A software guy I know recently said that he prefers PHP to C++, something about C++ being "too fussy". I didn't comment at the time but the issue is an interesting one and is relevant to the haxTuple bug derby and xTuple application scripting.
The primary language for the xTuple ERP core is C++ while the language to use for xTuple extensions is JavaScript. The Developer Zone lists...
It's a cliche to say things like, "I liked U2 before they were cool," but sometimes it applies. For example, Dion Hinchcliffe at ZD Net's Enterprise 2.0 blog recently wrote about businesses that are "opening up" their customer relations via collaborative tools. It's no surprise to us that this is a good idea: we've been using the xTuple.org website to engage our users and customers in an open...
xTuple, creators of the leading open source ERP, accounting, and CRM system, is looking for a few good hackers. By "hackers," of course, we mean developers willing to get involved in source code. The classical use of the term .
Starting Monday, February 15, we'll be turning our internal development focus to fixing and resolving bugs - and we'd like to invite our ever-expanding...
We are proud to announce haxTuple - our second annual "bug derby," now underway. Check out the leaderboard in the left-hand navigation of this page.
From February 15th to March 8th, we will be obsessively fixated on resolving as many bugs as possible for the 3.5 release and we are inviting the greater xTuple community to join in.
There will be prizes for participating...
We do it every day in forums, the issue tracker and webinars. It's been at the core of the xTuple philosophy since our beginning in 2002. So we were happy to see that someone has given a name to this way of managing a product: Dion Hinchcliffe at ZD Net's Enterprise 2.0 blog calls it "Social CRM."
It's clear from the responses to my U and I Need to Talk post a couple months ago that the number one complaint of the community is keyboard navigation issues. This is actually a surprising revelation because having started out on character based systems myself I understand the benefits of keyboard navigation and spent years trying to convince windows users to work that way. All those efforts...
By Evan Koblentz
Open-source company xTuple, known for its CRM and ERP software, this week launched the first in a series of platform-specific mobile applications that may later be complemented by a single multiplatform product.
Beginning the first of next month, everyone having a support contract with xTuple will begin using our new web-based support ticketing system. This new support front-end is built using Drupal (like the rest of our website), and it will present our customers and partners with an easy-to-use web interface for reporting and managing their support needs. Best of all, the web support portal is...
If you're like us, you're probably getting more and more accustomed to sending and receiving money online. Credit cards, as much as we hate paying those merchant fees, are a necessary cost of doing business for most companies. If you're working internationally, then the venerable interbank wires - and all their costs - are probably a big part of your life as well. Most compellingly, there are...
If you've been working with (or evaluating) xTuple ERP for any length of time at all, you already know about our embedded report writer OpenRPT --and the ways it can be used to customize standard reports. Changes might range from adding the company logo to modifying query logic to suit your business needs. In either case, you perform your edits and then save the file back to the database with...
Tax credits for attending xTuple training? It happens. Several customers have mentioned that they have received either a tax credit or a partial refund from their state for continuing education, and xTuple ERP Training classes may qualify. (For more information, please check with your local tax advisor.)
The next upcoming class is our popular 3-day Power User class - which covers the...
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xTuple, the leader in open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, today announced it has closed a very successful 2009 despite tough market conditions. In addition to doubling both its customer and partner base, the company...
Get ready for tax time with pre-printed Checks and 1099s.
Visit www.xtupleforms.com to order all of your tax forms, envelopes and pre-printed checks and other important ERP-related office supplies, such as Pre-printed 1099s for printing vendor 1099 forms directly from xTuple ERP and Personalized Checks personalized with your company's logo and information, pre-printed for use with...
By Jack Wallen
If you are shopping around for ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions, you know the search can be long and hard. And you also know the solutions can be expensive and complex. But did you know there were cross-platform solutions that could run on Linux, Windows, and Mac? One of those solutions is the xTuple ERP Postbooks Edition. This ERP solution is a full-on,...
Have you ever considered compiling xTuple/PostBooks on Windows? Perhaps you tried to set up an environment for our last Bug Derby and ran into problems. Sometimes getting things to work correctly requires arcane rituals or absurdly ridiculous actions. Please don't ask me why I have a jellybean stuck to my forehead. It doesn't have to be that way, and I'm here to share my latest experiences...
Analyst: China Martens , Jay Layman
If commercial open source ERP apps vendor xTuple could sum up its plans for the coming year in a single phrase, it would be 'broadening the appeal of its software.' One key focus of its work during its version 3.x releases has been on optimizing its infrastructure so its apps become more modular. In 2010, as xTuple starts debuting the 4.x cycle of...
One of the most frequent topics I see related to PostgreSQL in forums and on support lines is being able to establish simple remote connections to the database server. While all the elements are well documented, I haven’t always seen good explainers related to how these elements related to one another nor systematic walkthroughs related to troubleshooting problems with PostgreSQL connectivity...
We're happy to announce the final release of what started off as a minor update, and ended up as version 3.4.0 of xTuple ERP. It's available as an all-in-one installer for Windows, Linux, or Mac - in addition to the GUI client, you can also install the latest version of the xTuple Updater (required to update to 3.4), a new version of the OpenRPT report writer, the CSVimport tool, and of course...
Has this happened to you? You're called in to sandbox the newest version of xTuple for a customer. "Piece of cake" you think to yourself, "I'll buzz in and buzz out, 30 minutes tops".
"ERROR: syntax error at or near "(" at character 578"Arrrrgh! We'll you try again, maybe even open up the update package and poke around looking for a syntax erorr. "I know this worked on my laptop when...
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I want to talk briefly about my experiences integrating and using Pentaho Business Intelligence tools over an xTuple ERP system. This was relatively easy to set up and is now providing comprehensive reports from xTuple and other systems. I know xTuple...