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ERP5 Developer Tutorials

Developer Tutorials contain the necessary learning tracks for getting started as an ERP5 developer.
  • Last Update:2016-03-17
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This section contains tutorials helping you to get started on becoming an ERP5 developer. For information on how to get a working ERP5 instance locally or as virtual machine please also refer to other documentation relating to getting started.

Developer Tutorials

  • ERP5 Express - 
  • Overview - A kind of description
  • Highlights - 
  • Free Revolution - Press release for the introduction of ERP5 Express Free Service
  • Open Source Banking - 
  • ERP5 Technical Introduction - 
  • User Documentation - Annonce de la mise en ligne de la documentation Express.
  • Careers - In this presentation, you will learn the universal work-flow of careers and assignments and their application within ERP5.
  • SlapOS powers "TeraLab", Institut Mines Télécom's Big Data Platform - Within three months, Institut Mines Télécom and Nexedi automated through SlapOS the provisioning and operation of clusters of virtual machines that power Terelab Big Data platform. This project demonstrate how SlapOS hyperconvergent operating system can be used to power a corporate Big Data platform with strict security requirements, under strict time and budget constraints.
  • Code and Test - Information on how to contribute to ERP5 including authoring and contribution guidelines.
  • Nexedi | Testimonials from Open Source Implementations - [SUBPAGE - META NOT USED] Testimonials and examples of successful ERP5 open source ERP Implementations
  • ERP5 Starter - Describes the ERP5 Starter service for customers.
  • Partners - 
  • MMC Rus Success Case - MMC Rus runs ERP5 to manage their internal contract and organisation approving procedures information system.
  • ERP5 CRM Application - ERP5 CRM provides an extensible solution to track customers, their career history, their relation to organisations and all related events. It includes a flexible workflow based ticket management system to support sales opportunities, support requests and non conformance reports. It can act as a consolidation solution for all contact information in an organisation with full multidimensional classification and built-in LDAP interfacing.
  • CRM - Description ERP5 CRM features for Enterprise segment.
  • Accounting Application - ERP5 includes advanced multidimensional analytical accounting. It can fit the needs of small companies, groups of companies, multinational companies and governmental organisations. The ERP5 accounting model combines mutliple accounting plans in a single environment. It supports both private accounting (ex. PCG, OHADA, etc.) and public accounting (ex. M14). ERP5 Accounting has been designed with and certified by chartered accountants.
  • EOS Venture launches letitseed in France - Two months after its launch, EOS Venture is the only PSI ACPR-accredited equity crowdfunding platform in France, is built with the ERP/CRM modules of Nexedi's ERP5 and hosted on SlapOS.
  • Banking Application - Solution for central banking, cash management, check management and account management.
  • Nexedi Supports Pyston - Last November Nexedi hired Boxiang Sun, key community contributor to the development of Pyston, a performance-oriented Python implementation.
  • ERP5 Implementation in Aerospace Industry: Integrated Order Management Solution for TerraSAR-X Commercial Service Segment - Airbus DS Geo GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space, holds the exclusive commercial exploitation rights for the TerraSAR-X radar earth observation satellite and uses ERP5 as part of the service segment for the commercial distribution of data from the TerraSAR-X Mission . The initial implementation of the ERP5 for the TerraSAR-X Service Segment was realised by Nexedi and Logica and went into production in 2006, after which Nexedi took sole responsibility for managing the system and its technical evolution.
  • eCommerce Application - Application providing a front end to ERP5 for online order management including online shop, online procurement, etc. syncing with an ERP5 back office through the industry standard SyncML protocol.
  • ERP5 MRP - Application covering the full range of requirements to manage a production facility: BOMs, Production Orders, Production Reports, Material Requirement Planning, Complex Supply Chains, etc. ERP5's multidimensional model allows for managing multiple independent factories within the same database, either in centralized or distributed mode.
  • ERP5 Banking - Press release to announce the successful implementation of ERP5 in a Central Bank
  • Consulting Application - Application for consultancy processes covering definition of requirements, categories and tasks.
  • RSS Application - Use any ERP5 data to turn it into a RSS feed
  • Flexible Configurable Workflows and Advanced Security for Core Business Processes of a Central Bank - A Central Bank runs its 64 regulatory workflows with ERP5: currency issuing, monetary circulation and banking transactions. Extensive scalability testing and rule based security management were key technical factors of success. Document orientation of the implementation process helper reducing project management bandwidth and budget. Use of Open Source from system to application through database enabled reactive support of a mission critical application.
  • Conversion Application - ERP5 Conversion Application allows site administrators to pre convert DMS documents in background to desired formats and save this pre conversion in cache backend (kumodb) so DMS conversion is served instantly
  • SQL Worklist Cache Application - SQL-based caching system for worklists. This allows to cache object count into a SQL table, reducing greatly the amount of work needed for every worklist generation.
  • Announcing Resilient ERP5 in SlapOS Web Runner - ERP5 SlapOS Software Release is now resilient inside of SlapOS Web Runner.
  • Try ERP5 Online - 
  • Inventory Application - ERP5 Inventory application provides inventory for ERP5
  • Auto Logout Application - Allows to implement a cookie based authentication policy (i.e. auto logout feature if user is inactive after a configurable time interval)
  • GKR implements global ERP based on HTML5 offline technology - GKR, international group in rubber industry, has implemented in 3 months an exemplary purchase-production-sales data acquisition and management system for 14 subsidiaries in China and south-east Asia, through worldwide deployment of offline HTML5 Application, central ERP5 open source platform and GrandeNet application delivery network.
  • eCommerce - Description ERP5 CRM features for Enterprise segment.
  • Try ERP5 Online - 
  • KM - Description of ERP5 KM solutions.
  • Barcode Application - Create barcodes within ERP5 and print them
  • Calendar Application - This application provides calendar management for ERP5.
  • Budget Application - ERP5 Budget helps manage budgets
  • PDM Application - ERP5 PDM provides Product Data Management inside ERP5
  • First open source e-government platform in China - Nexedi released today the first open source lightning protection egovernment platform after studying during 9-months the business process of lightning protection in China. The platform is built on the ERP5 workflow with full customization to Chinese lightning protection business process and decision-making flow, together with modern e-business features: e-signature, document management, real-time image capturing, geo-location, mobile access. etc.
  • Gadget Application - A System to create dynamic portals using draggable and droppable knowledge gadgets
  • TioGadz - Press release after 2009 TGO and TioGadz launch
  • Electronic Government Application - ERP5 Electronic Government Application provides a generic solution for building an electronic government site. It can turn any PDF into an electronic form and save it inside a database for further processing.
  • HR Application - ERP5 HR provides human resources management inside ERP5
  • Cloud-based financial management and consolidated OLAP reporting for an international NGO - Aide et Action International is a non-governmental organisation focused on achieving access to quality education for all. Based in Genève (Switzerland), the organisation has more than 1000 employees and leads 120 projects all over the world. To improve the quality and transparency of the financial information and to increase the productivity of its financial teams, Aide et Action has deployed a cloud-based ERP5 configuration that covers general and analytical accounting as well as budget management for 30 distinct entities located in 22 countries.
  • Health - Description of ERP5 solutions for Health Services and Hospitals.
  • User Documentation - 
  • ERP5 ODT Style Application - The ERP5 Odt style used in order to display nice ODT reports.
  • ERP5 KM Application - Application to organize documents and content for organizations or communities with a large number of participant or high amount of information.
  • Single integrated front and back office solution to power an eBusiness - Sanef Tolling has chosen ERP5 to power its eBusiness related to management of Electronic Toll Collection for British citizens driving on French motorways. The Sanef Tolling website and the related eBusiness was able to be launched within one month from the beginning of the project because both the Frontoffice and Backoffice had been fully integrated thanks to ERP5.
  • Government - Description of ERP5 solutions for e-goverment.
  • Forum Application - ERP5 Forum provides discussions / forum for any ERP5 document
  • Credential Application - ERP5 Credential provides a generic implementation of credential management in applications such as web sites, social networks, self-management of credentials in corporations, etc.
  • Immobilisation Application - Immobilisation Template gives the ability to make accountable immobilisations and amortisations in ERP5.
  • Web Application - Simple yet powerful publication system over the web. Can serve any ERP5 object within a custom web design / layout.
  • Authentication Policy Application - Allows to implement any authentication policy for an ERP5 Web site like block user after X authentication failures, control quality of used passwords, etc.
  • OOo Import Data Application - ERP5 OOo Import Data Application makes it possible to import data from Open Office documents into ERP5.
  • ERP5 ODS Style Application - The ERP5 Ods style used in order to create OpenOffice's ods files and display Ods report.
  • Base Application - ERP5 Base includes base module for the most common use of ERP5: Organisations, Persons and Currencies.
  • IFF and Nexedi creates Cloudooo Network - Press release to announce that Nexedi Brasil announces ERP5 Data, an open source ERP solution to sell Governement Data and publish Open Data
  • Consultant Documentation - Front page for the consultant documentation. Provides quick links to most important documents for consultants.
  • Applications - 
  • Aerospace - Description of ERP5 solutions for e-goverment.
  • Download - Home page which explains how to download ERP5.
  • Payroll Application - ERP5 Payroll generates pay-sheets based on flexible parameters. Multiple legislation can be supported within a single database
  • Forge Application - ERP5 Forge helps software development. It provide a bug management module, integration with version control systems and a glossary module for translation project.
  • Invoicing Application - Application to generate invoices in ERP5.
  • POS Application - ERP5 POS Application provides POS capabilities within a web based ERP5 system.
  • ERP5 Search Two Page - 
  • TioLive implemation at Bet'Eire Flow - PR to announce the successful implementation of TioLive at Bet'Eire Flow
  • Features - 
  • ERP5 SaaS OEM - 
  • ERP5 Private Cloud - 
  • Project Application - ERP5 Project application provide project management
  • Executive - Information on how to evaluate ERP5.
  • Contacts - Contact information for Vifib.com
  • SlapOS Successfully Implemented - Quick reaction to Patriot Act issues with public clouds.
  • ERP5 Press Book - 
  • Zero Emission - VIFIB announces Zero Emission allocation
  • ERP5 World Forum PR - Press release to announce ERP5 World Forum
  • Zawee runs its local fashion shops and eCommerce web site with ERP5 - Zawee run its fashion retail business with two shops in Paris and its online shop weinparis.com with ERP5. Thanks to ERP5 Trade, ERP5 PDM and ERP5 POS, Zawee has complete control over its inventory of clothes, bags and accessories in all variations of colours and sizes. With EPR5 eCommerce Zawee can use the same product catalogue for online and offline sales. ERP5‘s social network integration allows Zawee to motivate its clients to promote Zawee products by rewarding facebook likes with loyalty points for shop discounts.
  • ERP5 Contact - 
  • SlapOS Successfully Implemented - PR to announce early success stories based on SlapOS.
  • ERP5 Press Releases - 
  • OSOE Debut - OSOE Launch press release
  • ERP5 introduced to Sankei Chem - 
  • Contacts - Contact information for Wendelin
  • CSV Style Application - Export any data inside ERP5 into a CSV format.
  • Contacts - Contact information for ERP5
  • Legal - Legal information for the ERP5 web site
  • Free Cloud Alliance Formed - PR to announce the creation the Free Cloud Alliance
  • ERP5 FInance at Aide et Action - Aide et Action, International NGO, has implemented an exemplary financial management through a worldwide deployment of the Open Source ERP5 software package using SlapOS technology.
  • ERP5 PaaS - 
  • Slideshow Application - ERP5 Slideshow Application provides a way to turn any web page into a nice presentation which can be shown into a full screen mode.
  • Deploy - Information on how to deploy ERP5 in your company including links to download, documentation, support and forum.
  • Running a Massive Open Online Course with ERP5 for 1500 students for Technische Universität Dresden and Supinfo - Technische Universität Dresden and Supinfo have chosen ERP5 to power the world-wide first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) teaching Enterprise Resource Planning and the first MOOC which uses machine-learning-based mass individual assessment. ERP5 was used to implement a course management and correction system which allows online assessment and semi-automatic correction of praxis projects. The system allowed to teach and asses 1500 students distributed over 18 countries by a team of 28 tutors with differing experience levels working from nine different sites.
  • IFF implements SlapOS - PR to announce IFF implements SlapOS Open Source Distributed Cloud on existing Linux Desktop PC Classrooms
  • ViFiB launches SlapRunner - VIFIB announces commercial service for Slap Runner
  • ERP5 Mailing Lists - 
  • Overview - 
  • Stimergy Water Heating Servers - VIFIB announces partnership with Stimergy
  • ERP5 Demo Area - 
  • Web Based - ERP5‘s fully web based multilingual user interface enables secure access from multiple company sites.
  • ERP5 Project Management [TODO] - 
  • ERP5 Press Area - 
  • Introduction to Accounting with ERP5 - Introducing of ERP5 and the ERP5 accounting module
  • ERP5 Free SaaS - 
  • ERP5 Merchant: Contact us - 
  • Nexedi announces "SlapOS Billing": open source billing platform for Cloud Computing - Nexedi, creator of ERP5 open source ERP and inventor of decentralized Cloud Computing, will introduce at Solutions Linux exhibition in Paris "SlapOS Billing", an open source billing platform for Cloud Computing.
  • How can configure ERP5? - information on how to fill the category spreadsheet to configure an ERP5 instance.
  • Trade Application - ERP5 Trade provides management of sales, purchasing, packing, delivery and shipping processes.
  • UNG Debut - UNG Docs 1.0 Open Source Web Office Suite has been released during CONSEGI 2011 in Brasilia and at the same time during Solutions Linux exhibition in Paris. UNG Docs was successfully implemented at Instituto Federal Fluminense in Brazil on a SlapOS distributed Cloud to provide productivity application to students and researchers. UNG Docs is part of the "UNG is Not G....." for a Free Cloud.
  • Unit Tests - This page provides information how to download ERP5's source code.
  • Nexedi Enterprise Free Software Meetup - Tokyo 2016 - Nexedi KK holds a mini event at 31 May 2016 to talk about the latest roadmap and success cases of ERP5 and other Free Software developed by Nexedi group.
  • Site Map - Contact information for ERP5 Express
  • Email Reader Application - ERP5 Email Reader Application provide the features of an Email reader to ERP5. It consists of a DMS external source, a WebSite and a gadget. The external source is capable of reading email from any POP/IMAP server, store it and index it into ERP5. The WebSite provides a email focused user interface. Gadgets provide access to email from ERP5 main page or from ERP5 KM.
  • Hosting - ERP5 Hosting services description.
  • OSOE Contact - 
  • ERP5 SaaS - 
  • Local HTML5 App and central ERP5 to manage supply-production-sales data for 14 companies - GKR international group, the leader of China's rubber industry specialising in rubber planting, processing, sales and R&D, has implemented an exemplary purchase-production-sales data acquisition and management system for its 14 subsidiaries throughout Southeast Asia and China in only 3 months. It was accomplished by developing an easy-to-use HTML5 web application integrated to a central ERP5.
  • TioLive Grid Debut - PR to announce the creation the TioLive Grid
  • ERP5 Release 5.5 - Nexedi announces the availability of ERP5 Release 5.5. With the introduction of ZODB Components, the release extends ERP5's capabilities for 24/7 operation on clusters. It is the first release offering Chinese and German Internationalisation (Translation and Accounting Integration) through ERP5 Configurator. The introduction of code mirror and ace editor makes ERP5 even more suitable as Open Source private PaaS for developers of business applications.
  • ERP5 Supply Chain Management [TODO] - 
  • Overview - 
  • Contacts - Contact information for ERP5
  • Complete Coverage ERP Implementation for Japanese Pesticide Producer - Sankei Chemical chose ERP5 because of its ability to implement the highly complex price models used in Japanese pesticide industry. Sankei runs an integrated ERP5 solution to manage pesticide production, purchase, sales, shipment and inventory. Thanks to ERP5s flexible design philosophy, the system could be fully customized to Sankeis business processes including interfaces for electronic trading data exchange with large industry organizations and key customers. The success case shows the importance of client-side project management for an ERP implementation project and why sometimes perseverance is required for a perfect requirement analysis.
  • Advanced Invoicing Application - ERP5 Advanced Invoicing Application provides a generic separation between invoice generation and respective invoice transaction.
  • Develop - Information on how to deploy ERP5 in your company including links to download, documentation, support and forum.
  • ERP5 Release - ERP5 Releases are available as Virtual Machine Image, Appliance and from Git. The Virtual Machine Image and Appliance serve educational purpose and are ideal to quickly try ERP5. The Git Tag points to the source code of ERP5. It is used for installation of development and production systems through the SlapOS decentralized cloud system.
  • About - Contact information for ERP5 Express
  • ERP5 Success Stories - 
  • ERP5 Press Contacts - 
  • Xinha Editor Application - Application enabling use of Xinha Editor inside ERP5 (http://trac.xinha.org/)
  • Nexedi Invests in Shanghai - Nexedi Invests in Shanghai Free Trade Zone to Develop Mobile Technologies and ERP5
  • ERP5 Screenshots - 
  • Privacy - Privacy information for ERP5 web sites.
  • SVG Editor Application - ERP5 SVG Editor Application provides a web SVG file editing user interface for editing a SVG content inside ERP5.
  • Front Page - 
  • Overview - 
  • Feasibility - 
  • Apparel - 
  • Finance - 
  • Legal - 
  • Enterprise Support - 
  • Unilog Infoterra - The implementation of ERP5 Infoterra´s TerraSAR-X Commercial Service Segment (TSXX) has reached a major milestone with the delivery of a complete order management system as an integrated element of the overall TSXX back office landscape with several interfaces, e.g. to DLR, EADS Astrium SAP, and Receiving Stations located around the globe by Unilog Avinci in December 2005. Infoterra GmbH holds the exclusive commercial exploitation rights for TerraSAR-X and is currently installing the Commercial Service Segment for the spacecraft. ERP5 is an advanced open source ERP software created by Nexedi. The implementation of ERP5 for the TerraSAR-X was conducted by Unilog Avinci Munich Office with the support of Nexedi and Nuxeo.
  • Source Code - This page provides information how to download ERP5's source code.
  • ERP - A Description of ERP5 ERP
  • About - 
  • Operation - 
  • Overview - 
  • Overview - Overview of traning activities for ERP5
  • Success Cases - 
  • Community - 
  • Technology - 
  • Privacy - 
  • Success Cases - 
  • Decision Award - Professional panel recognizes the excellence of Coramy implementation of ERP5 and Nexedi technology
  • Implementation - 
  • ERP5 Mobile - 
  • Supported Platforms - 
  • Bank - 
  • Contact - 
  • Design - 
  • WINDELIN success story - WINDELIN is a R & D project developed under Eureka programme using machine learning and big data technologies for anomaly detection and predictive maintenance inside wind turbines.