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{{Infobox software

| name = Apache OFBiz®

| logo = [[File:Ofbiz logo.gif|190px]]

| screenshot = [[File:Screenshot Apache OFBiz.PNG|250px|Apache OFBiz Screenshot]]

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| website = http://ofbiz.apache.org

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'''Apache OFBiz'''® is an [[open source]] [[enterprise resource planning]] (ERP) system. It provides a suite of enterprise applications that integrate and automate many of the [[business process]]es of an enterprise.

OFBiz is an [[Apache Software Foundation]] top level project.

== Overview ==

Apache OFBiz® is a framework that provides a common [[data model]] and a rich set of [[business processes|business process]].

All applications are built around a common architecture using common data, logic and process components.

Beyond the framework itself, Apache OFBiz® offers functionality including:

* [[Accounting]] (Agreementsagreements, Invoicinginvoicing, Vendorvendor Managementmanagement, [[Generalgeneral Ledgerledger]])

* Asset Maintenancemaintenance

* Catalogue and Productproduct Managementmanagement

* Facility and [[Warehousewarehouse management system]] (WMS)

* Manufacturing Executionexecution / [[Manufacturingmanufacturing Operationsoperations Managementmanagement]] (MES/MOM)

* Order Processingprocessing

* Inventory Managementmanagement, automated stock replenishment etc.

* [[Content management system]] (CMS)

* [[Human resources]] (HR)

* People and Groupgroup Managementmanagement

* [[Project Managementmanagement]]

* [[Sales force management system|Sales Forceforce Automationautomation]]

* Work Efforteffort Managementmanagement

* Electronic [[point of sale]] (ePOS)

* [[Electronic commerce]] (eCommerce)

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== Technology ==

All of Apache OFBiz® functionality is built on a common framework. The functionality can be divided into the following distinct layers:

=== Presentation Layer ===

Apache OFBiz® uses the concept of "screens" to represent the Apache OFBiz® pages. Each page is, normally, represented as a screen. A page in Apache OFBiz® consists of components. A component can be a header, footer, etc. When the page is rendered all the components are combined together as specified in the screen definition. Components might be Java Server Pages ([JSP]s) <deprecated>, FTL pages built around [[FreeMarker]] [[Template engine (web)|template engine]], Forms and Menus Widgets. Widgets are an OFBiz specific technology.

=== Business Layer ===

The business, or application layer defines services provided to the user. The services can be of several types: Java methods, SOAP, simple services, workflow, etc. A service engine is responsible for invocation, transactions and security.

Apache OFBiz® uses a set of well established, open source technologies and standards such as [[Java platform|Java]], [[Java Platform, Enterprise Edition|Java EE]], [[XML]] and [[SOAP]]. Although Apache OFBiz® is built around the concepts used by Java EE, many of its concepts are implemented in different ways; either because Apache OFBiz® was designed prior to many recent improvements in Java EE or because Apache OFBiz® authors didn’t agree with those implementations.

=== Data Layer ===