Re: EDI for LedgerSMB

[David Sentinella <..hidden..>]

Thanks, Chris, for your well-considered reply.

Interestingly I also received a reply from Sacha Schlegel, the author of 
the excellent article on ebXML.

Part of Sacha's reply is this:
> I really like your ambitions: "to add ebXML capabilities to Open Source
> Accounting Systems"!
>
> What ebXML components are you thinking of?
>
> o ebXML RegistryRepository interface to the already exisitng Open Source ebXML Registry/Repository?
>
> o ebXML Core Components to the core of the Accounting System? Might be a tough part
>
> o Support of Universal Business Language import/export? That would be
> very cool!
>
> o ebXML Messaging Support? That is probably easy the ebXML messaging
> systems have mostly a common interface (file system based ... eg ledger
> drops invoice to directory and ebXML messaging systems picks it up and
> sends it via ebXML messaging)
>
> o ebXML CPA ... mostly required for the ebXML Messaging System
>
> o ebXML Business Process ... very interesting ... one interesting
> question here: how to connect the ledger/ERP systems private business
> processes with the collaborative business processes?
Sacha has also given his permission to use his material freely.

I am pleased that you see the value of such a development but would 
argue, when you say-
> I would suggest that the current *users* of LedgerSMB for the most 
> part do not need EDI because if they did they would probably be using 
> other products.  
- that users may be unaware of the what EDI can do. EDI has been of 
great benefit to the big end of town, and, if anything, has been a 
burden to SMBs - I would like to see that change.

I will continue to champion this cause within the group and would love 
to hear from Chris Murtagh, Jason Rodrigues, Ted Onley and any others. I 
will also ask Sacha to join this developer group.

My idea is to start very simply:  an external module, probably an 
existing project and devote our energies to getting the interface to work.

Kind regards,
David Sentinella


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