I guess the subject line forms a short summary of the question.

I have been studying OFBiz for a while, getting comfortable with the
basics, but this multitenant material, seems, on the face of it, a bit more
advanced....complicated....

If the multitenant is able to support multiple independant companies, can
someone translate key bits of the multitenant documentation into what needs
to be done for the following, simplified situation?

There is a small community of contractors, each maintaining their own
(small) inventory of key supplies.  There are plumbers, carpenters,
roofers, electricians, &c.  They all buy some supplies from a common vendor
(e.g. Home Depot, Home Hardware, &c.), but each also buys from specialty
vendors that carry only supplies unique to their speciality.

If one does not need the multitenant configuration to support this, how
would one proceed to support it without it?  Obviously, no business in the
system ought to see any other business' data, but they ought to be able to
see that the others exist, so if they get a contract requiring other
contractors, they know who they can call (I am tempted to add support for
contractor reputation, to aid contractors in deciding what other
contractors to call in for help, but I suspect I'll have to build that
myself).

Thanks

Ted

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