Hi Jacques, One more point can be added... In Service we can perform additional check for authentication. After controller it will recheck for auth="true" in service. But in Event we don't have this facility, Events are called directly form the controller.
-- Thanks & Regards, Pankaj Savita Mob: +91 9890262476 Mail to: pankajsav...@gmail.com On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Jacques Le Roux < jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote: > Done at > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/FAQ+-+Tips+-+Tricks+-+Cookbook+-+HowTo#FAQ-Tips-Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-Miscellaneous > from http://markmail.org/message/bie7fqs4f6bk6ykx > > Really a beautiful piece of simple collaboration > > Thanks guys! > > Jacques > > From: "Jacques Le Roux" <jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> > > This thread contains a pretty complete definition of event vs service. I >> will try to put this in FAQ... some day... >> >> Thanks guys! >> >> Jacques >> >> From: "Bilgin Ibryam" <bibr...@gmail.com> >> >>> Hans Bakker wrote: >>> >>>> An event is specific local piece functionality normally used in one >>>> place for one purpose and called from its location. >>>> >>>> A service is a piece of functionality which can be located anywhere on >>>> the network, is most of time used in several different places and is >>>> called by its 'name' >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Hans >>>> >>>> In addition, in case of events you have access to HttpServletRequest >>> and HttpServletResponse obejcts and you can read/write whatever you want. >>> In case of services, you have access only to service parameters. >>> >>> Bilgin >>> >>> >> > >