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ERP 2.50:Professional Appliance Functional Specs

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Introduction

This document contains the functional specifications for the Openbravo ERP Professional Appliance 2.50. At the time of writing this document the product is already developed and implemented. So even though it might look crazy to write the design after the product is already on production, the main purpose is to retrofit it from the product itself, so that it is clear what needs to be tested during the QA cycles.

Requirements

Processes

As a system integrator I want install the Professional Appliance for the first time

Depending on the chosen appliance flavor the deployment will be different:

Additionally, the web management console requires a first time configuration, to change all the passwords, configure the networking and enable the system notifications, among others.

As a system integrator I want to update the operating system stack to the latest version

The operating system updates are managed by the rPath Administration Console (rAPA). These updates include everything except the ERP. On every update should perform backup

As a system integrator I want to update Openbravo ERP to the latest version

The ERP is not managed through the rAPA, but by using the Module Management Console (MMC). So the ERP takes care of this, completely isolated from the stack updates.

As a system integrator I want to back up the entire machine

The appliance includes a backup mechanism that includes the following items:

It is possible to run a backup at any time manually, and also to schedule regular backups on a daily, weekly a monthly basis. Both using the web administration console. The backups can be stored in a local filesystem label, NFS share or Samba share. And it is possible to select the number of backups to be kept.

As a system integrator I want to restore Openbravo ERP from a backup

Restoring Openbravo ERP from a previous backup consists of selecting the preferred one from the list of backups in the administration console and clicking on the "Restore" button. Once the restoration process is finished a reboot is triggered.

As a system integrator I want to roll back the last stack update

The operating system software is update by using the web administration console. In some situation a system integration might want to roll back the latest stack updates (e.g. Tomcat was updated from 6.0.18 to 6.0.20. I want to use 6.0.18 again). This is possible by using the Updates -> Rollbacks menu item, and by clicking on the Roll back button on the desired update.

Note : This will rollback only the stack update and the openbravo ERP updates which is done using the ERP application console (https://<openravoer.mydomain.com>/openbravo) will not be restored. To restore one must do it through 'Backup and Restore' on Administration console (https://<openravoerp.mydomain.com:8003)

As a system integrator I want to customize the ERP

The ERP customization is out of the scope of the appliance. Starting from version 2.50 the ERP manages the customizations through modules, so this is the methiod that should be used by system integrators.

As a system integrator I want to clone the production system into a testing system

This can be achieves by using the backup mechanism. That is, by installing the appliance in the second system and restoring the backup there.

It should be noted that the backup also includes networking configuration. So this should be changed as soon as the second system is rebooted.

As a system integrator I want to security access the machine through a terminal session

During the first time web console configuration the user is asked to change the openbravo Linux password, as well as the root user password. The first one is useful to access the server when physical access is possible.

And SSH access is enabled to the system for those cases where remote access is a must. It should be noted however that password authentication is not allowed into this appliance. Instead, the user should use the public key authentication mechanism. The web administration console includes a window where the system integrator can add as many public keys as desired.

As a system integrator I want to install a SSL certificate for Openbravo ERP

As a system integrator I want to install my newly bought SSL certificate. This can be achieved by using the Configuration -> SSL certificate window. There is a form that allow the system integrator to upload a X.509 certificate in PEM format that is used in both the ERP and the administration console itself.

As a system integrator I want to access the system and ERP logs

There are some useful logs for a system integrator, such as the Apache error and access logs, the Openbravo ERP log4j and catalina.out logs, and some additional system logs. The appliance provides this by using the web administration console, in the Maintenance -> Logs menu item. It is possible to either view from directly through the web browser or download the raw files.

As a system integrator I want to manage the system services

The web administration console allows to start, stop and restart the system services that are useful for an Openbravo ERP system integrator. Namely:

As a system integrator I want to remotely reboot/shut down the system

Two possibilities to achieve this:

As a system integrator I want to access the database remotely and in a secure manner

No direct database is provided. The system has a firewall that prevents external users from accessing the database. So a SSH tunnel should be used to forward the database port from the appliance to the system integrator's machine. So that the system integrator is able to access it as if it was local.

As a support team member I want to have a tarball with useful information about the system

The support team usually needs to ask the same kind of initial questions and gather information about some common system files. To fix this problem the appliance provides the Collection Tool window, that basically provides a downloadable tarball file with useful information about the ERP and the system.


Required deliverables

Base

Web administration console

The web administration console should provide the following features:

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