Birthday : Looking at it by various aspects!

I am writing this blog just to say my massive thanks to everyone who has been my well-wishers disregard to they could wish or not.

Happy B'day Image from TrulyGraphics

November 19,2012. I woke up on this day and felt like nothing has changed and I still have the usual 'powerhouse' tag energy and excitements to start the day. I am a naturally optimistic and highly energetic individual who wants to succeed no matter what.

It was almost 8-30 AM. 'Happy Birthday Mister Jay' said someone. Suddenly someone stopped me coming into a room and few minutes later I was allowed to enter and I saw a cake again just as each year. My friends surprised me as I did not expect this at all. Many Thanks!


Started my day as regular then onwards and replied some FB comments as well.
Wishes and love of all of you is hardly un-noticed. I thought to post so that you might feel that you are not alone having similar feelings that you are blessed with such angels.

Coming back home with tired physique but yet fresh mind asked myself, 'What does this birthday really signify and why celebrate a special day? Don't I start each day with smiles around and if not, then making smiles happen around ? I celebrate each day with family-friends-colleagues, aren't I?'

Many questions kept coming as aftershocks and even now the day after the birthday.

Time flows like anything and if we are busy, it feels like passing so quickly. I have been learning many things, from many people. I have got my thoughts deepened and my vocabulary is becoming my treasure now.

I have myself analysed several aspects after my own b'days and being actively participating in anyone's b'days. Here they are:

1. Celebration - You celebrate it highly as a special day.
2. GTG of Well-wishers - It is also a get-together of many well-wishers.
3. Friends ~ Party - Reason to Rejoice, party party and party, in short fun, laughs and gags.
4. Resolution - Serious people take a resolution each year with a resolution not to break it like last year :)
5. Just a normal day - They respond just with an artificial smile,hopeless people they are.
6. Charity - Noble people takes this day positively and do a charity in order to thank GOD for giving another milestone to cheer about, and few more days to live.

7. Keep the spirit of life alive - Everyday is a celebration, joyous and enjoyable. They are powerhouses and always full of energy with keeping the spirit of life alive and making the world fresh around them.
8. Feelings of being older - Be young by thoughts, not age ! Age is just a state of mind!

How does it feel to be a year older?
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To be honest, I don't feel anything about this obligatory question. Nobody expects a real answer. The logic behind this question I think, is the deep human desire for progress. With each passing year, we hope that our loved ones feel little bit stronger, smarter, responsible and happier. As we know, day by day we get more maturity, responsibility if we self-analyse well.

Age is a matter of feeling, not years.

Long Live, Live Healthy and inspirational!

All yours,
Jay Vora!

હોવાપણાનો ભાર હવે ઉપડે નહીં !

આશ્ચર્ય એ જ વાતનું મનમાં રહ્યા કરે,
ખાલીપણાનું ભાન કોઈને નડે નહીં.

વનમાં, ભૂલીને ભાન, રઝળતા પ્રવાસને,
ઊડતાં ઝીણાં પતંગિયા નજરે ચડે નહીં.

દૃશ્યોની પાર જાઉં છું ક્યારેક ટહેલવા,
આંખો મીંચાઈ જાય પછી ઊઘડે નહીં.

એના જીવનમાં હોય નહીં કોઇ તાજગી,
રસ્તામાં ચાલતાં જે પડે-આખડે નહીં.

મારી લથડતી ચાલના કારણમાં એટલું,
હોવાપણાનો ભાર હવે ઉપડે નહીં.

રસ્તામાં કોઈ ફૂલ શા માણસ મળ્યા હશે,
નહીંતર ‘અનિલ’ આટલો મોડો પડે નહીં.

- અનિલ જોશી

An Analytical study on few unique personalities !

The Best thing about you is 'You'! If you are coming again to read this, you are on the winning way! - Jay Vora.

• Macho-man Mahmood!
• A macho man. His physique says it all.
• A decent attitude who believes in speaking less and doing more! 
• Comes late so often, but has the ability to cover the missing things
• Kinda shy and 'Take it easy' guy. Should focus more on soft skills.
• Has a big heart to help everyone and has a 'let-go' philosophy.


• Sincere Sara!
• Sincere, Adorable, Realistic, Amiable - Sara.
• Decency is best exemplified on her nature, attitude and speech.
• She believes purely in Truth and does not give up until finding the reality.
• Supportive to all the colleagues. Don't be so gentle so anyone can betray you.
• Her speech is her weapon which she can use for career, future endeavours.


• Admirable, Alert Awatif!
• Not really audible, but a true voice.
• Doesn't speak loud, may be due to fear of language or fear of being wrong. She doesn't speak, but does the work.
• Knows concepts but does not speak. Speech is sometimes reflecting us. Silence is the sign of acceptance! If you don't speak, you will be taken for granted.
• As the time passes, system will demand managerial skills! Be ready.
• There is a word called 'Freedom' in dictionary. You might give a try to check!


• Youthful Yousra!
• Young and Potential speaker with humble attitude. An artist.
• Animated facial expressions - her uniqueness!
• Communication is the skill which will prove to be a ladder for her to climb mountains of success.
• Change of a body language should be the next step to the ladder.
• Keep reading because a reader is a good leader, you are born to explain!


• Marvellous Marwa!
• Mature, Academic, Religious, Wise, Attentive - Marwa.
• Confidence is high like a Mountain.
• A Future Leader, decision maker and manager.
• Proud, sharp and logical.
• Researcher but should focus on one thing at a time.


• Melodious Miada!
• Mild, Involved, Ambitious, Delightful, Ardent - Miada.
• Caring nature and respectful personality.
• Full of Gentleness, smiles.
• Passionate and lovable.
• Will be a slow driver of car!


• Rebellious Ryan!
• Ruler, Yern, Autonomous, Noticeable - Ryan.
• Born to rule, born to change, born to make her point right.
• Outspoken and Honest. She does what she thinks is doable.
• A complete event manager and leader.
• Witty, Sympathetic, jovial.


• Sweet Samia!
• Sweet, Aimless, Magnetic, Innocent, Angelic - Samia.
• Gorgeous, Childish, sometimes absent-minded and naughty.
• Needs guidance. Needs some heavy refactorings.
• Her smile makes her mistakes wash away.
• She is present, yet absent. But a 'present' for sure.


• Respectable Roa'a!
• Responsible, Obedient, Athletic, Adaptive - Roaa.
• Full of Innocence, maturity and shyness.
• Pure by heart and thoughts. Will Win hearts wherever she goes.
• Noble personality might hurt yourself, be thoughtful for your actions.
• A teacher by nature who is caring and dedicated to the student. Good explanation abilities, have patience.


• FunLoving Fatma!
• Funloving, Active, Talkative, Mischievous, Attractive - Fatma.
• 'Happy-go-lucky' and a beautiful girl. Smile is her trademark.
• Refreshing, Photogenic, Hyperactive and graceful by heart.
• Enjoys whatever she does and lives life at its fullest mode. At the same time, make sure no one misuses your openness.
• Everyone should learn from her.


• Allrounder Arwa!
• Accurate, Reliable, Watchful, Adorable - Arwa.
• Ample knowledge and disciplined approach.
• Has the core ability to accept mistakes and correct them as soon as realized. This attitude can make you rule, repute and earn more respect.
• Urgently needs to go to hill stations and clean her throat, make the world listen to you because you are right! Don't frighten of being wrong, being wrong just lasts for seconds if you are learning.
• Always Beautiful, Affirmative, Polite and Brilliant.

Configuration Wizards in 7.0 !

One of the priorities we have at OpenERP s.a. is usability! In this extent, we have developed another feature that we believe will simplify the use of your configuration in OpenERP. How did we make this be possible? First of all, we grouped the configuration in one single place and simplified the screen by giving you the freedom to decide what you want use and what you want to see.

In former versions of OpenERP, the user had to change his interface, by switching between simplified and extended, then install modules, and/or add groups to users. As a user, you were really not offered many choices and sometimes had to use some features that you didn’t need.

Now, each application has its own configuration defined in one form. All those forms are in the menu Settings of OpenERP. The configuration form gives the users options to select from and apply immediately. Once done, the system is configured immediately.

Let’s see how this is done with and example of a Sales Order. Here is a sale order without configuration:



Configure sales in Settings/Configuration/Sales:

• You want to manage discount – Select the option “Discount”.

• You want Pricelist – Select the option “Pricelist per Customer”.

• you invoice on deliveries – Select invoicing method “Based on Deliveries”.

Here you have the wizard with the features you want:


After configuration, a sales order looks like this:

• The selected items in the configuration form will install the needed modules, add the necessary groups to users, or set some default values.

• It also makes pricelists and discount visible in sale orders, and configure the system to generate invoice after deliveries.

• You did not check “Allow Different Units of Measure”, so you don’t see units of measure in your sale order or product views.

So, there you have it, the new improved configuration wizard to make your usability experience with OpenERP more pleasant and faster.
Courtesy : OpenERP

OpenERP 7.0 v/s 6.1 : Usability Metrics!

Hey everyone,

Fabien Pinckaers , the CEO of OpenERP SA presents an interesting Video showing the comparison between OpenERP 6.1 and OpenERP 7.0 by a little javascript showing the no. of clicks, the distance between clicks, the pixels to move and the keystrokes involved.



Here is what it says:

We used to do lot of lambda user testing on OpenERP in order to learn and measure the improvement we achieve between each version/feature. But we wanted a metric less subjective to measure if we improved a business process.

We developed a small javascript app in a few hours to count the number of clicks and the distance between each click as a measure of the complexity of a business flow. The idea is that the less a flow has clicks to easier it is. Or the less distance between every click, the easier it is for the user to find the next step.

The result:
- OpenEP v7.0 requires 25% clicks less to perform the same business flow
- OpenERP v7.0 is more than 2x easier than OpenERP v6.1: 56% complexity
removed (distance between every click)

It’s not a perfect metric, but has the advantage of being easy to measure and be less subjective than our usual lambda user testing sessions.

OpenERP 7.0 : as easy as 10 clicks !

This one here must be our proudest achievement for the v7.0.! We have been working on usability for 6.0. and 6.1., but we needed to step it up a notch. We are strong believers that using an ERP should not be a challenge. 

On the contrary, it should be an asset and utility for your business. That’s why, with v7.0. you can now go through a flow in about 10 clicks, with no documentation needed. The flows are set up in such a way that you are simply guided through the actions you have to take.

In this respect, we have fixed the main problems that were making the flows slightly confusing. First of all, when following a flow, the buttons pose a real problem as they were many, spread out and at times the user was not sure of what to do next. So, we have simplified most of the views to correct that.

Now, throughout the navigation, the buttons are always visible in the same place, so that the user doesn’t need to search for them. We have also made the state bar more visible, so that the user can visualize at which stage he’s at, whenever he proceeds.

Finally, the breadcrumbs make it possible to easily go back to the previous pages. This one is an exciting features and works even better than a Back button, since you can actually choose on which form you want to return.


Let’s look at an example of a sales flow. As soon as you Install the Sales module, you are asked to Configure your Chart of accounts.
Then, you are indicated to create your first customer.




Next, you can proceed with creating your first quotation, directly from the 
customer you have just created. You will land on a view which point you to the Button Create.





Within the quotation, you can create the product, without accessing other form views.







Make sure you Confirm your quotation, before moving on.


At this point, you can Create, Confirm and Validate your invoice in just a few simple clicks.



Further, you have the option to Print or Email your Invoice. The flow ends with you delivering the order, registering the payment and making the transfer. You were in Invoicing ? Not a problem, go back in your sales with the breadcrumbs on top and process the delivery order from there.

The layout of the flow is straight-forward and intuitive to help you save time and proceed in the fastest way that makes the most sense. Each step of the flow is guided with information and focused action buttons to show you what to do next. Therefore, you have red buttons to direct you to the proceeding step.

We believe we made it really easy for the user, so that he mainly has to focus on the information he needs to input rather than trying to figure out what he needs to do next. With OpenERP 7.0, new users should be productive in no time: they simply pick an application to start with, and let the system guide them throughout the business flows.

Courtesy : OpenERP

લંબચોરસ ઓરડામાં !

લંબચોરસ ઓરડામાં એક સમય ઘૂંટાય છે,
વક્ર રેખાઓ ક્ષણોની શ્વાસમાં છેદાય છે.

શક્યતાનું એક પણ વર્તુળ નથી પૂરું થતું,
હર ક્ષણે કંપાસની તીણી અણી ભોંકાય છે.

ચાલ, સંબંધોનું કોઈ કોણમાપક શોધીએ,
કે હૃદયને કેટલા અંશો સુધી છેદાય છે.

બે સમાંતર રેખની વચ્ચેનો હું અવકાશ છું,
શૂન્યતાની સાંકળો મારા વડે બંધાય છે.

આરઝૂના કાટખૂણે જિંદગી તૂટી પડે,
ને પછી એ મોતના બિંદુ સુધી લંબાય છે.

- નયન દેસાઈ

જુદી જિંદગી છે મિજાજે – મિજાજે; જુદી બંદગી છે નમાજે – નમાજે.

જુદી જિંદગી છે મિજાજે – મિજાજે;
જુદી બંદગી છે નમાજે – નમાજે.

છે એક જ સમંદર, થયું એટલે શું ?
જુદા છે મુસાફર જહાજે – જહાજે.

ભલે હોય એક જ એ અંતરથી વહેતા,
છે સૂરો જુદેરા રિયાજે – રિયાજે.

જુદા અર્થ છે શબ્દના બોલવા પર,
છે શબ્દોય જુદા અવાજે – અવાજે.

જીવન જેમ જુદાં છે કાયામાં જુદી,
છે મૃત્યુય જુદાં જનાજે – જનાજે.

હઠી જાય ઘૂંઘટ, ઢળી જાય ઘૂંઘટ,
જુદી પ્રીત જાગે મલાજે – મલાજે.

તમે કેમ ‘ગાફિલ’ હજીયે છો ગાફિલ ?
જુઓ, બદલે દુનિયા તકાજે – તકાજે.

- મનુભાઇ ત્રિવેદી ‘ગાફિલ’

Simplified customer field in OpenERP!

In order to avoid any confusion when dealing with contacts in OpenERP, we made some changes. The former structure (partner, address, contact) was too complex and so it wasn't so suitable for handling situations like B2C, when you have to deal with individuals and not with companies.

How will this help you? In the first place, by eliminating res.partner address object there's more clarity of who's who. Before, it was difficult at times for users to understand what's the difference between a partner and a contact, as not everyone you do business with can be called a partner, but on the reverse side, everyone is a contact.

So, we kept the the same features, merged the two menu items (contacts and customers) and kept the functionalities. As a result, now when you want to add any contact details, you can specify if it's a company or an individual. By simplifying the views, there is only one single field where you can add a company name, address, etc.

The biggest change is that, for example, when creating an invoice, you can now select a company or an individual. Whereas, before that was not possible, you were only given the choice of selecting a company. 

So, in the future menu (see below), the item Contacts is no longer present in the Sales application, you are just left with Customers. This field will contain both companies and individuals. And with the help of the new filter, you can easily find the information you need. See here more details on the advanced filter 

 
You will be able to find this item in Sales -> Sales -> Contact

Courtesy :  OpenERP

Integrate OpenERP with GoogleDocs!

OpenERP has now developed a module that helps you integrate your OpenERP with google docs. There hasn't been anything similar developed until now, so everything has been done from scratch. This module is available for the 7.0 in trunk, under the name: google_docs.

How will this new module help you? Well, you will be able to create google docs directly from OpenERP objects and link it to that object. Of course, it can be just a normal text document, spreadsheets, presentations or drawings.

You have the possibility to choose if you want to create a document from draft or based on a template to copy.

How can you start using it?

• Start by installing the module called google_docs. 

• Make sure you fill in your google ID in the field google account in Users.

• Then, you can try it by going, for example, in the CRM and open one lead. You will be able to see that under the attachment button on the topbar there is one more choice: Google Doc. If you click on it, it will create the google doc and next time you (or you colleagues) will click it will directly take you to that google doc.

• Optionally, you can now go to settings/google docs configuration/models configuration click to create one record, choose the OpenERP model (eg. for leads - crm.lead) and copy/paste the ID of a google doc to copy. That allows you to create other kind of google docs (like spreadsheets, presentations, etc.)

We hope that this will help you to further integrate even more your tools with OpenERP!

Courtesy : OpenERP