A Charge is a term that captures various expenses, fees and/or financial transactions within the organization. Charges are normally associated with specific accounts from a general ledger. Some examples of Charges are: Charges can be configured to a term that may be more familiar to non-financial staff. These terms allow technical accounting jargon to be…
iDempiere is not only an Open Source ERP. It is also an open Source CRM as well. The CRM component of iDempiere is the overlooked little brother and rarely mentioned feature of iDempiere. The main page of the community site equally defines the CRM together with the ERP: “Founded in 2011 iDempiere is a powerful,…
A “2Pack” is a compressed XML file used for data import and data export of objects. This feature makes it easier to replicate the said objects from one environment to another. The process of importing a “2Pack” is called “Packing In” while the process of exporting a “2Pack” is called “Packing Out”. This feature…
iDempiere can show data to users without actually storing these values in the database. A developer has the option of using a Virtual UI or a Virtual DB column. Both of these concepts allow the developer to set a field based on another set of values. What is the difference between Virtual UI or Virtual…
A distribution company in Scotland. A beverage dealer in Germany. A media/telecommunications firm in the USA. A health care provider in Australia. A shipping company in India. A manufacturing firm in the Philippines. These companies have something in common. If you’re new to our community site and are currently exploring iDempiere as your system, I’d…
Many years ago, our Company had a physical form that we used to monitor any maintenance work done in the manufacturing plant, equipment or retail stores. This was a cumbersome task that was, frankly, hard to monitor and maintain. Physical forms get lost or get spilled with coffee. When I was surfing and evaluating iDempiere,…
I had a conversation with an acquaintance the other day and we got a chance to discuss our respective work. “What do you do?” “I work with the family business and recently started an IT Company focused on Open Source ERP. It’s called iDempiere.” “What?” “iDempiere i-Dem-pi-er-e or i-Dem-peer. How you say it depends on…
Did you know that Bahrain was the home of the first-ever Grand Prix in the Middle East? The first iDempiere Conference after the pandemic was held in Manama, Bahrain last February 22-23, 2023. There were a total of 26 participants from various countries in the world. There were participants from Germany, Austria, USA, Brazil, Bahrain,…
