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1. Install Java SDK
   
   1. The current stable release (13.07) needs a minimum of Java 7 ( NOTE: 14.12 will need a minimum of Java 8!)
   2. If you do not have Java installed then you can download it from here (ADD Link to Java for download)
      
      
2. Download the latest stable release (ADD link to download)

   1. NOTE: Optional - If you have Apache Subversion installed then instead of just downloading the stable release you can checkout the code from the OFBiz repository. 

      To do this you can run the following command:

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      $ svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ofbiz/branches/release.ofbiz13.07 ofbiz.13.07

3. Building OFBiz
   1. OFBiz comes with Apache Ant included and Ant is used to build OFBiz.

   2. To build OFBiz navigate into the ofbiz directory and then run the following command

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      $ ./ant load-demo

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      NOTE: This will build OFBiz using the version of Apache Ant that is included. It will also load the demo data that will help you understand OFBiz by seeing some sample transactions and reports.

4. Starting OFBiz
   1. Once the build is complete, you will need to start OFBiz

   2. To start OFBiz, navigate into the ofbiz directory and then run the following command

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      $ ./ant start

      
      NOTE: If you are running Windows you will need to use the command terminal and run the ant start.bat (NOTE - check if this is correct)

5. Logging into OFBiz and the backend applications

   1. To log into OFBiz and its backend applications you will need to open a browser and enter the following URL

       

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      https://localhost:8443/accounting/control/main

   2. Once the login screen appears

      Login using the user 'admin' with the password 'ofbiz'

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      NOTE: All the parties setup with the demo data have the default password 'ofbiz' so you can also login as 'DemoCustomer', 'DemoSupplier' or 'DemoEmployee' etc

      
      
      

6. Logging into the e-commerce store

   1. To log into the OFBiz E-Commerce Webstore you will need to open a browser and enter the following URL

       

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      http://localhost:8080/ecommerce/control/main

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      NOTE: You can test the webstore features including shopping cart, blog, newsletter subscriptions, promotions and also buy products using the DemoCustomer profle (User Id = DemoCustomer, password = 'ofbiz').

      
      
      

7. Stopping OFBiz

   1. To stop OFBiz navigate into the ofbiz directory and enter the following command

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      $ ./ant stop

General Setup

Parties

In OFBiz there is the concept of a party. A party can be an individual person or it can be a group (e.g. an organisation). The party manager application allows you to create both individuals and groups.

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IMPORTANT: A key setup that needs to be done is to create a party that represents your business organisation. (In the demo data a party called 'Company' has been created to demonstrate this).

Parties are also associated with a security group and this generally controls which applications they have access to and can use.

Accounting

In order to run OFBiz you must have a basic accounting setup in place. This is because you are generally running a business that will generate accounting transactions for the processes being performed. Each time money is received or paid, this generates an accounting transaction and each time you manufacture a product this also generates accounting transactions.

Once setup OFBiz will generate and automatically post all the necessary accounting transactions.

To setup Accounting you will need to specify

• Your Basic Accounting Setup (e.g. Financial Year, Main Currency, Order and Invoice Numbering Sequences)
• Your Tax Setup (e.g. Tax Rates and applicability)
• Your Chart of Accounts
• Your rules for generating accounting transactions

 Accounting

Facilities

Webstore