David,
If you get the opportunity, could you please expand on it why you would
want prevent the quote from having additional functionality? Thanks!
-Chris
--- David E Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Was going to write more but I guess I should at least get something
> out!
>
> My general opinion is that the order screen enhancements are a better
> approach. I don't think we need or want quotes to be so complex and
> try to reproduce the incredible amount of stuff in the order model
> and functionality.
>
> -David
>
>
> Jacopo Cappellato wrote:
> > In my opinion, one of the areas in which OFBiz could be greatly
> improved
> > is the order editing process in general.
> > The existing services and screens are well suited for sporadic
> changes
> > to already created orders, but they are not good enough when you
> need
> > more control over what you are doing or for use cases where orders
> are
> > big and complex and they are created and edited in multiple
> sessions.
> >
> > I see two good path we could follow (and they are not mutually
> exclusive):
> >
> > 1) improve/enhance the edit quote screens; this will mostly address
> the
> > use case of complex orders; all the work will be done in the quote
> and
> > when it is good enough it will be transformed into a real order;
> however
> > we will need to enhance many aspects of the quotes (to take into
> account
> > billing/shipping addresses, geo rules, taxes, shipping costs
> etc...)
> >
> > 2) create new screens (e.g. adding new subscreens to the view order
>
> > screen) and services to edit order items, adjustments, addresses
> and
> > contact mechs, payment preferences and payment transactions,
> shipment
> > groups and reservations, etc...
> >
> > For #2, in order to have a greater control of what is happening, I
> think
> > we should find a way to disable all the services running by ecas;
> the
> > best way of doing this is probably that of using a special flag (or
>
> > status) on the order to mark it as a "work-in-progress/on hold": if
> the
> > order is in this status no eca will run; as soon as the flag/status
> will
> > be removed all the checks/ecas will be executed and all the issues
> will
> > be shown in an screen ("issues with the current order") so that the
> user
> > can fix them before releasing the order.
> >
> > Does it make any sense?
> >
> > Jacopo
> >
>
