Main New features in OFBiz

September 2008

• Ecommerce
  • Added a new event "setUserLoginFromEmail" that set userloginId from an email address. If user edit email address then set it as a new userLoginId and
    disabled date to far in the future for existing userLoginId. This is a feature available on new profile page.
  • Added a new convenient Ajax one page checkout option with 4 sub-sections
• User Interface
  • Selectable Visual Themes can now be installed into OFBiz hot-deploy folder. Backoffice users can select their favourite Visual Theme.
  • The page header is now collapsible so that more screen space is available.

August 2008

• Framework
  • Generics markup added to several Java classes.
  • Refactored FlexibleStringExpander - less memory used.
• MyPage, ProjectManager
  • It is now possible to create a customer request from an incoming email
  • Creation of a project task from a customer request
  • Allow the customer to login to the backend system in mypage using OFBiz security system and showing the status of the customer requests.
  • Customer can now add new requests and update the priority of exiting requests.
  • Customer can also see and download his own invoices in his currency in pdf format
  • Many enhancements in receiving email into the system.
  • Last but not least: create an invoice from all hours reported per timesheet on not yet invoiced project tasks"
• Order Component
  • Miscellaneous enhancements to the order detail screen, mostly related to the action links for shipment related operations.
• POS
  • New virtual keyboards (alphanum and num) automatically accessed from fields needing them (usefull with touch screens, can be disabled with a property)
• Fixed Asset Maintenance
  • Meter readings can be entered without creating a maintenance.
  • Automatic maintenance generation. If a product maintenance is based on meter readings, then maintenances will be created automatically when the meter reading crosses a threshold. If a product maintenance is based on time intervals, then maintenances will be created automatically when the time interval is passed.
  • New party roles for maintenance worker, maintenance manager, and maintenance supplier (outside service).
  • Automatic assignment of parties to maintenance tasks.
  • Additional parties can be assigned to a maintenance task.
  • Improved user interface in the Asset Maintenance component.

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