cato: magnolia for the ofbiz erp

CATOMagnolia for the OFBiz ERP

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKSTORY…Introduction

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BUSINESS APPLICATIONS ARE KIND OF LAME…

This leads us to believe that

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... really not intuitive

Seriously, we noticed that…

• ERP systems are complex Costly Difficult to manage Difficult to customize

• CMS added as an after-thought Limited Data Access Limited Interaction with ERP (no dynamic pages) Limited Access to Business Applications

…That‘s why YOU require a developer!

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…SO, WOULD YOU WANT TO WORK WITH THESE?

A quick question!

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So why not OFBiz & Magnolia?!

Apache OFBiz

• Hidden champion amongst Enterprise ERP systems

• First level Project of the Apache Software Foundation

• Platform Independent Technologies

• High level of Security• Great Performance &

Scalability• Vast Business Applications

Magnolia CMS

• Intuitive & Easy-to-use Interface

• Mobile & Multi-Channel Support

• Highly Customizable Structure• International & Multi-Site

Support• Great Performance &

Scalability• Apps

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CATOThe best of both worlds!

Simple & Intuitive: Centralized Management

Dashboard & Pulse User Management Page & Content Management Centralized Template Management Direct Access to Business Applications

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LET ME DEMONSTRATE!Talking is one thing…

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Customizable & Cost-Efficient: The Editors

Template Editor– Enhance Magnolia Templates– Use Groovy & Minilang Scripts for data processing

Process Editor– Automated Tree-View on all Processes– Duplicate & Modify Processes– Modify Page Results & Templates– Create Redirects & Forwards

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LET‘S GIVE IT A TRY!A little too hypothetical

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Powerful: Direct Data Access

• Simultaneous Access to Magnolia & OFBiz context• Use all data directly on page

– Process related information– Data in Page Context (i.e. User Data, Product Data, Order Data etc.)– Define new Variables & use within the pages

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A QUICK DEMONSTRATION!Again, too technical…

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… CATO is …

Simple & Intuitive Feature Rich Customizable Cost-Efficient Powerful

… or simply the „best of both worlds“

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CATO-Commercewww.cato-commerce.com

Paul Piperwww.ilscipio.com

Ilscipio GmbHTel.: (+49) 611 / 97774-441

eMail: paul.piper@ilscipio.com

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Feature Rich: All OFBiz Applications

Applications for all business areas– eCommerce– Product & Catalog Management– Promotion & Price Management– Order Management– Customer Management– Warehouse & Facility Management– Fulfillment– Accounting– Manufacturing Management– Point Of Sale application (POS)– Sales Force Automation

… and much much more

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