Erpal Platform - Preview of the Drupal business application framework
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ERPAL Platform (3rd version of ERPAL) will be a Drupal based application framework based on DrupalCcommerce and other feature rhich frameworks. In combination of these frameworks, we will provide a new full featured framework for Drupal based business applications. The video to this presentation can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6vtcsd5QaI The development happens at http://drupal.org/project/erpal_platform and further information are available at http://erpal.info/erpal-platform
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Erpal Platform - Preview of the Drupal business application framework
- 1. ERPAL 3 – A first preview What will happen next and why.
- 2. Let me introduce Manuel Pistner Founder and CEO Bright Solutions Drupal since 2007 Focusing on Business-Applications with Drupal and native mobile apps @manuelpistner (myself) @tweetsBS (Bright Solutions) @erpal_info (ERPAL) ManuelBS (Drupal.org)
- 3. ERPAL ? • Who knows? • Who installed? http://kateswaffer.com/2014/01/11/who-knows/
- 4. What is ERPAL today • Drupal based • Business app • Specific
- 5. What is ERPAL today • CRM • Project Management • Invoicing • Employees • Documents • Files • Calendar • Reporting • Automation
- 6. Where we focused • Drupal for complex web - applications
- 7. Where we focused • Business application as Drupal-Distribution • Drupal solution for real business needs
- 8. Where we focused • Service providing companies • Software companies • Service providers <
- 9. What YOU missed • Flexibility • Integration • Use as framework • Not for developers
- 10. Start with less • To build your own AWESOME Business Application
- 11. Get tool support • Flexibility • Integration • Use as framework
- 12. Build your own and succeed • Flexibility • Integration • Use as framework • Not for developers
- 13. Most critics • Flexibility • Integration • Use as framework • Not for developers
- 14. Main future goals Build a business application framework … keep it flexible … integrate with existing modules … separate framework from specific apps … enable users to build business applications by configuration
- 15. The focus
- 16. And how? • Drupal commerce • CRM Core • Drupal contrib
- 17. And how? Create new components … provide abstract functionality (framework) … based on other modules … extending contrib functionality • Drupal commerce • CRM Core • Drupal contrib
- 18. Reuse the awesome stuff • Drupal commerce • CRM Core • Drupal contrib http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/totally-awesome-things-6.jpg
- 19. Why CRM core? Entity based CRM approach … contact entity … activity entity … relationship entity => Exactly the same that we have right now but better integrated with entities
- 20. Why Commerce? Entity based „commerce“ framework … providing basic core entities for „commerce stuff“ … easy to integrate with CRM core … easy extendible, flexible and integrates with drupal very well.
- 21. Why contrib? Building the application base … for data structure and data selection … for connecting data with business logic … for integration of data and applications … for layouting and UI customization
- 22. And what to do? • Help to make the existing better • Extend and reuse
- 23. And what to do? Extend contrib to … add some missing modules for dependend data operation (like dfv module) … create a reusable theme as base for business applications … Separate the ERPAL plattform from ERPAL use-cases
- 24. The components • Clear separation • Decouple relationships between modules
- 25. What is ERPAL Core • Budget entity for planning • Output entity for meassuring results
- 26. What is ERPAL Core • Aggregate data • From existing Drupal-Apps • From external Apps • Using Rules
- 27. What is ERPAL Core Let „others“ connect their data … use ERPAL core as a business-data-hub … using reporting functionality … reusing existing application … make data transparent
- 28. Whats the benfit User ERPAL in your existing Drupal applications Connect ERPAL with other external applications Customize ERPAL with „only“ standard Drupal knowledge
- 29. Whats the benefit And for Drupal? … continue to develop as application framework (not „only“ CMS) … give Drupal another use case to show its power … continue to spread open source in the business world … lots of contrib work
- 30. Whats the benefit And for Drupal again? … extend functionality of existing frameworks … connecting content, e-commerce, social and business functionality
- 31. When will it be available • Dev snapshot to contribute on 2 month • Release ???
- 32. Questions I would love to answer any of them ;-)
Editor's Notes
- Drupal based business application … for small and mid sized companies … for people that love to work in a well organized way. … Drupal distribution with a specific use-case.
- Complex System Lots of functionality Many modules Heavy features to support business of service providing companies and software development shops
- Want to show the power of Drupal even to non Drupal users. With ERPAL proof Drupal not ONLY a CMS BUT A full featured application framework to build complex applications
- For many users it is exactlywhat they where looking for! Even user that dont know drupal that just want to use it.
- Because they have one solution to manage their business with.
- As a drupal developer you might feel like you have been taken your tools away. You might feel faced with to much complexity ...
- But you want to start with less and grow you own awesome business silution.
- You want to use the tools that you know and rule the compleity with them and finally you ….
- Feel able to rule the world. We know this. This is of course not the feedback from clients as they mostly dont even know drupal.
- But you as a developer asked to reuse the existing modules and code because you know them and you know how to work with them.
- As we now got a map with an overview over the complete use case of business applications, we want to separate the the modules and logic to reduce complexity.
- So we understood what you as developers are telling and looking for. Use commerce CRM core Contrib
- Contact Activity relationship
- Entity Integration Connect community, contentn, commerce
- For all application layers already modules Data Query Business logic
- Help to get contrib done for business use cases Extend the existing Develop „extending“ modules to … support offers in commerce (as order bundle) … support full featured invoices in commerce (as order bundle) … replace billables with a line item bundle (invoice line item)
- Clear separation and remove most relationships and dependencies of modulesd … ERPAL Core modules … ERPAL Plattform … ERPAL Use cases (Features / Apps)
- Provide basic functionality to plan and messure business goals … provide a budget and a output entity … Plan results and meassure output … make business progress reportable (unsing Drupal native functionality)
- Provide basic functionality to plan and messure business goals … provide a budget and a output entity … Plan results and meassure output … make business progress reportable (unsing Drupal native functionality)