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Compiere 3

By : Andries L Pretorius
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Compiere 3

By: Andries L Pretorius

Overview of this book

Compiere is a world leading open source commercially supported ERP system. Very large companies have already chosen Compiere over traditional systems. By its nature ERP is a complex subject and while you may be familiar with ERP this book will introduce you to the concepts of Compiere. Here you will learn the Compiere essentials quickly and concisely.The aim of this book is to get you up and running with Compiere through a practical hands on approach. This book will also give you an overview of the main Compiere business process aspects. This book will help you get comfortable with using and exploring the Compiere system as you prepare for a roll out in your organization.Maturing from an open source project to a leading edge competitor in the ERP space, Compiere offers what other traditional big name systems lack. Offering its best of class functionality on a model driven architecture, the latest enterprise platform independent web technologies (GWT, Java, JBoss, Oracle, Postgress), while maintaining openness, value, flexibility, scalability and most of all an integrated ERP platform that can be extended upon with ease.In this book we will introduce you to understanding Compiere functionality exploring the different essential business processes. We will cover the setup, the business processes of sales, purchasing, inventory, financial management as well as advanced aspects like workflow, project planning and migration.Every chapter is illustrated by example so as to facilitate quick and practical reading. This is not a Java programming manual and the book’s aim is to take your basic knowledge of the ERP environment and ensure a proper practical understanding of the critical functional aspects during the Compiere implementation process.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Compiere 3
Credits
About the author
About the reviewer
Preface

When do you look at Compiere


The Compiere system is certainly suitable in the following organizational circumstances:

Circumstance

Compiere advantage

Outgrowing existing system

The business is outgrowing its existing systems. Generally, the business was doing fine on a small accounting package, but now requires additional functionality. It may also require a more scalable enterprise database, or the number of users and the complexity of the business is expanding.

Compiere's technology stack offers a growing company the enterprise scalability platform required. Functionality and transactions volumes can be scaled based on specific user needs.

Existing system is old technology

The existing system is so old that support cannot be easily obtained and the technology is just hanging by a thread. This is usually the case with long-standing or older generation management. For example, a family business that has been in existence for many years and the legacy system has just always worked, but finally a decision has to be made as to a new system.

Compiere offers the current Java and web technology platform , which is based on open architecture and standards, throughout its offering.

Dynamic system requirement

More progressive and dynamic management where the underlying technology is as important to the business as the business itself.

Due to its open source nature, Compiere offers a flexible and transparent technology platform.

Value proposition

Large businesses that are evaluating ERP vendor systems and are analyzing the costs versus return.

Compiere provides a competitive licensing model up to large-scale Enterprise levels.