The answer from ChatGPTm may be a very good one. The central problem is:
When you start relying on AI to have business cases and functionality explained to you in contrast to learning in man to man communication and self-study preceding own solution design and implementation work, you are effectively giving up on intellectual property and control to the company that operates the AI system. You will be an AI bot, then. To avoid this, you need to find a solution to the man to AI cooperation problem before involving AI into the production chain. On 15.5.2023 at 3:34 PM, "Emad Radwan" <[email protected]> wrote: > >This is my question that I just posted here to the community: > >"Part of the columns that Ofbiz allows to edit is the Product. I'm >not >getting the use case behind this, Won't it affect the consistency >of the >Purchase Order related to inventory item? >Also - from business perspective - I can understand why I would >need to >edit the inventory item but when I'll need to create it from >scratch >without a purchase order?" > >*And here is the response from ChatGPTm what do you think?* > >In Apache OFBiz, the ability to edit product information is >provided to >accommodate certain use cases and business requirements. While >it's true >that modifying product information could potentially impact the >consistency >of purchase orders related to inventory items, OFBiz incorporates >mechanisms to handle such scenarios. > >Regarding the impact on purchase orders, OFBiz employs a robust >inventory >management system that maintains the integrity of transactions. >When a >product's information is modified, it is important to consider the >implications on existing purchase orders. OFBiz provides >functionality to >handle such updates, such as allowing users to choose whether the >changes >should be automatically propagated to related purchase orders or >not. This >ensures that any modifications to product information are >appropriately >reflected in purchase orders, thereby maintaining consistency. > >As for the need to create inventory items from scratch without a >purchase >order, there are several business scenarios where this might be >necessary. >For example: > > 1. > > New Product Introduction: When a company introduces a new >product into > their inventory, they may need to create the corresponding >inventory item > without an associated purchase order initially. > 2. > > Manual Inventory Management: In certain cases, businesses might >need to > manually adjust their inventory levels due to factors like >stock transfers, > returns, or damaged goods. These adjustments might not be tied >to a > specific purchase order, but it's still important to track and >manage the > inventory item. > 3. > > Internal Consumption: There could be instances where items are >consumed > internally within the organization and don't involve an >external purchase > order. In such cases, creating an inventory item without a >purchase order > allows for proper tracking and management of internal inventory >usage. > >By providing the capability to create inventory items from >scratch, OFBiz >supports various business scenarios and ensures that all inventory- >related >activities can be effectively managed, whether they involve >purchase orders >or not.
