OpenERP

**OpenERP**
Developer(s)	OpenERP s.a.
Initial release	Unknown
Written in	Python, XML, JavaScript
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Enterprise resource planning software
License(s)	GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Website	OpenERP.com

OpenERP is a web-based open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) application for small- to medium-sized businesses. The software comes in a commercial Professional Edition and a free Community Edition.

Product history

OpenERP began in May 2002 as TinyERP, a small project of Fabien Pinckaers' while he was still in university. The project grew to a large enough degree that by the time he completed his studies in 2005 he introduced a partner network and evangelized the open source nature of TinyERP.^[1] On March 25, 2005, a SourceForge project was started for TinyERP^[2], followed by the December 2006 introduction of an Ohloh-based project.^[3]

A shift in direction arrived in July 2008, however, as planning began to change the name and the focus of the project. A LaunchPad project was started by Pinckaers on July 24, 2008^[4], and by October 2008 the transition to OpenERP was complete.^[2]^[1] Earlier that same year a fork project of TinyERP was started, funded by a federation of companies rather than a partner network. That fork project saw its first release on November 17, 2008 as Tryton.^[5]^[6]

In February 2010 OpenERP acquired three million euros of venture capital from Sofinnova Partners to "be used to accelerate the company's development strategy, which includes strengthening the managerial team, increasing distribution of the new SaaS OpenERP offering (www.odoo.com) and enhancing its internationalization."^[7]^[8] In April 2011 OpenERP made the decision to no longer publicly offer upgrade scripts to its 6.x product, stating that entities wanting to upgrade would have to pay for a support contract through OpenERP. This caused at least one partner, Thymbra, to eventually discontinue their partnership with OpenERP and to adopt the Tryton platform for its product GNU Health.^[9]

In early December 2012, OpenERP updated its front page to announce the eventual release of Version 7.0 of OpenERP, scheduled tentatively for December 20.

Features

The main features of OpenERP include^[10]:

accounting tools
point of sale management
project management
warehouse management
human resources management
purchase management
manufacturing tools
marketing tools
invoicing tools
application builder
payroll management
customer relationship management

Hardware/software requirements

All-in-one installations for Windows and Linux exist, or choose to install components separately. Refer to the installation manuals for more information.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

Screenshots of OpenERP can be found on the site.
Videos demoing OpenERP can be found here.
A demo of of OpenERP can be found on the site.

Training resources

Click2eLearn

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Click2eLearn is a privately owned company offering high-quality and low-cost web-based training and tutorials for primarily open-source software platforms. The company offers more than 180 tutorials on the open-source enterprise resource planning application OpenERP. Training plans begin at $35 per month.

Tutorials are broken down into nine categories:

Free Part: OpenERP Resources, Videos & Tutorials - These free tutorials cover many of the basic facets of OpenERP.
Getting Started: Concepts and Tips - These related tutorials focus on the basics of OpenERP, including aspects like keyboard shortcuts, zooming tools, user preferences, querying, and reporting.
Operations: Sales and Purchase - These tutorials explain the various factors involved in sales and purchase management using OpenERP.
Operations: Value Generation - These tutorials explain the various factors involved in materials and production management using OpenERP.
Operations: Support - These tutorials discuss the related features of relationship, customer, document, and process management in OpenERP.
Financials: AP, AR & GL - The tutorials in this section discuss the various facets of managing OpenERP's invoices, payments, and accounts, as well as performance analysis tools.
Implementation: Principles & Practice - These tutorials focus on OpenERP's more advanced functions and how to apply them effectively.
Import: Legacy Data - These related tutorials explain OpenERP's collection of importation methods.
Customizing: Fundamental - The tutorials in this section provide an overview of how to customize modules, reports, and workflows.