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Adempiere Enterprise Solution Conceptual Glossary Is A Unified Adempiere Language (UAL):
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Adempiere Architecture Solution UAL
Architecture is King... ;)
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Application Dictionary (AD) :
AD is the most important developer tool given by Adempiere.Like Elements, Tables,
Columns, References, Windows, Tabs, Fields, etc.
Architecture:
The fundamental organization of a system, embodied in its components, their relationships
to each other and the environment, and the principles governing its design and evolution.
Architecture has two meanings depending upon its contextual usage:
1. A formal description of a system, or a detailed plan of the system at component
level to guide its implementation
2. The structure of components, their inter-relationships, and the principles and
guidelines governing their design and evolution over time.
Architecture Description:
An architecture description is a formal description of an information system, organized in
a way that supports reasoning about the structural properties of the system. It defines
the components or building blocks that make up the overall information system, and
provides a plan from which products can be procured, and systems developed, that will work
together to implement the overall system. It thus enables you to manage your overall IT
investment in a way that meets the needs of your business.
Architecture Framework:
An architecture framework is a tool which can be used for developing a broad range of
different architectures. It should describe a method for designing an information system
in terms of a set of building blocks, and for showing how the building blocks fit
together. It should contain a set of tools and provide a common vocabulary. It should also
include a list of recommended standards and compliant products that can be used to
implement the building blocks.
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Callout :
A callout can be looked at as an extension at the field level.
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Data Dictionary:
A data dictionary is a set of metadata that contains definitions and representations of
data elements. Within the context of a DBMS, a data dictionary is a read-only set of
tables and views. The data dictionary is database in its own dictionary. Amongst other
things, a data dictionary holds the following information:
* Precise definition of data elements
* Usernames, roles and privileges
* Schema objects
* Integrity constraints
* Stored procedures and triggers
* General database structure
* Space allocations
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Enterprise:
An Enterprise in this context " Enterprise Architecture" is any collection of
organizations that has a common set of goals and/or a single bottom line. In that sense,
an enterprise can be a government agency, a whole corporation, a division of a
corporation, a single department, or a chain of geographically distant organizations
linked together by common ownership.
Enterprise Modeling:
Enterprise modelling is the process of improving the enterprise performance through the
creation of enterprise models. This includes the modelling of both business processes and
IT.Also An enterprise model is a computational representation of the structure,
activities, processes, information, resources, people, behavior, goals, and constraints
of a business, government, or other enterprises.
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Meta Data:
Metadata is structured, encoded data that describe characteristics of information-bearing
entities to aid in the identification, discovery, assessment, and management of the
described entities.Also Metadata is a set of optional structured descriptions that are
publicly available to explicitly assist in locating objects.
Module :
A New Module in Adempiere is * Table-Column structure * Input handling and validation
rules * Document Type & Print Format * Define Default Accounts * Workflow Process *
Callout definition and process-button definition consolidated via Report & Process *
Final Consolidation in Windows under the Menu tree
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Routing:
A routing is a description of which operations (process steps) have to be carried out and
in which order to produce a material (product).
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SQL Procedure :
An SQL Procedure can be looked at as an extension at the process level.
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2Pack :
It's related with Translating Dictionary Modifications from one Adempiere system to
another.
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XML2AD :
It imports several XML files into the database in order to modify the Application
Dictionary of ADempiere.
