ADempiere 3.4 ERP Solutions -- Table of Contents -- ADempiere 3.4 ERP Solutions -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- Preface -- About this book -- What this book covers -- Getting involved with the ADempiere project -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. ADempiere Installation -- ADempiere hardware and operating system requirements -- Installing the Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) -- Obtaining JDK/JRE -- Installing JDK/JRE -- JDK installation on the ADempiere server computer -- JRE installation on the ADempiere client computer -- Configuring Java system variables and the Windows path -- Verifying system variables and the Windows path -- Installing databases -- Obtaining PostgreSQL databases -- Installing PostgreSQL databases -- Adding the PostgreSQL path -- Verifying the additional PostgreSQL path -- Configuring PostgreSQL -- Modifying the client authentication configuration file -- Verifying the PostgreSQL configuration file -- Configuring the firewall to allow database connections -- Installing ADempiere on the server side -- Downloading the ADempiere core installation files -- Downloading the latest ADempiere patch files -- Obtaining the ADempiere application patch files -- Obtaining the ADempiere database migration script -- Verifying the ADempiere binary files -- Extracting the ADempiere core installation files -- Applying the ADempiere application patch files -- Creating an ADempiere PostgreSQL database -- Creating a PostgreSQL new login role -- Creating an ADempiere database -- Configuring the ADempiere server -- Importing the initial ADempiere database -- Applying the database migration script -- ADempiere server memory management -- Starting up the ADempiere application server -- Installing ADempiere on the client side -- Web Start client installation.

Verifying the ADempiere client installation -- Reading the ADempiere 3.4.2s release notes -- Summary -- 2. Exploring the ADempiere Client and Performing Tasks -- The Connection aspect of ADempiere -- Checking the ADempiere client version -- The predefined user ID and password -- Understanding the Client and System users -- Changing our ADempiere server connection -- Which ADempiere server are we working on? -- Managing ADempiere client -- Working with the Menu -- Menu Icon -- Accessing menus -- Menu Lookup and creating shortcuts -- User preferences -- More on the Cache Window option -- Parts of the ADempiere window -- More on Record Info -- OK or Cancel button in the window -- Maintaining a log of data changes -- Standard window fields -- Client and Organization fields -- Active checkbox fields -- Performing tasks -- Data management -- Data navigation -- Other tasks -- More on Lookup records -- Setting additional search criteria -- More examples on the use of Zoom Across -- Field context menu -- Zoom -- ReQuery -- Value preference -- Summary -- 3. Exploring Company Structures and the Initial Client Setup -- Sample apparel company structure -- ADempiere company structures -- Managing the Chart of accounts template -- Exploring the accounting format template files -- Account editor tools -- Creating a new ADempiere client -- Reviewing your new ADempiere client creation -- Setting additional organizations -- Creating the organization type -- Creating an additional organization -- Updating organization information -- Setting up an additional warehouse -- Altering the existing default warehouse and locators -- Adding extra warehouses and locators -- Re-importing the chart of accounts -- Import File Loader -- Import Account -- Taking a look at the other configuration parts -- Accounting schema -- Calendar Year and Period -- Creating a new year and periods.

Opening document types -- Period Closed error message -- Accounting processor -- Automatically posting documents -- Common errors during manual posting -- Summary -- 4. Setting up Master Data and Knowing its Accounting Configuration -- Introduction to master data accounting configuration -- Example of a Product's accounting configuration -- The meaning of HQ-14120-_-_-_-_ -- Account combination -- Common rules when creating an account combination -- Creating a new account combination -- Changing the account combination of the ADempiere default account -- Account alias -- Altering the Product Asset default account -- Managing a Business Partner -- Business Partner Group -- Grouping criteria -- Accounting configuration -- Creating a new business partner group -- Business Partner -- Registering a new Vendor -- Vendor accounting configuration -- Registering a new Customer -- Customer accounting configuration -- Company financial management -- Managing your bank information -- Registering your bank information -- Registering a bank account document -- Bank account configuration -- Managing a Cash Book -- Configuring your own cash book -- Cash book accounting configuration -- Introduction to Charge -- Preparing new account combinations for Charge -- Creating a new type of Charge -- Using multiple currencies -- Currency -- Deactivating unneeded currencies -- Currency conversion rate types -- Creating a new currency type -- Currency rates -- Entering new currency rates -- Entering reciprocal rates -- Price management -- Managing Price List Schema -- Registering a new price list schema -- Creating a Price List -- Registering a new Price List -- Creating a Price List version -- Product management -- Product Type -- Product configuration -- Creating a Product Category -- Product Category accounting configuration -- Creating a new Product.

Preparing a new unit of measurement -- The Product tab -- The Purchasing tab -- The Price tab -- Summary -- 5. Procurement Activities -- Introduction to the ADempiere Document -- Working on a Purchase Requisition -- Creating a Purchase Requisition manually -- Working with Replenish Reports -- Setting up replenish information -- Setting up the default Price List -- Completing the replenish information -- Accounting facts -- Working with Purchase Orders -- Creating a Purchase Order manually -- Creating a Purchase Order from a Purchase Requisition -- Accounting facts -- Receiving material -- Receiving materials with a Purchase Order reference -- Accounting facts -- Receiving material without a Purchase Order reference -- Posting error -- Matching a Purchase Order to a Receipt -- Accounting facts -- Matched Purchase Orders -- Accounting facts -- Managing vendor invoices -- Invoicing with a Material Receipt reference -- Accounting facts -- Invoicing without a Material Receipt reference -- Accounting facts -- Matching an Invoice to Material Receipt documents -- Evaluating Matched Invoices -- Accounting facts -- Summary of Material Receipt and Invoice (Vendor) accounting facts -- Making a payment to the vendor -- Outstanding liabilities -- Payment Selection -- Creating a list of unpaid invoices -- Creating a payment proposal -- Payment Print/Export -- Account Payable payments -- Accounting facts -- Viewing payment allocation -- Accounting facts -- Bank Statement -- Entering Bank Statement information -- Entering a Bank Statement Line -- Accounting facts -- Summary of Payment, Allocation, and Bank Statement accounting facts -- Cash payment -- Cash Type -- Invoice cash payment -- Accounting facts -- Cash Payment Allocation -- Accounting facts -- Summary of Cash Payment and Cash Allocation accounting facts -- Summary.

6. Landed Costs, Production, and Sales Activities -- Activating the accounting processor -- Landed costs -- Prerequisite configuration -- Entering an additional business partner -- Creating a new account combination -- Setting transportation charges -- Setting a new cost element -- Altering the product cost adjustment default account -- Creating additional Price Lists -- Registering for the transportation charges -- Cost distribution type -- Expected distribution value -- Entering our transportation cost -- Accounting facts -- Manufacturing finished goods-shirts -- Bill of material (BOM) -- Entering the bill of material information -- Expense type of product as a part of bill of material -- Creating an overhead product category -- Creating labor and electricity products -- Altering the product's default account -- Setting up the product's standard cost -- Registering labor and electricity products into the Shirt's BOM -- Production -- Accounting facts -- Proposal or Quotation document -- Introduction to Proposal and Quotation -- Setting up a product's sales price -- Entering a Proposal or Quotation document -- Sales Order -- Proposal conversion to a Standard Order -- Examining the resulting standard order document -- Accounting facts -- Shipments -- Generating Shipments -- Shipment (Customer) -- Shipment confirmation -- Updating the Shirt Finished Goods standard cost -- Accounting facts -- Generating customer invoices -- Generating invoices using Generate Invoices (manual) -- Examining the Invoice (Customer) window -- Accounting facts -- Account receivable payment -- Customer payment -- Accounting facts -- Payment allocation -- View allocation -- Accounting facts -- Void and Reset allocation -- Reset allocation -- Void allocation -- Bank statement -- Accounting facts -- Summary of Account receivable payment accounting facts -- Managing direct sales.

Preparing cash books.