi,
Why don't you use the start date/end date on the product to control
visibility in the catalog?
--Venkat
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 12:03 AM, Info Olagos<[email protected]>
wrote:
Hello,
What should be a very nice feature in Ofbiz which doesn't exist
at the
moment, is the following:
It should be nice if you could insert all the data for a certain
new
product in different days. Let's say day one, you do the product
properties, day two you continue with the content part, day
three you
continue with the price, etc.
You only publish the new product when you have completed all
data. So
the
product doesn't appear not complete on the webpage.
So one need a PUBLISH button.
I don't think that is possible at the moment in Ofbiz.
Regards,
Heidi& Eric
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