Data can be added and managed through the WEBTOOLS component. Best regards,
Pierre Smits ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com> OFBiz based solutions & services OFBiz Extensions Marketplace http://oem.ofbizci.net/oci-2/ On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 10:45 PM, <stim...@comcast.net> wrote: > Since WebPOS replaced any previous POS this is what I'm interested in > bringing up. My observation is that when ofbiz starts and has the demo data > that there are three POS terminals listed when logging in to the WebPOS. > There was no special command to start any standalone POS, so either the > defined terminals (WebPOS concept, not computer terminal) are entirely > defined by data, or else the data is responsible for causing launch of > WebPOS terminals based on that data. Somehow someone created demo data and > defined three POS terminals. How was this done? > > I know it isn't via the WebPOS login itself, as you cannot log in to > WebPOS unless terminals already exist. I did not see any other admin type > interface to add a POS to the WebPOS. I am wondering if the only way to do > this is to directly manipulate the data? If old data from a prior version > was imported for part of the current 16.11.01 demo data, then perhaps the > interface was completely lost and nobody noticed because the demo data hid > the missing method for creating a POS. Does anyone know if the demo data > POS definitions were imported from a prior version of demo data? > > Thanks! > > ----- Original Message -----From: Jacques Le Roux < > jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com>To: user@ofbiz.apache.orgSent: Fri, 31 Mar > 2017 04:48:17 -0000 (UTC)Subject: Re: WebPOS Setup > > Le 30/03/2017 à 23:34, stim...@comcast.net a écrit :> Hi,> > > Thanks for the update, links now work.> > I still see older docs which > don't seem to be correct for gradlew. In particular I'm thinking the > command for starting a standalone POS might help as this would maybe create > a terminal...and the current WebPOS can't be logged in to without a > terminal. The command listed here does not exist in 16.11.01 (gradlew) > ofbiz:> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage. > action?pageId=65866466#ApacheOFBizTechnicalProduction > SetupGuide-POSSetupProcess> > That command (with jar file location being > corrected) is:> java -jar ./build/libs/ofbiz.jar --posActually the POS has > been pushed to Attic just before creating the R16 branch, where Gradle was > 1st put in. That's why the doc also stop with Ant. The WebPos is not > concerned and is something different.> Does anyone here know if WebPOS > terminals are not actually something added as data and instead reflect > actually running POS terminals?Yes something like that indeed, but it's the > notion of POS terminal, not Linux Terminal. A POS terminal is where the > client pay. I can't say more about this, and it's maybe wrong.> If so, how > does one start a terminal under gradlew?I guess you need to have an OFBiz > instance running where the client pay. > > I hope someone will confirm, I was the POS maintainer, but don't know well > the WebPos. > > Jacques> If not, how does one add a terminal to the database since the POS > app cannot be logged into without a pre-existing terminal (a bit of a > proverbial "catch-22").> > Thanks!> > ----- Original Message -----From: > Jacques Le Roux <jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com>To: > user@ofbiz.apache.orgSent: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 19:36:07 -0000 (UTC)Subject: > Re: WebPOS Setup>> Le 29/03/2017 à 22:29, stim...@comcast.net a > écrit :> Hi,> > I was looking at this document regarding the POS > setup:> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/POS+System> > > This in turn mentions another document here, described as "POS Setup > Process":> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBTECH/Apache+OFBiz+ > Technical+Production+Setup+Guide#ApacheOFBizTechnicalProduction > SetupGuide-POSSetupProcess> > Unfortunately that document is an invalid > link. Does anyone know if this was moved somewhere and is still > available?Yes, while changing the content of the https://cwiki.apache.org/ > confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide > page it to reflect the Gradle move from Ant, I put a link to the previous > version in the top of the page. So it was easy to change the faulty link. > It's now done, HTH>>>> Basically, when starting with seed and no demo data, > I'm looking for a way to log in to the WebPOS (I've already added the admin > user and some other details). The problem is that WebPOS can't log in > without picking a terminal ("Choose Terminal" is empty), but there are no > terminals to choose, so I was hoping the above document would mention how > to add a terminal. If that document is not available, perhaps someone could > mention which menu or web page to use for adding terminals when there are > none to start with.> > Thanks!>I don't know well the webPOS, I hope someone > else will be able to help you> Jacques>> > >
