Jacques Le Roux sent the following on 8/9/2008 11:27 AM:
> From: "BJ Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> my bad. It is the way I think.
>> let me try to make this clearer.
>> code that interacts with external websites or webservices, for sake of
>> better description, that are components, need someway to link that
>> website, or webservice to ofbiz.
>> in the case of ebay you have the sandbox and production urls.
>>
>> Typically for embedded webservices like UPS, this does not apply.
>> you also per ebay "site" have siteID token that would be used as the
>> websiteID.
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>> Now for push and pull types like ebay this is not a real big thing,
>> however there are, like yahoo, realtime data that is sent or requested
>> where this is very important.
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>> in getting orders from ebay
>> List orders = readResponseFromEbay(response, locale,
>> (String)context.get("productStoreId"), delegator, errorMessage);
>> the ProductStoreID is used.
>> I am saying this should be a Website entity websiteID
>> so there is more flexibility to assign or change the productstore
>> assigned to a site.
>> the ProductStoreID can be gotten from the WebsiteID, which can be
>> maintained thru the UI.
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> Ha, now I see. I did not look into details, but from the top of my head
> ProductStore and WebSite are related hence you should be able to do what
> you what in a side or the other. So where is the problem ?
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I am trying to set a best practices for the work I am doing.
>> The reason I suggest this as a best practices, is it allow allow content
>> to come into play for publishing to an external website, Like the format
>> (datafile) to export information, instead of being hard coded,
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> Where is the format (datafile) to export information hardcoded ?
Not done yet, in my head.
for instance you have a website Z and it takes FTP upload of Y format.
so using the content component, this can be defined.
Yes there are more entities to consider and code.
it is a future thing but want to leave a hook so it can be done.
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>> sending pages to a website(not yet implemented, but in the planning
>> stage).
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>> This would also allow many website to be connected to a productStore, if
>> the user wished to have them that way.
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> But is this not yet possible ?
> https://localhost:8443/catalog/control/EditProductStoreWebSites?viewProductStoreId=9000
Click on websites
https://localhost:8443/catalog/control/EditProductStoreWebSites?viewProductStoreId=9000
see
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-1899
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>> There can be an association made for extra website data from the website
>> entity. allowing data we put in properties to be stored and maybe even
>> encrypted.
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> Can't you add an external Web site type and deal with it in the screen
> above and i other code needed (like createShoppingCart) ?
yes there is a lot of other coded needed but this is the foundation so
the code can be done.
this is how I handle the yahoo interface where a store owner an have
many websites (stores) and setup them up thru the
websites->productstores using the UI.
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> Jacques
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>> hope this is clearer.
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>> Jacques Le Roux sent the following on 8/4/2008 1:41 PM:
>>> Hi BJ,
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>>> I don't want to be rude, but it's sometimes really difficult to follow
>>> you. I'm sure you got an idea but please when I ask for more
>>> information try to be less cryptic.
>>>
>>> Could you explain in details what mean the 2 posts below. For instance
>>>>> if you are using an external website or interface, I would think it
>>>>> proper to use the Website entity. This way the UI can be used to
>>>>> construct which product store to use.
>>>
>>> I suppose you speak about the external application and it's UI, but not
>>> sure...
>>>
>>>>> So what ever the external string is that Identifies the website
>>>>> would be
>>>>> the websiteID.
>>>
>>> No it's clearer, it's about the link between theexternal appli and
>>> OFBiz. But how is this in relation with OFBiz developement or
>>> general use ? What do you try to communicate ? What is the goal to speak
>>> about that with us ?
>>>
>>>> oh and this would move some of the configuration data from
>>>> properties to
>>>> the website entity.
>>>
>>> What configuration data ? Is this intented to be generalised ? If so you
>>> need to bring us much more details. We are not reading on
>>> your lips and even less in your mind ;o)
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>> From: "BJ Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> oh and this would move some of the configuration data from
>>>> properties to
>>>> the website entity.
>>>>
>>>> BJ Freeman sent the following on 8/4/2008 3:42 AM:
>>>>> ok moved to dev list.
>>>>> not so much as ebay but general external flow to get to a
>>>>> ProductStore.
>>>>> if you are using an external website or interface, I would think it
>>>>> proper to use the Website entity. This way the UI can be used to
>>>>> construct which product store to use.
>>>>> So what ever the external string is that Identifies the website
>>>>> would be
>>>>> the websiteID.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jacques Le Roux sent the following on 8/4/2008 3:25 AM:
>>>>>> Hi BJ,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know, well... nothing... about ebay in OFBiz (sorry for that).
>>>>>> Could
>>>>>> you elaborate a bit more, please ? BTW should not be in dev ML ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: "BJ Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>> I anyone have an objection to adding in the website to find the
>>>>>>> productstoreID.
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