Hi,>> Yes, this is how the problem started, and the end goal, to add a terminal> so WebPOS can be logged in to.>> However, this also exposed a chain of issues with no ability to enter data> through a standard mechanism while trying to create a retail store via> "Catalog Manager->Stores, click New Product Store" (a terminal for WebPOS> was the proverbial tip of the iceberg). You can't add the WebPOS until you> have a terminal, and you can't add a terminal until you have a store, and> you can't add a store until you have solved "Inventory Facility Id> Required"...and there appears to be no way to add an> asset/property/real-estate/facility which can be set up to have an> Inventory Facility Id, so the store can't be added.>> Should I add a JIRA bug based on the entire chain of missing requirements> leading up to the inability to log in to WebPOS?>> Thanks!>> ----- Original Message -----From: Taher Alkhateeb <> slidingfilame...@gmail.com>To: user@ofbiz.apache.orgSent: Sat, 08 Apr> 2017 09:16:21 -0000 (UTC)Subject: Re: WebPOS Setup>> Hello,>> Okay so it seems so far like the problem you are facing is simply> yourinability to use the WebPOS application because there are no> terminalsdefined. Is this correct?>> If yes, then this is mostly likely just some missing
seed / demo data> thatwe should add to the WebPOS component. I suggest to create a JIRA for> thisand we can tackle this issue over there to resolve it permanently.>> On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 11:36 PM, <stim...@comcast.net> wrote:>> > Hi,>> I did try readers of both seed and seed-initial, this does not> seem to> have changed anything.>> So...how was the retail store in the> sample data added? Was the building> itself added by XML file edit/import> (I don't see how asset management can> be used to do this...loosely> speaking one could add real estate or> property, but I've not found any way> to mark that asset as a facility to> create a required facilityId)? For> OOTB, is this only possible through XML> edits? I could see this as> possible if the demo data were inherited from a> prior release and actual> interface was not used to initially load the data.>> Thanks!>> -----> Original Message -----From: Pierre Smits <pierre.sm...@gmail.com>To:>> user@ofbiz.apache.orgSent: Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:09:35 -0000 (UTC)Subject:>> Re: WebPOS Setup>> Hi Dan,>> Thank you for taking the time to write your> experiences down and> postingthem here. I feel confident that members of> this community can> findimprovement points to make OFBiz better.>> While
it> may create confusion, the Facility Management component> isn'tpurely about> managing facilities (as inhttps://en.wikipedia.org/>> wiki/Facility_management) but more aboutwarehousing (inventory/stock>> control, receiving and shipping goods).>> The Asset Maint component seems> (to me) the logical place to creating> newfacilities, as they may be> closely linked to fixed assets (buildings,> etc).As in associations between> the FixedAsset (the building) and facility> (theoffice, the warehouse,> etc). How unfortunate that it isn't in OOTB.>> Best regards,>>>> Pierre> Smits>> ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>OFBiz based solutions &> services>> OFBiz Extensions Marketplacehttp://oem.ofbizci.net/oci-2/>> On> Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 6:05 AM, Taher Alkhateeb <> slidingfilame...@gmail.com> >wrote:>> > Hi>> I'm not sure if this would help, but the readers has> only seed> data,> perhaps adding seed-initial might solve some problems?>>> > On Apr 7,> 2017, at 12:28 AM, stim...@comcast.net wrote:> >> > Hi,> >>> > Thought I'd> summarize with some specific steps since I've made> progress,> but still> fail (writing down to explain to others might help me> catch my> own> mistakes too).>
>> > Problem: I need WebPOS to work on a> brand new install> using my own> hand-entered data for a real retail store> (versus demo data).> WebPOS login> page can be reached, but login cannot> occur because there are> no terminals.> Apparently terminals cannot be> added until there is a retail> store.> Creating the retail store and> associating terminals is failing.> >>> > The explicit steps:> >> > I drop> the PostgreSQL DBs (to clear old data),> recreate them, then run:> >> ./gradlew 'ofbiz --load-data readers=seed'> >>> > I then create "admin"> user via:> > ./gradlew loadAdminUserLogin> -PuserLoginId=admin> >> > Start> ofbiz:> > ./gradlew ofbiz> >> > Under the> setup app I create Company> (requires admin password update> first, Party Id> "Company" created by> manually typing in info of a real> company):> >> https://localhost:8443/> ofbizsetup/control/initialsetup> >> > Go to> Catalog Manager->Stores,> click New Product Store. "Primary Store> Group Id"> can't be selected or> entered ("Not Applicable [_NA_]" is all that> is> there), the drop-down is> empty other than "Not Applicable" (so I pick> Not>
Applicable). Set Store> Name to "Main Store". It isn't a demo store, and> I> don't know what the> effect is, but I pick drop-down of "Is Demo Store" as>> "N". Everything> else is unmodified and default. Click Update. Error> rejects> adding the> store: "Inventory Facility Id Required".> >> > Summary> 1: Store cannot be> added via Catalog Manager until an Inventory> Facility> Id is created.> >>> > I switch now to Applications->Facility Manager. "Main"> or "Facilities">> is only for searching, not for adding a Facility. This is> where the prior>> email reply mentions to do this under Asset Management,> but Asset>> Management->Facility is also only for searching, not for> creating a>> Facility. Perhaps it is a Fixed Asset?> >> > Summary 2: The> required> Facility Id of Summary 1 cannot be added under>> Applications->Facility> Manager. Asset Management->Facility is also a> search> mechanism, and> cannot be used to add the required facility.> >> >> Under Fixed Asset I can> click "New Fixed Asset". Is it "Real Estate",>> "Property", or "Other"?> Real Estate is chosen since it is most descriptive>>
(Property might be a> tract of land, Real Estate is more specific since it>> implies a building> on the land). When I get to RoleType ID I am convinced>> this is not the> correct place to create a facility.> >> > Summary 3: I can> add a new fixed> asset, but it does not seem to give me> a Facility Id.> Perhaps I missed a> detail.> >> > Under Applications->Facility> Manager->Facility Groups I can> click "New> Group". The only part I can> logically add is Facility Group> Name, and I add> "Retail Facility" in that> text entry box. This fails.> Although nothing is> marked as mandatory,> submitting this requires a> currently missing> parameter,> "createFacilityGroup.facilityGroupTypeId".> I don't really know> if the> Facility type is Management Structure, or if> it is Pricing Group,> but it> seems Management Structure is more logical> for a structure serving a>> store...I pick this. It works, I now have a> Management Structure with>> Facility Group Name "Retail Facility". I don't> have a Facility Id.> >> >> Summary 4: I can add a Facility Group, but I'm> unsure how to use this to>> create a Facility. I don't believe this is the> right approach.> >> > I'm>
now at a loss as to how to add a Facility since> I've only found how> to> edit a facility which already exists in Asset> Manager; Facility Manger> is> definitely the wrong place. If Asset Manager> can add a facility and>> produce a Facility Id, how is this done? Do I need> to think of my Retail>> Store as a Fixed Asset of type Real Estate?> >> >> Thanks!>>>
