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        Adempiere Enterprise Solution Conceptual Glossary Is A Unified Adempiere Language (UAL): 
                            Lets Start Learning Our New Language :+)
                                       (Soheil Qanbari)    

                             Adempiere Architecture Solution UAL

    A
      Application Dictionary (AD) : 
          AD is the most important developer tool given by Adempiere.Like Elements, Tables,
          Columns, References, Windows, Tabs, Fields, etc.

    C
      Callout :
          A callout can be looked at as an extension at the field level.

    M
      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  

    R
       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).  

    S
      SQL Procedure :
          An SQL Procedure can be looked at as an extension at the process level.

    T
      2Pack :
          It's related with Translating Dictionary Modifications from one Adempiere system to
          another.

    X
      XML2AD :
          It imports several XML files into the database in order to modify the Application
          Dictionary of ADempiere.
     
  

                               Adempiere Business Solution UAL

    B
       Business Partner :
           A Business Partner is simply anybody you transact business with.  There are three
           different types of Business Partners:  Employees, Customers, and Vendors.A Business 
           Partner can also be defined as being an Organization.   
       Bill of Material(BOM) :
           Shows you the components of a product.A Bill of Material (BOM) is one or more Products
           or BOMs 

    C
       Cost Type :
           Type of Cost (e.g. Current, Plan, Future).You can define multiple cost types. A cost 
           type selected in an Accounting Schema is used for accounting.
       Cost Element Type : 
           Type of Cost Element like Material & Resource.
       Cost Element : 
           Cost Elements allow you to define the different items that will comprise your costs. 
           You can define any number of Cost Elements.These include Average Invoice, Average PO, 
           Last Invoice Price, Last PO Price, LIFO and FIFO. 
       Costing Method : 
           The Costing Method indicates how costs will be calculated (Standard, Average, LiFo, 
           FiFo). The default costing method is defined on accounting schema level and can be 
           optionally overwritten in the product category. The costing method cannot conflict 
           with the Material Movement Policy (defined on Product Category).  

    L
       Lines : 
           Lines identify Production Line or Shipping Lines:
               • Work centers groups
               • Subcontract supplier
               These are used along with work orders.Production lines are capable to manufacture 
               whole products. Production Lines assumes also shipping.

    M
       Manufacturing Resource:
            A Manufacturing Resource is defined as anything required for production and its 
            unavailability can affect the Production Plan. Manufacturing Resources can be: Plants, 
            Production lines, Work Centers and Work Stations.

    P
       Product :
           Products can include items you buy from vendors as well as items that you sell to 
           customers.  
       Product Type :
           The type of product also determines accounting consequences.The types can be Item,
           Resource, Service and Expense as well.
       Plant :
           Plants contains :
           • Lines groups • Warehouses • Shipping resources • Receiving resources • Management 
           resources.    
           These are used along with bills of material and routings, Plants are the largest group of
           capacities which will be managed

    R  
       Role :
           Roles are assigned permissions(Access Levels) on resources like window, process, etc
           for users.
       Replenish : 
           Specifies rules for automatically reordering of products.

    W  
      Work Centers :
       Work Centers identify :
                    • Capacities groups
                    • Subcontract supplier
           These are used along with bills of material and routings, Work centers are used in task 
           list operations. Task lists are for example routings, maintenance task lists, inspection 
           plans.
           Work Centers are capable to do a whole operation. Work Centers can be Production, 
           Shipping or Receiving centers.Shipping and Receiving centers can be associated to a group
           of Dock doors.Data in work centers is used for:
              • Scheduling
              • Costing
              • Capacity planning
              • Simplifying operation maintenance