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From: <james@productive1.com>
To: user@ofbiz.apache.org
Subject: RE: RE: Multiple Subsidiaries in OfBiz
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2017 13:39:13 -0700
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archived-at: Mon, 06 Feb 2017 20:39:32 -0000

Sharon - I absolutely will work on this as I think it is valuable=0Aand a h=
uge factor in what makes Ofbiz good=0A=0A-------- Original Message --------=
=0ASubject: Re: RE: Multiple Subsidiaries in OfBiz=0AFrom: "Sharan Foga"<sh=
aran@apache.org>=0ADate: Wed, February 01, 2017 8:24 am=0ATo: <user@ofbiz.a=
pache.org>=0A=0AHi James=0A=0AI'm afraid that no check list exists for this=
. I think the strategy in=0Athe past was to create demo data covering a wid=
e range of requirements.=0APeople downloading OFBiz could load the data and=
 then decide which=0Asuited them.=0A=0AThey could then copy those files and=
 edit them to reflect their own=0Asetup. Then they could load OFBiz using t=
heir 'updated versions of demo=0Afiles' which would fit their businesses be=
tter.=0A=0AI think that we miss this type of documentation and functional s=
etup=0Ainformation so as a community it would be good for us to focus on it=
 and=0Aclose these gaps.=0A=0AIf you're willing to help us develop this fur=
ther and share your=0Aexperience that would be great.=0A=0AThanks=0ASharan=
=0A=0AOn 2017-02-01 00:09 (+0100), <james@productive1.com> wrote: =0A> Shar=
on - Given that it is complex has there been a check list or=0A> document c=
reated that shows all the relationships and roles that are=0A> needed for t=
his to function correctly? Thanks in advance!=0A> =0A> -------- Original Me=
ssage --------=0A> Subject: Re: Multiple Subsidiaries in OfBiz=0A> From: "S=
haran Foga"<sharan@apache.org>=0A> Date: Tue, January 31, 2017 2:14 am=0A> =
To: <user@ofbiz.apache.org>=0A> =0A> Hi James=0A> =0A> At one point the sta=
ndard OFBiz demo had demo data that was that of a=0A> global parent company=
 with multiple subsidiaries. We decided it was a=0A> bit too complicated a =
setup for most people so simplified the demo data=0A> to be a lot simpler (=
i.e a single company). =0A> =0A> This means that somewhere in our SVN there=
 are some demo data files that=0A> could help you if you are having problem=
s setting things up.=0A> =0A> Thanks=0A> Sharan=0A> =0A> On 2017-01-23 23:5=
8 (+0100), <james@productive1.com> wrote: =0A> > Hi all I am new to this gr=
oup so hopefully I am posting in the correct=0A> > areas. We would like to =
set up OfBiz with Multiple Companies that all=0A> > roll up into a Parent C=
ompany. We are looking for the following:=0A> > =0A> > Separate Vendors (CR=
M tied to a separate company)=0A> > Separate Customers (CRM tied to a seper=
ate company=0A> > Sales Associates can be tied to multiple companies=0A> > =
Each company can fulfill from each others warehouse (intercompany=0A> > tra=
nsaction)=0A> > Should be able to invoice each other=0A> > Warehouses shoul=
d be tied to a company=0A> > Stores should be tied to a company=0A> > Finan=
cials Should be tied to a company=0A> > Purchases Should be tied to a compa=
ny=0A> > Each company could have separate currency=0A> > Each company could=
 have separate language=0A> > =0A> > We can use external reporting to handl=
e the Intercompany consolidation=0A> > =0A> > My question is does Ofbiz han=
dle this OTB? If so what are the key areas=0A> > we need to configure for t=
his to handle properly.=0A> > =0A> > Thanks in Advance.=0A> > =0A> > James=
=0A> > Productive One=0A> >=0A>