A few questions about erpnext

aliwister · September 20, 2011, 9:37am

Web Notes team,

I really like what you have done with erpnext. It’s simple, fast, and
feature rich.

I’m planning to implement this for an online store and have a few
questions:

In order to import the transactions from the store, I would need to
build some sort of a connector. Does erpnext offer any sort of API?
Related to the first question, I like how you have created
templates for importing stocks, clients, etc. How would I go about
importing sales transactions?
How about workflow capabilities, i.e. approval process, or
supervisor check required for new employees. To what extent does
erpnext support this?

Thank you!

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rmehta · September 20, 2011, 10:18am

Hi Ali,

Thanks for writing and encouragement! Replies below:

On Sep 20, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Ali wrote:

Web Notes team,

I really like what you have done with erpnext. It's simple, fast, and
feature rich.

I'm planning to implement this for an online store and have a few
questions:

1. In order to import the transactions from the store, I would need to
build some sort of a connector. Does erpnext offer any sort of API?

There is no direct API but many of the services are exposed via webservices. The client interacts with the server in JSON and the same can be used as an API - but again this is not documented.

You can connect via a cookie based authentication, as seen here

https://github.com/webnotes/wnframework/blob/live/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/webservice.py

If you are really keen and have the time, I can guide you through the process and you can help us document it!

2. Related to the first question, I like how you have created
templates for importing stocks, clients, etc. How would I go about
importing sales transactions?

Importing transactions is tricky because there are multiple tables involved (parent, items, taxes), this is still possible via the Setup-> Import Data tool ---

3. How about workflow capabilities, i.e. approval process, or
supervisor check required for new employees. To what extent does
erpnext support this?

- There is a Save (draft) -> Submit process for all transactions. You can set separate Save and Submit rights to roles.

- You can set workflow rules around transactions by value.

- You can also set field-level permissions.

Thank you!

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aliwister · September 20, 2011, 6:26pm

Does the feature you describe in #1 exist in the stable version of the
erp? I couldn’t find the file in the package I downloaded…

On Sep 20, 2:18 pm, Rushabh Mehta rm...@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Ali,

Thanks for writing and encouragement! Replies below:

On Sep 20, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Ali wrote:

Web Notes team,

I really like what you have done with erpnext. It’s simple, fast, and
feature rich.

I’m planning to implement this for an online store and have a few
questions:

In order to import the transactions from the store, I would need to
build some sort of a connector. Does erpnext offer any sort of API?

There is no direct API but many of the services are exposed via
webservices. The client interacts with the server in JSON and the
same can be used as an API - but again this is not documented.

You can connect via a cookie based authentication, as seen here

https://github.com/webnotes/wnframework/blob/live/cgi-bin/webnotes/
utils/webservice.py

If you are really keen and have the time, I can guide you through the
process and you can help us document it!

Related to the first question, I like how you have created
templates for importing stocks, clients, etc. How would I go about
importing sales transactions?

Importing transactions is tricky because there are multiple tables
involved (parent, items, taxes), this is still possible via the Setup-

Import Data tool —

How about workflow capabilities, i.e. approval process, or
supervisor check required for new employees. To what extent does
erpnext support this?

There is a Save (draft) → Submit process for all transactions. You
can set separate Save and Submit rights to roles.

You can set workflow rules around transactions by value.

You can also set field-level permissions.

Thank you!

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