Openbravo setup guide

There is no any restrictions on the read access so you wouldn't need any credentials to access the repository. The detailed procedure of the source code check out is described in Mercurial Manual for Openbravo Developers.

As it's explained in the guide it's normally considered as a good practice to have a pristine clone and working one, so we would strongly encourage you to follow that 'rule'. It is also highly advisable to clone the repository into a destination directory which is outside of Eclipse workspace. So, first of all you have to configure the Openbravo by specifying some general properties, e. Tomcat installation directory, database connection details, etc. This can and in fact must be done via a console application which has to be compile first.

For that, go to the directory with the working clone of the repository and execute:. The invocation of this ant target will compile and execute automatically a console application.

By going through the console application provide all requested information and at the end, select Accept to apply the changes and close the application. Note: More about setup ant task can be found at Openbravo. As a result of these actions a new file Openbravo. More about the properties can be found at Openbravo. Now the Openbravo is ready to be installed. Client and Organization are the two key concepts within the General Setup.

In other words it is no possible to issue an invoice or to post a journal entry to the ledger in Openbravo, if there is no a Client and an Organization properly created and configured. Below diagram visually shows the Openbravo "basic" General Setup flow for a legal entity with accounting.

This flow is one part of the overall Business setup flow. There is a close relationship between the general setup which allows the creation and configuration of your enterprise, and the accounting configuration area because to set a "Legal with Accounting" Organization as ready requires below accounting items to be properly created and configured first:.

A defaulted General Ledger configuration and the Chart of Accounts can be automatically created if an "Accounting" reference data such as a "Localization Pack" containing a Chart of Accounts module is installed and applied to the Organization.

Moreover, in case there is no a Localization Pack for your country, Openbravo delivers a Generic Chart of Accounts module which if installed and applied creates a sample Chart of Accounts and a defaulted General Ledger configuration which can be later on customized to meet the needs of your organization.

Copy the delivered Code Tree in the open bravo folder. Here we are mentioning E: drive because installation of openbravo is in E drive. Then run "ant setup" command in command prompt. Check I accept and click on next. Click on Next. Create a Folder First in the code and then give the path for Attachment Directory below.

Check the Database on which the openbravo is installed in this case oracle. Change the SID and password accordingly and click on next. Click on Finish. This will take some time. Installation is complete with this step. In that click Add modules and give the path of the OBX file and install it.

After installing check the option rebuild now for installed module. The collection of the info is just for statistics purposes in an anonymous way. The first time you log in as System Administrator you will be prompted to enable the Heartbeat. If, for some reason, you declined, you can always enable it later:. If you now view the Heartbeat Log in the lower part of the screen you will see all the information that is sent by the Heartbeat. If you want to customize the look and feel of Openbravo to suit your personal needs read this article How to Personalize Openbravo.

The diagram below shows the business setup flow which is going to be explained in this section. This business setup flow goes from the "Generic setup" and "Master Data" areas to the "Accounting" and "Warehouse" setup areas.

If you want to know more about the basic setup of the business configurations in Openbravo, please review this article: Business Setup.

By following this setup flow you should be able to have your own version of Openbravo ready to execute the basic Business Flows. If you want to know more about the management of the basic business flows in Openbravo, please review this article: Business Flows.

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