Saturday, December 29, 2012

The Tryton Foundation is now Official!


 After more than a year of preparation, the Tryton Foundation is now official and fully operational. It is a Belgian private foundation, hence it is designated to pursue a specific disinterested purpose. The missions of the foundation are:
  • Develop and support conferences, meetings and community activities,
  • hold and administer the tryton.org infrastructure,
  • organize the community of supporters,
  • and manage and promote the Tryton trademark.
The initial board of manager is composed by: Albert Cervera i Areny, Bertrand Chenal, Nicolas Évrard, Cédric Krier, Sebastián Marró, Udo Spallek and Sharoon Thomas.

The foundation is already accepting donations, so if you rely on the Tryton project please help the foundation to pursue its missions. The supporters candidacies are opened since last week.

The role of the supporter assembly is to represent the Tryton community inside the foundation.
All those information are gathered on http://foundation.tryton.org/. This page will evolve over time and will welcome the list of supporters and donators.

Courtesy : Tryton

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

જીવનનો કક્કો ને બારાખડી સમજાય તો સમજાય - વિવેક ટેલર !


(આ નદી…                     ….બેતાબ વેલી, પહલગામ, ૧૦-૦૫-૧૨)
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જીવનનો કક્કો ને બારાખડી સમજાય તો સમજાય,
ખરેખર કોણ છે સાચો ધણી, સમજાય તો સમજાય.

હજારો જિંદગી પૂરી થઈ, પૂરી થતી રહેશે,
છતાં પણ માનવીને માનવી સમજાય તો સમજાય.

બધું ત્યાગી દઈને જાતને પણ ખોઈ દેવાનું,
સમંદરને કદાચિત્ આ નદી સમજાય તો સમજાય.

પડી ગઈ છે તિરાડો સ્વસ્થતામાં કેટલી તો પણ,
તરસ સ્મરણોની વાદળને કદી સમજાય તો સમજાય.

હવાની આવ-જા મારી જ માફક મૌન થઈ ગઈ છે,
હવે એને આ મારી ચૂપકી સમજાય તો સમજાય.

સદીઓ બાદ મારા ખાલીપાનું પાત્ર ખખડ્યું છે,
આ ઘટના સત્ય છે કે ભ્રમ હતી, સમજાય તો સમજાય.

તું આવે તો યુગોની રાહ પળથી પાતળી લાગે,
પ્રણયમાં કાળની આવી ગતિ સમજાય તો સમજાય.

સ્મરણનો નિર્દયી પથરો મને એકધારું કચડે છે,
ને પથરાના નયન ભીનાં જરી ? સમજાય તો સમજાય…

ભલે શબ્દો હો જાણીતા, ભલે હો અર્થથી અવગત,
કવિતા તે છતાં પણ જ્ઞાનથી સમજાય તો સમજાય.

-વિવેક મનહર ટેલર
(મે, ૨૦૧૨)
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(તરસ…                                 …નગીન લેક, શ્રીનગર, ૧૧-૦૫-૧૨)

Monday, December 24, 2012

How to Install OpenERP 7.0 on Ubuntu 12.04 in service mode!

OpenERP Logo

Few questions first!

 

Introduction

 

Welcome to the latest of our very popular OpenERP installation “How Tos”.
The new release of OpenERP 7.0 is a major upgrade and a new Long Term Support release; the 7.0 Release Notes extend to over 90 pages! The most noticeable change is a complete re-write of the User Interface that features a much more modern look and feel.

OpenERP 7.0 is not only better looking and easier to use, it also brings many improvements to the existing feature-set and adds a number of brand new features which extend the scope of the business needs covered by OpenERP. Integration of social network capabilities, integration with Google Docs and LinkedIn, new Contract Management, new Event Management, new Point of Sale, new Address Book, new Fleet Management,… are only some of the many enhancements in OpenERP 7.0.

The How To

Following that introduction, I bet you can’t wait to get your hands dirty…
Just one thing before we start: You can simply download a “.deb” package of OpenERP and install that on Ubuntu. Unfortunately that approach doesn’t provide us (Libertus Solutions) with enough fine-grained control over where things get installed, and it restricts our flexibility to modify & customise, hence I prefer to do it a slightly more manual way (this install process below should only take about 10-15 minutes once the host machine has been built).
So without further ado here we go:

Step 1. Build your server

I install just the bare minimum from the install routine (you may want to install the openssh-server during the install procedure or install subsequently depending on your needs).

After the server has restarted for the first time I install the openssh-server package (so we can connect to it remotely) and denyhosts to add a degree of brute-force attack protection. There are other protection applications available: I’m not saying this one is the best, but it’s one that works and is easy to configure and manage. If you don’t already, it’s also worth looking at setting up key-based ssh access, rather than relying on passwords. This can also help to limit the potential of brute-force attacks. [NB: This isn't a How To on securing your server...]

sudo apt-get install openssh-server denyhosts

Now make sure your server has all the latest versions & patches by doing an update:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Although not always essential it’s probably a good idea to reboot your server now and make sure it all comes back up and you can login via ssh.
Now we’re ready to start the OpenERP install.

 

Step 2. Create the OpenERP user that will own and run the application

sudo adduser --system --home=/opt/openerp --group openerp

This is a “system” user. It is there to own and run the application, it isn’t supposed to be a person type user with a login etc. In Ubuntu, a system user gets a UID below 1000, has no shell (it’s actually /bin/false) and has logins disabled. Note that I’ve specified a “home” of /opt/openerp, this is where the OpenERP server code will reside and is created automatically by the command above. The location of the server code is your choice of course, but be aware that some of the instructions and configuration files below may need to be altered if you decide to install to a different location.

[Note: If you want to run multiple versions of OpenERP on the same server, the way I do it is to create multiple users with the correct version number as part of the name, e.g. openerp70, openerp61 etc. If you also use this when creating the Postgres users too, you can have full separation of systems on the same server. I also use similarly named home directories, e.g. /opt/openerp70, /opt/openerp61 and config and start-up/shutdown files.]

A question I have been asked a few times is how to run the OpenERP server as the openerp system user from the command line if it has no shell. This can be done quite easily:

sudo su - openerp -s /bin/bash

This will su your current terminal login to the openerp user (the “-” between su and openerp is correct) and use the shell /bin/bash. When this command is run you will be in openerp’s home directory: /opt/openerp.

When you have done what you need you can leave the openerp user’s shell by typing exit.

 

Step 3. Install and configure the database server, PostgreSQL


sudo apt-get install postgresql

Then configure the OpenERP user on postgres:
First change to the postgres user so we have the necessary privileges to configure the database.

sudo su - postgres

Now create a new database user. This is so OpenERP has access rights to connect to PostgreSQL and to create and drop databases. Remember what your choice of password is here; you will need it later on:

createuser --createdb --username postgres --no-createrole --no-superuser --pwprompt openerp

Enter password for new role: ********
Enter it again: ********
Finally exit from the postgres user account:
exit

 

Step 4. Install the necessary Python libraries for the server


sudo apt-get install python-dateutil python-docutils python-feedparser python-gdata \
python-jinja2 python-ldap python-libxslt1 python-lxml python-mako python-mock python-openid \
python-psycopg2 python-psutil python-pybabel python-pychart python-pydot python-pyparsing \
python-reportlab python-simplejson python-tz python-unittest2 python-vatnumber python-vobject \
python-webdav python-werkzeug python-xlwt python-yaml python-zsi


With that done, all the dependencies for installing OpenERP 7.0 are now satisfied (note that there are some new packages required since 6.1).

 

Step 5. Install the OpenERP server


I tend to use wget for this sort of thing and I download the files to my home directory.

Make sure you get the latest version of the application. At the time of writing
this it’s 7.0; I got the download links from their download page.

wget http://nightly.openerp.com/trunk/nightly/src/openerp-7.0alpha-latest.tar.gz Note: the

new package for the released version has not been built yet. I will update this as soon as it is available. In the meantime you can always pull the source from launchpad.

Now install the code where we need it: cd to the /opt/openerp/ directory and extract the tarball there.

cd /opt/openerp
sudo tar xvf ~/openerp-7.0.tar.gz

Next we need to change the ownership of all the the files to the OpenERP user and group we created earlier.

sudo chown -R openerp: *

And finally, the way I have done this is to copy the server directory to something with a simpler name so that the configuration files and boot scripts don’t need constant editing (I called it, rather unimaginatively, server). I started out using a symlink solution, but I found that when it comes to upgrading, it seems to make more sense to me to just keep a copy of the files in place and then overwrite them with the new code. This way you keep any custom or user-installed modules and reports etc. all in the right place.

sudo cp -a openerp-7.0 server

As an example, should OpenERP 7.0.1 come out soon, I can extract the tarballs into /opt/openerp/ as above. I can do any testing I need, then repeat the copy command so that the modified files will overwrite as needed and any custom modules, report templates and such will be retained. Once satisfied the upgrade is stable, the older 7.0 directories can be removed if wanted.

That’s the OpenERP server software installed. The last steps to a working system is to set up the configuration file and associated boot script so OpenERP
starts and stops automatically when the server itself stops and starts.

 

Step 6. Configuring the OpenERP application


The default configuration file for the server (in /opt/openerp/server/install/) is actually very minimal and will, with only one small change work fine so we’ll simply copy that file to where we need it and change it’s ownership and permissions:

sudo cp /opt/openerp/server/install/openerp-server.conf /etc/
sudo chown openerp: /etc/openerp-server.conf
sudo chmod 640 /etc/openerp-server.conf


The above commands make the file owned and writeable only by the openerp user and group and only readable by openerp and root.
To allow the OpenERP server to run initially, you should only need to change one line in this file. Toward to the top of the file change the line db_password = False to the same password you used back in step 3. Use your favourite text editor here. I tend to use nano, e.g.

sudo nano /etc/openerp-server.conf

One other line we might as well add to the configuration file now, is to tell OpenERP where to write its log file. To complement my suggested location below add the following line to the openerp-server.conf file:

logfile = /var/log/openerp/openerp-server.log

Once the configuration file is edited and saved, you can start the server just to check if it actually runs.

sudo su - openerp -s /bin/bash
/opt/openerp/server/openerp-server

If you end up with a few lines eventually saying OpenERP is running and waiting for connections then you are all set.

On my system I noticed the following warning:
2012-12-19 11:53:51,613 6586 WARNING ? openerp.addons.google_docs.google_docs: Please install latest gdata-python-client from http://code.google.com/p/gdata-python-client/downloads/list
The Ubuntu 12.04 packaged version of the python gdata client library is not quite recent enough, so to install a more up-to-date version I did the following (exit from the openerp user’s shell if you are still in it first):
sudo apt-get install python-pip
sudo pip install gdata --upgrade
Going back and repeating the commands to start the server resulted in no further warnings
sudo su - openerp -s /bin/bash
/opt/openerp/server/openerp-server

If there are errors, you’ll need to go back and find out where the problem is.
Otherwise simply enter CTL+C to stop the server and then exit to leave the openerp user account and go back to your own shell.

 

Step 7. Installing the boot script


For the final step we need to install a script which will be used to start-up and shut down the server automatically and also run the application as the correct user. There is a script you can use in /opt/openerp/server/install/openerp-server.init but this will need a few small modifications to work with the system installed the way I have described above. Here’s a link to the one I’ve already modified for 7.0.

Similar to the configuration file, you need to either copy it or paste the contents of this script to a file in /etc/init.d/ and call it openerp-server. Once it is in the right place you will need to make it executable and owned by root:

sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/openerp-server
sudo chown root: /etc/init.d/openerp-server

In the configuration file there’s an entry for the server’s log file. We need to
create that directory first so that the server has somewhere to log to and also we must make it writeable by the openerp user:

sudo mkdir /var/log/openerp
sudo chown openerp:root /var/log/openerp

 

Step 8. Testing the server


To start the OpenERP server type:
sudo /etc/init.d/openerp-server start

You should now be able to view the logfile and see that the server has started.
less /var/log/openerp/openerp-server.log

If there are any problems starting the server you need to go back and check. There’s really no point ploughing on if the server doesn’t start…

OpenERP 7 Database Management Screen
OpenERP 7.0 Database Management Screen
If the log file looks OK, now point your web browser at the domain or IP address of your OpenERP server (or localhost if you are on the same machine) and use port 8070. The url will look something like this:

http://IP_or_domain.com:8070

What you should see is a screen like this one (it is the Database Management Screen because you have no OpenERP databases yet):

What I do recommend you do at this point is to change the super admin password to something nice and strong (Click the “Password” menu). By default this password is just “admin” and knowing that, a user can create, backup, restore and drop databases! This password is stored in plain text in the /etc/openerp-server.conf file; hence why we restricted access to just openerp and root. When you change and save the new password the /etc/openerp-server.conf file will be re-written and will have a lot more options in it.

Now it’s time to make sure the server stops properly too:
sudo /etc/init.d/openerp-server stop

Check the logfile again to make sure it has stopped and/or look at your server’s process list.

 

Step 9. Automating OpenERP startup and shutdown

If everything above seems to be working OK, the final step is make the script start and stop automatically with the Ubuntu Server. To do this type:
sudo update-rc.d openerp-server defaults

You can now try rebooting you server if you like. OpenERP should be running by
the time you log back in.

If you type ps aux | grep openerp you should see a line similar to this:
openerp 1491 0.1 10.6 207132 53596 ? Sl 22:23 0:02 python /opt/openerp/server/openerp-server -c /etc/openerp-server.conf

Which shows that the server is running. And of course you can check the logfile
or visit the server from your web browser too.

OpenERP 70 Main Setup Screen
OpenERP 7.0 Main Setup Screen
That’s it! Next I would suggest you create a new database filling in the fields as desired. Once the database is intialised, you will be directed straight to the new main configuration screen which gives you a fell for the new User Interface in OpenERP 7 and shows you how easy it is to set up a basic system.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Its official now! OpenERP version 7 has been released, lets get trained!

Hello Community!

Happy OpenERP 7.0 to everyone! Thank you for a great Open Source Ecosystem.





Has the world ended?  YESSSSSSSSSS, for old ERPs… A new star has born which has directly become the SUN. Its totally Official now, OpenERP version 7 has been released.

OpenERP just launched: 1/a new website, 2/a new OpenERP version, 3/ an oAuth provider, 4/ an open apps store, 5/ a new SaaS plateform !

 

You might now plan to get trained on this amazing version.


1. OpenERP Training in Dubai
2. OpenERP Training in India
3. OpenERP Training at your desk, at your door step, contact us on contact@serpentcs.com!

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Friday, December 21, 2012

OpenERP v7 Technical and Functional Training in India : Jan 2013

Dear Aspirants,

We feel proud to announce that Serpent Consulting Services is organizing a Functional and Technical Training on OpenERP version 7 which is going to rock the floors of ERP Market. We have chosen to be the DJs.

Serpent Consulting Services successfully completed 14 Training sessions of OpenERP Technical and OpenERP Functional Trainings for the year 2012. It is a tremendous achievement for any company. The satisfaction of attendees and feedback can be seen on our testimonials page. We deliver the best quality in very less fees, you can search around for any check.

This time its for year 2013 and it will be our 2nd training organized by an international event at Dubai. See HERE.
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Serpent Consulting Services feels immense pleasure to announce back to back OpenERP Technical and Functional Trainings Respectively.

Special attention this time is discounted Training Fees :-
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2. Group between 5 to 9 Trainees : 700 USD per trainee.
3. Corporate 10 to 15 Trainees : 650 USD for per trainee.

OpenERP Functional Training Jan 2013 :-

This Training is dedicated to partners, integrators and end-users who want to get a better functional understanding of OpenERP. This training is meant to give an overview of the OpenERP features allowing for a general understanding of the software.

The 2nd Training programme will be OpenERP Functional Training version 7 to be held on 21st Jan to 25th Jan 2013. Aspirants join us for Training, and come out as expert after the completion of Training.

Training Outlines can be found at :-
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OpenERP Technical Training Jan 2013 :-

The technical training is a unique opportunity for anyone, who wants to develop and customize his own modules! This Training is exclusive to partners, integrators and new developers who need to gain knowledge of the OpenERP development process and also for IT professionals eager to learn more about the OpenERP technical aspects.

The 2nd Training programme will be OpenERP Technical Training version 7 to be held on 28th Jan to 1st Feb 2013. It brings occasion for you to attend in India. We come with various new additions to the normal Training.

Training Outlines can be found at :-
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Duration : -
Both Training will be 5 days training. 8 hours each day.
Facilities:
Daily drinks (tea / coffee) and lunch;
Training material

Both of these Trainings are very important who are new to OpenERP world. SerpentCS organizing OpenERP Technical and Functional Trainings every month with a good success ratio resulting in confident smiles of attendees.
We will be pleased to welcome you at this training!
You can also Contact Us for Remote and Onsite Training, OpenERP Support, OpenERP Offshore,OpenERP Migration and Tryton Services.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

My idea of building confidence is SCREAMING out LOUD ,Sing,Dance!


Confidence is all about voice with an accurate rhythm.

I heard this from Manan(eldest brother) and / or Tanmay(elder brother) a long ago. I love learning accents of people, copy them, imitate them. This brings more confidence to me which means to say that "Yessss, I can achieve what others can do/speak. I can get more attention". I copy many people's behavior, voice, style!  This is all about observation.

Since a very long time, I have been keeping a habit of singing out louder while driving my car/ bike provided the car is playing a music.

Healthy living and success are created by means of emitting voice with rhythm. Voice with rhythm can even move mountains as what historical books state.

If you are part of the majority of people who suffer from the fear of public speaking then you are not alone. You can scream, yell, grunt to raise your level of confidence, you can decrease the level of stage fear.

Screaming, Yelling, or Grunting Can Raise Your Fighting Spirit

Grunting is one good example that can help increase your fighting spirit easily. For instance, when you hit a a ball for a six, get a wicket, do the program successfully, create the recipe rightly, something just happens out of your mind as per your wish... you shout or scream "Yah!" or "Yey!". I say, say it loudly, just the way footballers enjoy, cricketers enjoy, dance!

Actually, just like how breathing patterns affect your ability to lift weights, grunting can help you establish a rhythm, expel energy and improve your timing, and can help you win your match.

I am recalling my childhood days going in parks, you too recall it. You will also notice that your swinging power depends on how loud you grunt. The louder you scream or yell, the more powerful the swing will be. :) And sometimes you compete with your friends.

Have heard Tennis players shouting "Aiyah!, Hyah! Eee-yah!, or Hi-yah!" ?
Specially Maria Sharapova, terrific/ble !!! You have to make sure no one misunderstands what you are watching! (This was Kapil's status once) This is just to double your focus and power hitting.

Grunting Can Help You:
  • Release tension/worries
  • Synchronize breathing
  • Increase focus
  • Increase core stability
  • Increase strength

Lets talk science : How Can Grunting Increase Your Power and Improve Performance

Grunting or yelling changes your body chemistry. It triggers your brain to release adrenaline, and produce higher heart rate, increased blood flow, as well as psychological boost. This is also the reason why hearing loud music or your favorable music makes you feel energized and pumped.
Loud grunting also activates the muscles in your back and abdomen, which can increase your overall power for throwing, hitting, swinging, jumping, or punching.
Yelling is good for sports and relieving stress. Go ahead and yell at the wall, at the mirror, into a pillow, or at nothing at all. I believe you can apply this technique to health, business, love, and many other things.

Do anything of these:
  • Walk Faster.
  • Drive Faster.
  • Drive Zigzag.
  • Go to a hill station and scream at the top/edge of the mountain, you will feel you are at the top. No one to argue.
  • Sing loudly in bathroom.
  • Take a bath by cold water, in Winter.
  • Tap your friends on shoulders on their good job.
  • Give and take Hi-5 (palms to palms at winning situation).
  • Jump 2 3 steps while using staircases.
  • Sing while driving.
  • Dance while find yourself alone.
After doing any of these, you will smile at yourself and feel good. Just the same way Kareena and Shahid felt in 'Jab We Met' after abusing the Boyfriend and burning pic of GF respectively. ;)

I am sure you will recall this post or me when you do any of these and feel good.

This is all about feeling good, after all that's what matters.
Let's shout now for our future happiness!

Good luck,
Jay Vora.

Some thoughts are original, some are from Pyroenergen.

OpenERP 7.0 Training in Dubai by SerpentCS



Dear Aspirants,
We feel proud to announce that Serpent Consulting Services is organizing a Functional and Technical Training for Aspirants.



Serpent Consulting Services successfully completed 14 Training sessions of OpenERP Technical and OpenERP Functional Trainings for the year 2012. This will be the first ever functional/technical training for the year 2013. It is a tremendous achievement for any company.
Our Facebook Profile shows all pictures.
Serpent Consulting Services feels immense pleasure to announce back to back OpenERP Functional and Technical Trainings Respectively. This Training is dedicated to partners, integrators and end-users who want to get a better functional/technical understanding of OpenERP. This training is meant to give an overview of the OpenERP features allowing for a general understanding of the software.
This training is based on OpenERP version 7 which is a proven change of wind in the ERP market. Various features, usability and flexibility will take OpenERP to the next best level, a next big thing in ERP trends. This is a great opportunity for you if you are interested to achieve a good hands on OpenERP and generate more business for you. We’ve organized this training to benefit the programmers, integrators and functional consultants to enrich their level of knowledge and convert it to money-making machine.

Dates for OpenERP Functional Training:

From 20th January Sunday To 24th January Thursday.
Price per attendee : 1800 USD

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From 27th January Sunday To 31st January Thursday.
Price per attendee : 1800 USD

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Building 15, Dubai Internet City,
Dubai, UAE
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Skype : husen.daudi, jaynvora