Adempiere

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Adempiere
Adempiere logo
Original author(s) Jorg Janke
Developer(s) Adempiere Community
Initial release 9 September 2006 (2006-09-09)
Stable release 3.8-LTS / 2 March 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-02)
Development status Stable
Written in Java
Operating system Linux, OS X, Unix, Windows
Platform JBoss, GlassFish
Available in languages
Type ERP, CRM, SCM
License GPLv2
Website www.adempiere.com

ADempiere /ˌɑːdɛmˈpjɛreɪ/ is an Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP software package released under a free software license. The word ADempiere in Italian means "to fulfill" or "to accomplish".[1]

The software is licensed under the GNU General Public License.[2]

History

The ADempiere project was created in September 2006. Disagreement between the open-source developer community that formed around the Compiere open-source ERP [3] software and the project's corporate sponsor ultimately led to the creation of Adempiere as a fork of Compiere.[4] Within weeks of the fork, ADempiere reached the top five of the SourceForge.net rankings, and has remained one of the top-ranked open-source projects for a long time.[5] This activity provides a measure of both the size of its developer community and also its impact on the open source ERP software market. In 2011 some of the core developers began to spin-off the project iDempiere (beginning as a technology test) with OSGi and other improvements. After a dispute some people stayed with the original project while some moved to iDempiere. Nowaday some of the improvements on both projects are integrated regularly to ADempiere and iDempiere.

Goals of this project

The goal of the Adempiere project is the creation of a community-developed and supported open source business solution.[6] The Adempiere community follows the open-source model of the Bazaar described in Eric Raymond's article The Cathedral and the Bazaar.

Business functionality

The following business areas are addressed by the Adempiere application:

Project structure

All community members are entitled to their say in the project discussion forums. For practical purposes, the project is governed by a council of contributors.[8] A leader is nominated from this council to act as overall project manager. The role of the Adempiere Council is to:

  • Support decisions of the leader.
  • Accept contributions.
  • Define the roadmap.
  • Review and approve specifications.
  • Vote for new functionalities.
  • Approve changes to core.

Technology

Adempiere is developed with Java EE technology, specifically utilizing the JBoss application server. Currently database support is restricted to Oracle and PostgreSQL.[9] A MySQL port of the database is currently underway.

Architecture

Adempiere inherited the Data Dictionary from the Compiere project.[10] This architecture extends the Data Dictionary concept into the application; thus the application's entities, their validation rules and screen layout can be controlled from within the application itself. In practice, this means that customization of the application can be done without new coding. A Workflow Management Coalition and Object Management Group standards based workflow engine is utilized to provide Business Process Management. These features allow for the rapid customization of the application to a business's needs.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Google Translation of ADempiere
  2. ↑ ADempiere follow GNU General Public License (GPL)
  3. ↑ From Compiere to ADempiere!
  4. ↑ Debate - Has Compiere Become Closed? Do We Fork? How?(Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:48 pm)Red1
  5. ↑ Open source ERP 'most active' SourceForge project
  6. ↑ Adempiere Community - Who we are?
  7. ↑ Features of ADempiere
  8. ↑ ADempiere PMC
  9. ↑ ADempiere Technology
  10. ↑ [1] ADempiere Data Dictionary Feature
  11. ↑ ADempiere RAD Architecture
Notes

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