How to fill field with calculated number

Frappe Framework Customization
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Hi all,

I am looking into possibly replacing an existing ERP system. A few of the must-haves of the replacement system are

  • ability to add custom fields
  • ability to perform calculations on custom fields and use the result in a custom field
  • customizable order entry form
  • ability to create “linked” dropdowns (if I pick A in dropDown1 then only X, Y and Z should show in dropDown2)
  • ability to create custom XML export
  • ability to interface with (for example) SalesForce.com
  • mobile phone responsiveness for sales representatives
  • interface with microsoft office outlook (calendar functionality)
  • workflow functionality

I was able to find a lot of information, but because I don’t want to spend eternity sifting through all options, I thought I’d ask in the forum. I only require yes/no answers on above function points.

Thanks in advance!

Marcel

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Hi Marcel,

All things you asked are possible and can be done quickly with ERPNext.

You can add custom field and perform calculation using custom script.
You can generate custom report. You can enter order from your smartphone.

Please go through developer guide.
https://frappe.io/docs

answer to your question:
ability to add custom fields (Yes)
ability to perform calculations on custom fields and use the result in a custom field (Yes, can be done with RESTapi)
customizable order entry form (Yes)
ability to create “linked” dropdowns (if I pick A in dropDown1 then only X, Y and Z should show in dropDown2) (Yes)
ability to create custom XML export (Can create,export, print custom report)
ability to interface with (for example) SalesForce.com (Yes)
mobile phone responsiveness for sales representatives (Yes, It uses popular bootstrap framework)
interface with microsoft office outlook (calendar functionality) (don’t know)
workflow functionality (Yes)

Thanks,
Sambhaji