Thanks to a clean abstraction layer, new or specialised business modules can be implemented in a consistent way. Of course basic understanding of technical aspects is needed too.ĮRP5 defines an abstract model of business management. It is based on a well developed theoretical model and to understand the key concepts of ERP5 it is needed to understand briefly that model. ERP5 distinguish itself from other ERP systems (open and closed source) with its coherency from the lowest - theoretical - level. (FIXME: Rewrite the cryptic english.) A few words about ERP systems Basic IdeasĮRP systems are quite complicated - they have to implement as much as possible the business logic of a company. (FIXME: What kind of person would ever use an ERP?) (FIXME: What does a "ERP system" do? Can you summarize it in one sentence?) We need to separate introduction about ERP in general (it is quite long topic: ERP definition, coverage, few words about history and link some references) and about ERP5.ĮRP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning TODO: Proof reading and extending by experts is needed. Understanding of genericity of ERP5 system should be sufficient to explore it - every installed module, creation and update of objects, setting of relations. Of course experience in business and modelling business processes is quite helpful.Īfter this part the reader should be able to install and use an ERP5 system with some business templates and hack a little bit on it. Your set-up should be similar, and familiarity with them will help. Keep in mind that ERP systems are quite complex - you will need time to deploy its test installation.Īn ERP5 system uses the following technologies (programming language, server side technology, relational database.). Take a look at and hand this page over to your IT guy. If you are a businessman without time for hacking through big systems with many connections this book is not for you. If you are a technician, consultant or hacker - this book is for you. You will learn basics of ERP5 - usage, development - and ways of searching for more help. This book is written for people, who are interested in developing, implementing ERP5 - ERP Open Source system. This is why we are writing this handbook. We (authors) think it is great, and we want it to be used by more people so that there is a community of users supporting each other in a true Open Source spirit. It is versatile, powerful, complex, abstract and free. It is of French origin, but multilingual and deployed in many countries. This book tells about a leading Open Source ERP system. You won't see this message or any elements not part of the book's content when you print or preview this page. This is the print version of ERP5 Handbook
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