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Re: What financial reports for the OpenERP community ?

 

Hi Eric,

Not an easy question, I guess for know the best way to go is to post on
that list to ask others opinion if not clear enough in the MP review
process...

Regards,

Joël



On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 12:51 AM, Eric Caudal <eric.caudal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  Besides, I think it would be interesting to have the same for other
> areas: stock, sales, etc.
> eg in stock, we have built stock development report, slowmoving reports,
> minimum stock warning reports etc...
> Default OpenERP report are good for simple inquiries.
> Some is already cleansed and published but we are preparing new ones this
> week.
> How shall we handle this?
>
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> On 11/11/2013 11:42 PM, Joël Grand-Guillaume wrote:
>
>  Hi Humberto,
>
> No big deal, thanks for coming back ! Do not hesitate to setup a meeting
> with Frédéric to make a the GAP between our and your work.
>
>  Regards,
>
> Joël
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Humberto Arocha <humbertoarocha@xxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
>> Wow, I have come to realize that this theme was delayed by me that much,
>>
>>  Hello Dear, Joel,
>>
>>  then we are in common ground
>>
>>  let's work together in a new branch, let it
>> account-financial-report/trunk or 8.0
>>
>>  Lets create a blueprint with the Wishlist and the problems we have to
>> overcome.
>>
>>  That way beginning with a fresh start.
>>
>>  It is always wonderful work on community,
>>
>>  Best Regards.
>>
>>
>> 2013/10/29 Joël Grand-Guillaume <joel.grandguillaume@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>>    Dear Humberto,
>>>
>>>
>>>  Just a few words to say that I'm entirely with you on that point. I
>>> think the same, the problem is not the techno (webkit, RML, Pentaho,
>>> whatever...). The problem is how do we compute !
>>>
>>>  This is more on that point that I'm arguing (and Frédéric too). I'm
>>> sorry if that was not clear. We don't care about webkit or not, doesn't
>>> matter. We do car about how we computed our report in our webkit report.
>>> This is : how do we compute the perdiod sum, the balance, the opening
>>> entries, etc...
>>>
>>>  This is where our knowledge have value for us ! This is what we are not
>>> agree on rebuilding something else.
>>>
>>>  So I think we're perfectly in-line here ! Let's build a way to compute
>>> stuff and let people chose a renderer ! Let me know what we can do.
>>>
>>>  Regards,
>>>
>>> Joël
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 6:23 PM, Humberto Arocha <
>>> humbertoarocha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Ok, Good Day, Comm Guys.
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks to all you guys who have been aware of this thread and have
>>>> been keeping up-to-date
>>>>
>>>>  First we there were two reports and them keep from fighting each
>>>> other,
>>>>
>>>>  they draw a Line, I'll keep in RML, you'll keep in Webkit, an the
>>>> promise: don't mess with
>>>> my type of report.
>>>>
>>>>  When we began to coordinate efforts, I think (now) we did it the
>>>> wrong way,
>>>> We focused on the type of the report and not on the background of the
>>>> problem.
>>>> (And now I think that) It was not about to build reports in different
>>>> types of engine reports,
>>>> instead it was on building a common ground that in the future would
>>>> avoid friction among the stakeholders,
>>>>
>>>>  And I think that we have to begin to build a common ground agnostic
>>>> from the report engine,
>>>> an API, something that with little effort can be used no matter your
>>>> report engine of preference
>>>>
>>>>  To avoid beginning a fight about whose reports are better than whom.
>>>>
>>>>  If we build this common ground we can afford to please almost
>>>> everyone,
>>>>
>>>>  anyone else can then create his own report in his preferred report
>>>> engine, ReportLab, Jasper,
>>>> Webkit, Pentaho, BIRT, etc.
>>>>
>>>>  We cannot think the same: *If two people think the same someone is
>>>> thinking by the other.*
>>>>
>>>>  So today, this is what is drawing our attention, And it has been
>>>> wonderful because
>>>> in early stages we can fix wrong-designed approaches, and make then
>>>> better.
>>>>
>>>>  In the meantime, I will withdraw the MP that I have submit, because
>>>> we have step on
>>>> the ground of webkit, now it has become a territorial war. (In good
>>>> sense), :-)
>>>> We will keep from messing with webkit,
>>>>
>>>>  While, we have to make agreements in building an *Accounting
>>>> Financial Reports Agnostic, *
>>>>  *An API, something where everybody can plug and create their own
>>>> reports on top of *
>>>> *Our API + Preferred Report Engine.*
>>>>
>>>>  There are good features in the reports and in order to be coherent we
>>>> should both recede.
>>>>
>>>>  Lately our module have become less dependant on parsers or special
>>>> features that are only
>>>> available to a particular tools, in order to keep our customers more
>>>> open to new tools
>>>> this way we have being building this agnostic approach I am talking
>>>> about,
>>>>
>>>>  It is good for the sake of survival letting two different or more of
>>>> the same kind to adapt and survive.
>>>>
>>>>  Then What I will ask you Comm Guys from this Issue is make a
>>>> coordinated effort,
>>>> I liked rml, and I like webkit, but none of them can be superseded by
>>>> the other, each
>>>> one has its weakness and strengths. That was the reason to step on your
>>>> side.
>>>>
>>>>  Now we should schedule an agenda, to begin our new roadmap to 8, with
>>>> common grounds.
>>>>
>>>>  PD.: making wired reports like Excel one is an awful idea, can be
>>>> done with no hassle
>>>> making webkit to print reports in html, I Think is prettier,
>>>> but feel free to disrgard my comments
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Best Regards.
>>>>
>>>>  Hbto.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2013/10/28 Frédéric Clementi <frederic.clementi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>>>  English Doc for account_financial_reports_webkit here ->
>>>>> http://bit.ly/16g3uSZ
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Cordialement,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>> 2013/10/25 Nhomar Hernández <nhomar@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  2013/10/25 Frédéric Clementi <frederic.clementi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So Nhomar ask me a documentation about
>>>>>>> 'account_financial_reports_webkit'
>>>>>>> so he could compare more easily. That's what I did... here it is as
>>>>>>> attachement.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Put a public link the list in launchpad block attachments ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  We are almost sure the "Merge" of concepts and a clean up will be
>>>>>> necesary in both modules, to be able to merge such concepts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Yo have good points and we too and IMHO think both are already
>>>>>> audited, then, maybe we must move feature by feature before a merge.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  We are open to discuss and merge, honestly mantain the FInancial
>>>>>> reaports almost by ourselve is so time consuming, it is better if we make a
>>>>>> better approach.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Maybe, and Just maybe due to this feature is only reporting we can
>>>>>> start a new "merge" branch backporteable to 7 - 6.1 and future 8 to manage
>>>>>> three computation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Another point is the IFRS compliance which become even mode
>>>>>> difficult, or an estandard GAAP included, we dont have any of them we have
>>>>>> part of one or another.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Let's make a better proposal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  For the moment: Lets read the documentation it is a good start.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Regards
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  --
>>>>>> --------------------
>>>>>> Saludos Cordiales
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
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