ERP5

ERP5 is a free, based on the Zope application server Enterprise Resource Planning system. It is largely developed in the Python programming language and the source code is free under the GNU General Public License. Behind the development of ERP5 is the French company Nexedi, which also offers consulting, implementation and training to ERP5. ERP5 exists in two versions:

• ERP5 Enterprise is used in large projects where mainly on customer- specific requirements and new developments in the focus of attention.
• ERP5 Express is on the needs of small businesses tailored version of ERP5 which is provided as software as a service for a monthly fee. ERP5 Express includes HR and CRM, at the beginning of 2008, only accounting and DMS functionalities.

Architecture

Stands for the five basic principles which realize the clean abstraction layer of ERP5 The 5 in ERP5. These five basic principles found in the book Beautiful Code, are:

• Resource. A resource (Resource ) describes an abstract resource in a business process, such as the ability of an employee, a currency, a raw material or product.
• Node. Node ( node ) can send and receive resources. You can refer to physical entities ( eg a workshop that receives raw materials, finished and so created the new product shipped ) or even abstract entities such as accounts that can receive money related.
• Movement. This class describes motions ( movements) of resources between two nodes during a point in time and over a given period of time. A movement can be, for example, raw materials from a warehouse in a workshop or send money from one account to another.
• Path. A path (Path) describes a way through which a node can access a resource that he needs. Rates and profiles can be attached to a path to set the standard price for a resource that is referenced by a specified profile manufacturer. Paths can also specify how a workshop procured the necessary materials from a warehouse. Paths have a start and an end date and can the temporary assignment of a person to a project map.
• Item. An element (item) is the physical instance of a resource. A movement can be expanded via elements in a series trackable movements. Elements also define how resources are sent ( eg, via parcel or by listing of serial numbers of items in each container ).

Business Templates

Functionality

ERP5 provides the business logic provided in the form of so-called business templates. Currently, the following functionality is provided by the system:

• Accounting provides a wide range of transactions in the bookkeeping and accounting such as multi -key analytical accounting, multidimensional budget accounting, activity-based accounting, project accounting, Previsional accounting and asset and cash management, and generic reports.
• Immobilization extends the Accounting Business Template to provisions and depreciation.
• Payroll is an extension of accounting for the automated creation of payslips.
• Budget extended to accounting budgets the opportunity to plan, create and manage.
• Product Data Management (PDM ) provides a transparent management of products.
• Trade contains all the necessary elements to the input and sale map. This business template supports include supplier lists, supplies, transportation and freight and inventory management.
• Material Requirement Planning ( MRP) contains all the elements needed for the management of a manufacturing plant. This business template supports BOMs, product orders, production reports, material requirements planning and complex supply chains.
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM ) provides all the functionality necessary for Customer Relationship Management. Included is: The pursuit of customer developments, management of relationships between customers and organizations, customer-related events as well as a ticket management system for business opportunities, support requests, complaints and reminders.
• Project provides support for the project planning and cost analysis as well as project-related invoice.
• DMS is using workflow provides all the necessary functionalities for document management. There is particular focus on support of open document standards value. Addition to open standards, all common proprietary formats (. Doc,. Xls etc.) are supported.

Business Unit Specific Business Templates

• The Apparel business template provides an extension of ERP5, which is tailored to the requirements of the clothing industry. This extension supports, among other different materials, models, colors, shapes, structures and collections and makes use of the concept of variations.
• Banking is tailored to the requirements of a central bank in daily operation. This Business Template provides support for handing out and receiving cash, remove money from an account, transfers between accounts, payments by check, using different currencies, as well as the management of stocks of money and gold reserves in different vaults. It supports both accounts as well as cash and gold reserves in one or more branches as well as the automatic generation of the necessary booking cases interfaces to accounting software from third parties.

Business templates for developers

• ERP5 Web is used for publishing on the Web and can be used at any ERP5 object in a custom-made, web-based design and layout display.
• ERP5 XHTML style is the basis of Web-oriented designs of ERP5 and manages the different display types (list, dialog, view) and the rendering process.
• ERP5 Forge provides tools for software developers such as bug tracking, Subversion support and a module for uploads. In addition, there are business templates for PDF and OpenOffice.org -based reports and automated functional, regression and user interface testing.

Internationality

The ERP5 user interface is based on the UTF -8 standard and offers full support for translations and adaptations to local conditions. Asian languages ​​and regions are fully supported. The default language of ERP5 is English, but there are also translations into French, Japanese and Polish as well as special adjustments to the accounting business template for the French General Accounting Plan, French M9, M14 French and Indian laws.

Independence

Since ERP5 open source software is that users have complete control over their system. A risk of forced updates does not exist and there is a lifetime warranty on the maintainability. In addition, you are not forced to stay with the same manufacturer or service provider. Because ERP5 is web-based and built on the Zope application server, both the client and the server are platform independent. All databases that provide an ODBC interface can be used with ERP5.

Credentials