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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

Summary


With a separated accounting engine, through the JBoss application server, Compiere offers multiple layers of information, scalability, and capacity for business process customization, while still keeping within the normal rules of an accounting framework. What must be remembered is that the basic accounting rules per document type apply, and operationally it requires the normal disciplines in managing the accuracy and validity of the accounting entries.

We have touched on various system aspects of financial management. In this chapter we:

  • Learnt an understanding of the Compiere accounting terminology

  • Explained how accounting entries are derived from documents

  • Showed you the accounting setups required in the system

  • Explained open item management and the reconciliation of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable ledgers

  • Explained the cash and bank management reconciliations

  • Showed you how to find and follow up on unposted documents

  • Overview of the Financial Reporting capabilities

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