Hi All, I am working on a project where I need to implement EDI thing.
Found this old thread, is there any component or services that having EDI implementation in latest release? On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 4:33 AM Mike <mz4whee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "Thank you for the feedback Mike. I do agree that providing some EDI > functionality out of the box is very important for an ERP system. OFBiz > already has a few mechanisms for data exchange that can be leveraged to > implement specific or custom integrations." > > I remember looking in the oagis code and didn't really see anywhere how it > was connected to the code. Still, you mention that ofbiz has "some EDI > functionality"? Can you clarify this? > > If HotWax integrated ofbiz with EDI, how did you do it? In real life, a PO > is created, and transmitted to/from a supplier via EDI. > > A while ago I was looking at BOTS ( > http://bots.sourceforge.net/en/index.shtml) and it looked like a better > solution. > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 7:14 AM, Jacopo Cappellato < > jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: > > > The component has been removed in rev. 1763454 > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jacopo > > > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Jacopo Cappellato < > > jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:22 PM, Mike <mz4whee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> Great. So everyone seems to agree to dump oagis. Obviously someone > > took > > >> the time to create this component. My understanding it is used for > > >> automating B2B communication for purchase orders, inventory, etc. If > > you > > >> want ofbiz to play with the big boys, you need this TYPE of Electronic > > >> Data > > >> Interchange (EDI) functionality. > > >> > > >> So: If you want to dump oagis, please propose alternatives to make > > ofbiz > > >> integrate with EDI. All ERPs have this. > > >> > > >> > > > Thank you for the feedback Mike. > > > I do agree that providing some EDI functionality out of the box is very > > > important for an ERP system. OFBiz already has a few mechanisms for > data > > > exchange that can be leveraged to implement specific or custom > > > integrations. The concept of an universal data interchange standard is > > > great, but, as far as I know, OAGIS has never reached the critical mass > > to > > > make it a viable solution for all integration needs. By experience I > have > > > noticed that such standards tend to gain more tractions when they > address > > > specific industries (e.g. parts interchange formats for the auto parts > > > aftermarket industry etc...). > > > Most importantly, when it was adopted by OFBiz, the OAGIS license > allowed > > > us to include its xsd files; but after that, they have been relicensed > > > under an incompatible license: as a consequence this component is stuck > > to > > > an years old and unmaintained version making even more difficult to be > > used > > > to integrate with an external system. > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > Jacopo > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Thanks Brajesh Patel skype: brajesh.patel11 Cell :- +91 8750709907
