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Even after four decades, and long after the word "flowchart" has been replaced by "UML", data models still play a central role in software design.  The following three books will give you three different perspectives on data modeling for enterprise applications and help you understand the heart of opentaps.  You should read all three to get a balanced perspective:
 
Even after four decades, and long after the word "flowchart" has been replaced by "UML", data models still play a central role in software design.  The following three books will give you three different perspectives on data modeling for enterprise applications and help you understand the heart of opentaps.  You should read all three to get a balanced perspective:
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensourcestr-20&path=ASIN/0471380237 Data Model Resource Book, Volume 1.] -- This comprehensive volume and approaches it from a relational perspective for transactional systems.
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* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensources08-20&path=ASIN/0471380237 Data Model Resource Book, Volume 1.] -- This comprehensive volume and approaches it from a relational perspective for transactional systems.
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensourcestr-20&path=ASIN/0321125215 Domain Driven Design] -- This book approaches the design of transactional applications from an object-oriented perspective.
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* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensources08-20&path=ASIN/0321125215 Domain Driven Design] -- This book approaches the design of transactional applications from an object-oriented perspective.
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensourcestr-20&path=ASIN/0471200247 Data Warehouse Toolkit] -- This book gives a comprehensive treatment from the analytical perspective.
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* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensources08-20&path=ASIN/0471200247 Data Warehouse Toolkit] -- This book gives a comprehensive treatment from the analytical perspective.
  
 
There are also a couple of books about OFBiz on Amazon:
 
There are also a couple of books about OFBiz on Amazon:
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensourcestr-20&path=ASIN/1847194001 Apache OFBiz Development]
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* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensources08-20&path=ASIN/1847194001 Apache OFBiz Development]
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensourcestr-20&path=ASIN/1847199186 Apache OFBiz Cookbook]
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* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensources08-20&path=ASIN/1847199186 Apache OFBiz Cookbook]
  
 
Other helpful references:
 
Other helpful references:
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensourcestr-20&path=ASIN/0131487876 Opentaps Source Licensing] -- If you want to learn more about open source software licenses, read this book instead of all the mailing list graffiti.
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* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensources08-20&path=ASIN/0131487876 Opentaps Source Licensing] -- If you want to learn more about open source software licenses, read this book instead of all the mailing list graffiti.
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensourcestr-20&path=ASIN/0321344758 Don't Make Me Think], or I will hate your user interface.
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* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=opensources08-20&path=ASIN/0321344758 Don't Make Me Think], or I will hate your user interface.

Revision as of 18:16, 3 February 2017

Technical Reference

These documents are for developers who plan on customizing or extending opentaps

General Information

Developer Documentation

opentaps and Google Web Toolkit

Tips and Tricks

API and Technical Design Reference

opentaps Architecture

Recommended Reading

Show me your flowcharts and conceal your tables, and I'll continue to be mystified. 
Show me your tables, and I won't usually need your flowcharts; they'll be obvious.

-- The Mythical Man Month by Fred Brooks

Even after four decades, and long after the word "flowchart" has been replaced by "UML", data models still play a central role in software design. The following three books will give you three different perspectives on data modeling for enterprise applications and help you understand the heart of opentaps. You should read all three to get a balanced perspective:

There are also a couple of books about OFBiz on Amazon:

Other helpful references: