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Re: [Web-erp-developers] Feature List/Road Map
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From: Daintrees <p.d...@pa...> - 2004-09-11 21:28:47
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I guess we are all focused on improving webERP but I must say I am enjoying getting to know people with like minds too. Thanks for this Steve. I guess if you've had to sign some of these extraoridinary restraint of trade employment agreements it pays to be a little cagey about the info you give out. I hope Canada is not as litigious as the US. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "skaill" <sk...@ro...> To: <web...@li...> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 12:17 AM Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] Feature List/Road Map > Well, there you go. I guess I haven't revisited the PDF situation lately. > That's good to know. > > The chequered history dates back about 20 years. In chronological order: > > Musicomp - my own first company which was an online BBS for musicians - I > failed miserably! > > Honeywell > > Supply and Services Canada - Pension, Family bonus, etc. > > Customs and Excise Canada (now consolidated with Taxation under a different > name) - awesome background check, fingerprinting, briefing and debriefing > was the coolest part ;) > > Rio Algom - mining company. That was different and interesting > > xxxx (University) - doing admin systems > > xxxx (Imaging Company) - microfiche, laser printing, doc imaging, data > warehousing, etc. for large corporations. Large scale with MICR cheque > codes, printed codes for machine sorting into envelopes, etc. > > xxxx (ERP Software Company) - one of the main well-known world-wide > mid-range offerings > > I'm not even sure why but I'm kind of paranoid about putting too much > recently about myself on the web hence the xxxx. > > Even though it might look like it, I've never been fired! Butted heads > quite a bit with two managers over the years though. Rio Algom shutdown > their entire Elliot Lake operation so all of us were gone. I was let go > once when they consolidated to another country and I did not want to move to > another position in another country. > > For the past 10+ years I've also worked with and without partners in our own > companies. Some of that time I was also employed by some of the companies > on the list. > > Guess I have too much time on my hands if I'm typing all this. I better do > some more Multilanguage scripts! > > Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil Daintree" <we...@pa...> > To: <web...@li...> > Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 3:33 AM > Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] Feature List/Road Map > > > > I am a BIG fan of PDF - compact, open spec and abundant 3rd party tools. > > Precise positioning - free reading using a multitude of readers. > > > > Not such a fan of such large peices of software to read them. However, > > everyone has a pdf reader they are as widely used almost as a > > web-browser. > > > > You've had quite a chequered history Steve working for was it Great > > Plains (or one of those big accounting software vendors) previously and > > now a major imaging company. > > > > I am thinking really only perhaps some comparative graphing and KPI > > reporting perhaps on order fill, stock turnover, gross profit by > > salesman, product category etc etc. I see this as pdf based all using > > the existing class we are currently using. > > > > I am a little concerned about the multi-language capability of this > > class. I will not re-write these reports a 3rd time! > > > > Phil > > > > On Sat, 2004-09-11 at 11:43, skaill wrote: > > > I'm not sure that graphical output is necessary in the base. It is > > > necessary, however, to have presentable reports. There is a real > challenge > > > in this area. To pdf or not. I'm not real keen on pdf. It's not > readily > > > extractable and proprietary. And of course I don't trust Adobe with its > > > over inflated $600 products and it's many products that should be one > > > product. > > > > > > A specialty of mine is reporting and imaging as I work in a lead > capacity > > > for a large "outsourcing" imaging company some years back that did > > > microfiche, (laser) printing, storage, etc, for larger scale companies > like > > > banks, government, etc. > > > > > > I think I have or could do a decent report engine but it would require > some > > > work and help because I have to make a living too ;) > > > > > > What html does not do and what a good reporting engine does need to do > is be > > > positional. That is the key to reporting. That and an easy interface > ;) > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Daintrees" <p.d...@pa...> > > > To: <web...@li...> > > > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 5:28 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] Feature List/Road Map > > > > > > > > > > Its tough to nail anyone down to a completion date .. least of all me > ... > > > on > > > > a project like this. > > > > > > > > I would dearly love the system to have the following > > > > > > > > Work orders - usage variances > > > > Master Schedule and MRP > > > > Capacity planning > > > > Warehouse management > > > > > > > > A number of reports and perhaps graphical output would also be good. > > > > However, other contributors have other ideas and I am happy to > incorporate > > > > their ideas in too. My wish list starts seeing webERP grow into a real > > > force > > > > in ERP software - much of my efforts are therefore in support and > getting > > > > others involved. My own capacity to drive these functionality aims > forward > > > > is therefore displaced somewhat. > > > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <wmc...@mc...> > > > > To: <web...@li...> > > > > Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 3:44 AM > > > > Subject: [Web-erp-developers] Feature List/Road Map > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a future feature list and/or road map with projection dates > > > > > available? We currently use this app in our office and have 2 > clients > > > > that > > > > > are in demo mode with web-erp. Just wondering what to look forward > to. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 > > > > Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement > on > > > > who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. 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