I also spend some time on PIM and linked shared by Paul. Agree with Michael that PIM + more features already available in the catalog manager of OFBiz. Also agree on the point of complex and difficult to understand UI.
Many conversation I have seen for the responsive UI with change in the UX design, also I have also started similar conversation in past. Hopefully, we would be able to see better UI in OFBiz soon which is as per the user expectations. Finally, OFBiz is able to manage more complex catalog structure then PIM. So if we have the better UI that would be great as it will follow the Universal Data Model for which OFBiz is committed for. Rishi Solanki Sr Manager, Enterprise Software Development HotWax Systems Pvt. Ltd. Direct: +91-9893287847 http://www.hotwaxsystems.com On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 1:42 AM, Michael Brohl <michael.br...@ecomify.de> wrote: > Hi Paul, > > thanks for sharing! > > I have no experience with this software and only had a brief > click-through, so my opinion might be inaccurate: I think that OFBiz > already has most of these features, and much more, in the catalog manager. > > The only drawback is the UI, which is very complex and not so clearly > arranged. But it is easy to slim down the catalog manager and hide all the > stuff you don't need or rearrange the screens/forms to build a better UI. > Plus, you have full access and can change any process as you like. > > For example, we did some projects to build specialized catalog management > systems for spare parts, both frontend and backend on top of the strong > data model and using a lot of existing services (see [1], [2]). > > I'm pretty sure that it is worth to evaluate the OFBiz catalog manager if > you are looking or a good and integrated PIM solution. > > Regards, > > Michael Brohl > ecomify GmbH > www.ecomify.de > > [1] https://www.gigant-parts.com/control/category/~pcategory=101 > 08/~category_id=10144 > > [2] https://www.krone-trailerparts.com/brems-und-luftanlage/modulatoren > > > Am 13.06.17 um 18:18 schrieb Paul Mandeltort: > > Hey guys, anyone played with Akeneo at all for PIM (Product Information >> Management)? >> >> http://demo.akeneo.com/ <http://demo.akeneo.com/> (admin/admin) >> >> Looks like it would complement OFBiz very nicely for managing large >> complex catalogs. Wanted to see if anyone had any experience here with it >> or had recommendations for similar tools. It’s open-source, but >> unfortunately it’s a PHP stack. >> >> —P >> >> >> >> >> > >
