Apache OFBiz 学习手册.docx

1、Apache OFBiz 学习手册Apache OFBiz Getting StartedApache OFBiz 之旅1. Apache OFBiz介绍这个档和相关文档信息内容来开始我们的OFBiz之旅。This document and its related documents contain information about getting started with OFBiz.阅读这编文档后你也许可以得到一些帮助同时也开始了Apache OFBiz精彩世界之旅。After reading this document you might find these helpful as w

2、ell as you get started on your journey into the wonderful world of Apache OFBiz: Mailing Lists(邮件发送清单) Demo and Test Setup Guide(示例测试指南) Technical Production Setup Guide(技术产品指南) Business Setup Guide(业务指南) OFBiz Source Repository and Access(OFBiz源码库和通道) Framework Introduction Videos and Diagrams(框架介绍

3、的视频和图表) OFBiz Beginners Development Guide Using Practice Application OFBiz Contributors Best Practices1.1 The What, Why and How of Apache OFBizThe basic structure and driving force behind OFBiz has a lot to do with the goals and actualization of the release process.OFBiz is and always has been a com

4、munity-driven open source project. There is no central commercial organization that drives the development of OFBiz or derives a project from the intellectual property of the software or other project assets. This is formalized now that OFBiz is a project in the Apache Software Foundation.Because of

5、 this OFBiz always has been and always will be just what users who contribute to the project want it to be. There are many different individuals and groups involved with many different needs and our goal is to define and follow development and release policies that serve the needs of these parties.S

6、o, lets start with that.1.2. How Do I Decide What to Use?From a project user perspective there is one main question that can help determine which way they will want to get OFBiz: Do I want to contribute to the open source project?For this question there are 3 main answers:1 Yes, definitely: I want t

7、o contribute to design, coding, and testing efforts and thereby collaborate with others to more effectively and efficiently satisfy the long-term requirements from me, my clients, or my employer2 Kind of: I want to stay on the cutting edge and participate with testing and feedback, but Im not in a p

8、osition to participate in development and/or in the near future I will need something more reliable and supported and that wont change very much3 Not really: Im happy to offer feedback, but I really need something that will work well now and well into the future so we can get things going in our org

9、anizationFor each answer there is a recommended way to get OFBiz:4 Get the code straight from the code repository (SVN) trunk and update frequently through development, stopping before your integration or final pre-deployment testing, and periodically even after production deployment according to yo

10、ur ongoing develop/deploy plan; note that when you are not updating from SVN you should continue to watch the commits for bug fixes to patch into your code base5 Get the code from the code repository (SVN) release branch and keep updated or patched regularly as fixes are committed and the branch sta

11、bilizes over time; when getting started choose the most recent branch, even if it is very new; when new release branches are created update to them soon after the branch is done6 Get a built release package or the code from a release branch tag, and update as new pre-built release packages and tags

12、are created; these will only represent fixes and unless a major issue arises they will be backward compatible and generally safe to update or patch to; when getting started choose a release branch that has been around for at least 2-3 months and that has no major outstanding issues in the issue trac

13、ker to assure that it has stabilized; when new release branches are created wait until you are ready to do a major upgrade and possibly need to modify your code and configuration, and wait at least until the prospective branch has stabilized before moving to it2. Second Part Mailing ListsTo subscrib

14、e to a mailing list use the links below. In your first email you will get some information about working with the list manager EZMLM.To unsubscribe from any of the following lists, you need to send an empty, subjectless email to unsubscribe address listed below. In other words, click the appropriate

15、 unsubscribe link below and press send.Support of Users and Developers List: userofbiz.apache.orgThe user list is intended for installation, deployment, custom development and usage related topics.High Traffic Subscribe Unsubscribe ArchivesDigest Subscription: Subscribe UnsubscribeSearchable Archive

16、s: Nabble MarkMailWhen you ask a complex questions on this list, its better to give details. Most of the time URLs are enough and welcome.Else please follow this scenario (at leat relevant parts)Why What you were looking for How did you try to achieve it What did you expect as results And what you really gotHow1 What you did (including detailed steps to reproduce)2 What you exp