Is there a way to map a prexisting customer number and scheme to Party ID?
I have customers whose I data I will be importing into the database. I can certainly simply load their customers customer number into the Party ID field. However, my users might have specific customer number schemes that they want to keep. Which means being able to add a new one whenever they want. Currently in OOTB Ofbiz, whenever a new Party is created through the UIs the party number is automagically created as an auto increment number - this is what gets tracked through the system. How can my users use their version of customer numbers to put data into the system and to search for that data? An example of when this becomes a problem is when you are creating an order - on the very first screen of the create order page (release 10.04) there is a customer entry field with a lookup button. Selecting that opens a Window where there is no mention of a customer, instead Party ID and Party type are prominent. Yes you can search by name but it should also be possible to lookup a customer by what he (the end customer) thinks is his customer number. Any thoughts or comments are appreciated - my product management are driving me nuts on this one. Thanks Jams
