Opentaps Technical Reference

Technical Reference

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

Developer Documentation

• ofbiz framework tutorials and Training Video
• Domain Driven Architecture
• Using the Query Tool
• POJO Service Engine
• Unit Testing
• Form macros:
  • How to use the opentaps Form Macros
  • opentaps Form Macros API
  • opentaps Ajax Pagination Framework

Tips and Tricks

• Avoiding Database Deadlocks
• Database Tips
• Source Code Repository Management:
  • SVN Tips
  • How to use SVK
• Trac Tips
• CSS Display Bugs in IE
• Performance Analysis and Troubleshooting
• Running Tsung against opentaps server

API and Technical Design Reference

• opentaps JavaDocs
• LiveCatalog XML-RPC API
• Amazon Integration
• Manufacturing Model
• Configuring the POS Store
• Configuring Authorize.NET
• Implementing CVV Security Code Checking

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Even after for decades, and long after the word "flowcharts" has been replaced by "UML", data model still play a central role in large-scale applications. 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:

• Data Model Resource Book, Volume 1. -- This comprehensive volume and approaches it from a relational perspective for transactional systems.
• Domain Driven Design -- This book approaches the design of transactional applications from an object-oriented perspective.
• Data Warehouse Toolkit -- This book gives a comprehensive treatment from the analytical perspective.