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On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 7:17 AM, DP Hicks <dphicks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Accounting Experts,
>
> I sent out an email that went directly to Quentin and Fabrice this morning
> but really was interested in spearheading a discussion on OpenERP FIFO.
>
> My client is in need of this functionality and I hear there have been
> discussions in the past regarding FIFO/LIFO.  Has code been generated to
> handle this need?  If not, what were the outcomes of previous discussions
> and was anything developed or were there just discussions?
>
> I want this to be a collaborative development.  I have a good
> understanding of what is needed but know that I don't know everything about
> this task and the community's input is essential to the success of
> FIFO/LIFO development.
>

Hello, if you want to start, you can write a doc and we can help you to
load in launchpad to start the development.
Idenfity the changes or improvements.


Regards,


> Your feedback is appreciated.
>
> D.P. Hicks
> NovaPoint Group
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 7:15 AM, DP Hicks <dphicks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Quentin & Fabrice,
>>
>> I need to see if you were able to determine how OpenERP would like to
>> proceed with collaboration for FIFO.  My client requires it for their
>> implementation and will be wrapping up their project shortly.  I need to
>> proceed with this development and would like to follow the correct path.
>>
>> --
>> D.P. Hicks
>> President
>>
>> NovaPoint Group LLC
>> 810.531.1777
>> www.novapointgroup.com
>> "An OpenERP U.S. Silver Partner"
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 4:49 AM, Quentin <qdp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> i think Fabrice explained the R&D vision/roadmap clearly and correctly:
>>> we don't plan to work on FIFO for the next version as it doesn't match our
>>> aim which is 'to simplify openerp and make it more usable'. Though, it
>>> doesn't exclude totally our collaboration on developments driven by our
>>> community and i'd be glad to participate. But this is not of my resort.
>>> Fabrice, we will have to discuss this point with Antony next week.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Best regards,
>>> Quentin
>>>
>>>
>>> On 30/03/12 23:58, david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>> Understood. If we work together more will get done which helps us all.
>>> Sent from my mobile phone
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From: * "Fabrice Henrion" <fhe@xxxxxxxxxxx> <fhe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> *Date: *Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:53:51 -0700
>>> *To: *'David Mitchell'<david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx><david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> *Cc: *'DP Hicks'<dphicks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx><dphicks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
>>> 'Laurie Chrostowski'<lchrostowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx><lchrostowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
>>> 'Quentin'<qdp@xxxxxxxxxxx> <qdp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> *Subject: *RE: FIFO - Accounting Plans
>>>
>>>  David,****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> I wouldn’t turn it like that – saying that we don’t want to focus on
>>> companies that are bigger than QB’s market (after all QB Pro doesn’t allow
>>> more than 25 users from what I heard), and I can totally understand that
>>> manufacturers of 50 employees/users might need FIFO (and this is part of
>>> our target). What I’m saying is that improving usability as a whole not
>>> only was necessary but also has a much bigger impact on OERP’s market
>>> acquisition than one additional functionality. This is why it is our
>>> priority for now. I’m not saying we are against it or that we will never
>>> want to work on it.****
>>>
>>> Also, the score of the FIFO feature on the feedback page speaks for
>>> itself.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> What I agree with as well is that we need better procedures to make OERP
>>> SA collaborate with the community when it comes to developing a feature and
>>> making sure that you are doing it the right way before doing it wrong
>>> entirely. I believe it will be one of the major topics that community
>>> members will want to talk about with us. In that regard, R&D has to come up
>>> with a process, and stick to it. I will most probably have a better vision
>>> on this after my stay in Belgium.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Best,****
>>>
>>> __
>>> Fabrice Henrion
>>> Director of Business Development Americas****
>>>
>>> OpenERP Inc.
>>> 399 Bradford Street – Suite 101
>>> Redwood City, CA 94063
>>> Tel: +1 (650) 307-6736****
>>>
>>> http://www.openerp.com****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> *From:* David Mitchell [mailto:david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]
>>>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, March 30, 2012 2:13 PM
>>> *To:* Fabrice Henrion
>>> *Cc:* DP Hicks; Laurie Chrostowski; Quentin
>>> *Subject:* Re: FIFO - Accounting Plans****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Hi Fabrice,
>>>
>>> Thanks for responding and understood. So what I read into this is -
>>> other successful small business suites -aka Quickbooks- out of the box
>>> don't offer FIFO/LIFO - only weighted average. So that is OpenERP's target
>>> market. And like Quickbooks - an additional module will be required to
>>> implement FIFO.
>>>
>>> I will tell you that we have to solve the FIFO issue for some of our
>>> clients. Viewed as a basic need. FIFO is readily adopted in many small and
>>> medium businesses (like manufacturing) here in the US. I'll find a
>>> statistic somewhere as well on the adoption % just so you know as well in
>>> your discussions with prospects.
>>>
>>> In the interest of not ophaning customers on a specific NPG FIFO version
>>> we will try to provide some community/gathering/voice leadership in getting
>>> input into the design. Hopefully, Quentin will agree to participate in this
>>> as well as I know his expertise and perspective would be valued - so that
>>> whatever is designed has visibility from OpenERP and has a "chance" to
>>> become certified.
>>>
>>> Certainly I think in the community FIFO is needed so we will see what
>>> the demand may be/and willingness to jointly develop/or at least design.
>>>
>>> Thanks and have a good weekend.
>>>
>>> David Mitchell****
>>>
>>> 2012/3/30 Fabrice Henrion <fhe@xxxxxxxxxxx>****
>>>
>>> Hi David,****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Last time I heard Fabien talking about it, he said that our priority for
>>> now was to make OpenERP more easy to use and intuitive. From what I know,
>>> there is no plan on our side to add FIFO/LIFO anytime soon. At this point,
>>> we prefer to work on making OERP very easy for small businesses that have
>>> basic needs than adding functionalities.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> As for your question about having R&D involved in the conception to make
>>> sure the community is going in the direction that R&D would encourage, I’ll
>>> let Quentin reply.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Best,****
>>>
>>> __
>>> Fabrice Henrion
>>> Director of Business Development Americas****
>>>
>>> OpenERP Inc.
>>> 399 Bradford Street – Suite 101
>>> Redwood City, CA 94063
>>> Tel: +1 (650) 307-6736****
>>>
>>> http://www.openerp.com****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> *From:* David Mitchell [mailto:david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> *Sent:* Friday, March 30, 2012 7:18 AM
>>> *To:* Quentin
>>> *Cc:* Fabrice Henrion; DP Hicks; Laurie Chrostowski
>>> *Subject:* FIFO - Accounting Plans****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Bonjour Quentin,
>>>
>>> J'espère que cet e-mail vous trouve bien.
>>>
>>> Certains de nos clients sont intéressés par FIFO. Auparavant, Dhara
>>> avait mentionné que cela a été la cible de la version 6.1, mais ne pas le
>>> faire dans le communiqué. Je voudrais savoir si OpenERP est décidé de faire
>>> ressortir cette fonctionnalité dès à 7,0. Ou si vous avez déjà la
>>> conception?
>>>
>>> Si pas, alors pour faire avancer les choses, nous l'intention
>>> d'organiser un webinaire session de conception ouverte aux autres membres
>>> de l'équipe d'experts comptables pour tenter de concevoir une solution
>>> viable. Nous aimerions pour OpenERP à participer que nous espérons la
>>> conception / développement serait approprié pour la certification et de le
>>> rendre utile à la communauté.
>>> Serait-ce vous intéressent?
>>>
>>> Je vous remercie pour la mise à jour.
>>>
>>> Cordialement
>>>
>>> David Mitchell
>>> Novapoint Group ****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> D.P. Hicks
>> President
>>
>> NovaPoint Group LLC
>> 810.531.1777
>> www.novapointgroup.com
>> "An OpenERP U.S. Silver Partner"
>>
>
>
>
> --
> D.P. Hicks
> President
> NovaPoint Group LLC
> 810.531.1777
> www.novapointgroup.com
> "An OpenERP U.S. Silver Partner"
>
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