You can simply create your own theme, that would customize the interface heavily while utilizing the DSL that comes with OFBiz
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018, 8:11 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Rajesh! As of now I'm just looking to use my UI instead of out of > the box, so was checking how can I do that or the best way of doing that. > > On 2018/06/01 15:41:46, Rajesh Mallah <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Gaurav , > > > > In my case i have built an backend application using by favorite > > platform that communicates to OFBiz using XML/RPC . > > > > my backend speaks to frontend using JSON and to backend > > ofbiz webservices using XML/RPC. > > > > > > This is one of the "options" . > > > > Please note since XML/RPC or SOAP is language-agnostic you > > could use your favorite backend tool/framework to talk to backend. > > > > Things that i miss in this approach are: > > (1) Seamless user session handling . > > (2) Lack of transaction control. > > ( eg if you do 5 things in XML/RPC and 1 to 4 commits in DB and > your > > 5 things fails , there is no easy way to undo/rollback 1 to 4, > this > > is becoz > > each webservice is running in its on transaction , there is no way > > to bundle > > N number of webservices call in one transaction context ) > > > > pls note these are not limitation of OFBiz but of this approach. > > > > > > regds > > mallah. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 8:52 PM, [email protected] <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > > > I'm not quite sure at that moment but my primary goal is to build my > own > > > UI, can you just what might be the options for me. > > > > > > On 2018/05/31 19:15:06, Rajesh Mallah <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Gauravjlj , > > > > > > > > Senior/experienced members might suggest more. > > > > > > > > It would also help if you could tell us more about your primary > > > > development setup like web-framework , frontend layer etc. > > > > > > > > OFBiz is a very flexible and open system hence you can apply > > > > your own choice regarding how to integrate it, initial learning curve > > > > is bit high. > > > > Documentation can be seen in various links under : > > > > http://ofbiz.apache.org/ --> DOCS > > > > > > > > If you are comfortable with database schemas you may > > > > browse , > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Data+Model+Diagrams > > > > to get idea of various entities and relationships. > > > > > > > > I have been playing around with OFBiz for past 6-7 months and i feel > > > > comfortable now. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regds > > > > mallah. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 12:15 AM, [email protected] < > > > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks Rajesh. I'm kind of newbie for ofbiz, would you be kind to > > > redirect > > > > > me to documentation for this or something to start with and to > > > understand > > > > > this stuff. > > > > > > > > > > On 2018/05/31 15:46:17, Rajesh Mallah <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Gauravjlj , > > > > > > > > > > > > Its very much possible. And there are multiple solutions. > > > > > > I am doing the same in my own way utilizing OFBiz as the core > > > backend. > > > > > > I use XML/RPC to interact with OFBiz webservices there 3600+ of > them > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > regds > > > > > > mallah. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 8:38 PM, [email protected] < > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to use ofbiz as an online eCommerce store at least for > the > > > now > > > > > but > > > > > > > UI seems very old and can't fit in today's time. > > > > > > > So, > > > > > > > I would be having many changing in business logic in > > > backend/frontend > > > > > and > > > > > > > I don't want to change the existing logic rather I want to > build a > > > top > > > > > > > layer which will include my new UI and custom backend code, So > out > > > of > > > > > the > > > > > > > box code remains intact in that modular approach and also if > any > > > new > > > > > > > release comes then it would be very easy to upgrade my system. > Is > > > that > > > > > > > possible. We do the same thing in Oracle Commerce but I can't > > > afford > > > > > it :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
