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Apache OFBiz is an open source product for the automation of enterprise processes. It includes framework components and business applications for ERP, CRM, E-Business/E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing Resource Planning. OFBiz provides a foundation and starting point for reliable, secure and scalable enterprise solutions.
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[[apache-ofbiz]]

= Apache OFBiz®

The Apache OFBiz Project

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If you are reading this file in AsciiDoc format you may want to see it at

https://nightlies.apache.org/ofbiz/trunk/readme/html5/README.html[HTML]

or https://nightlies.apache.org/ofbiz/trunk/readme/pdf/README.pdf[PDF] format

---

Welcome to *Apache OFBiz*! A powerful top level Apache software project. OFBiz

is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System written in Java and houses a

large set of libraries, entities, services and features to run all aspects of

your business.

For more details about OFBiz please visit the OFBiz Documentation page:

http://ofbiz.apache.org/documentation.html[OFBiz documentation]

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0[OFBiz License]

== Notes

[NOTE]

====

If you want to use Eclipse, read the link:#setup-eclipse-project-for-ofbiz[Setup eclipse project for OFBiz]

section to set it up.

====

[NOTE]

====

If you want to use an external database like MySQL or PostgreSQL, read

the link:#setup-an-external-database-like-mysql-postgresql-etc[Setup an external database] section to set it up.

====

[NOTE]

====

If you want to run OFBiz without an internet connection, read the

link:#running-gradle-tasks-without-an-internet-connection[Running gradle tasks without an internet connection] section.

====

[NOTE]

====

The directory structure and repositories have changed. For more

information read the link:#repository-and-directory-structure[Repository and directory structure] section.

====

[NOTE]

====

If you are in China you may encounter network issues or proxy settings. That's of course unrelated to OFBiz.

====

[[system-requirements]]

== System requirements

The only requirements to run OFBiz is

* to have the Java Development Kit (JDK) version 17 installed on your system

(not just the JRE, but the full JDK) that you can download from the below link.

Make sure of setting the $JAVA_HOME environment variable. +

https://adoptopenjdk.net/[JDK download].

https://medium.com/@javachampions/java-is-still-free-2-0-0-6b9aa8d6d244[To know more about the JDK]

[WARNING]

==================

On Windows don't put OFBiz in a directory with space/s in the path.

==================

* If on Windows, a Powershell version >= 7.1.3 installed that you can download from the below link. +

https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell[Powershell]

[[quick-start]]

// tag::quickstart[]

== Quick start

To quickly install and fire-up OFBiz, please follow the below instructions from

the command line at the OFBiz top level directory (folder).

[[download-the-gradle-wrapper]]

=== Download the Gradle wrapper:

MS Windows: `init-gradle-wrapper`

[IMPORTANT]

====

* If you cross the error

[quote]

____

"Powershell is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"

____

follow the advice there: https://s.apache.org/vdcv8. If you want more details see: https://s.apache.org/urnju

* If you run into problems check the the execution policy of PowerShell. See https://s.apache.org/urnju for details.

By setting the execution policy to "unrestricted", you'll be prompted to run the script once you run the init-gradle-wrapper command.

====

[NOTE]

====

If you wonder where are stored the PowerShell Executables, here are the answers: https://s.apache.org/w5dye

====

Unix-like OS: `./gradle/init-gradle-wrapper.sh`

[[prepare-ofbiz]]

=== Prepare OFBiz:

==== Clean system and load the complete OFBiz data

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_Note_: Depending on your Internet connection speed it might take a long time

for this step to complete if you are using OFBiz for the first time as it needs

to download all dependencies. So please be patient!

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MS Windows: `gradlew cleanAll loadAll`

Unix-like OS: `./gradlew cleanAll loadAll`

WARNING: This command deletes all previous data and resets it to the initial demo data.

[[start-ofbiz]]

=== Start OFBiz:

MS Windows: `gradlew ofbiz`

Unix-like OS: `./gradlew ofbiz`

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

_Note_: Ignore the % progress indicator because this task does not end as long

as OFBiz is running.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

[[visit-ofbiz-through-your-browser]]

=== Visit OFBiz through your browser:

https://localhost:8443/ordermgr[Order Back Office interface]

https://localhost:8443/accounting[Accounting Back Office interface]

https://localhost:8443/webtools[Administrator interface]

You can log in with the user *admin* and password *ofbiz*.

// end::quickstart[]

[NOTE]

In case of problems visit our link:#further-reading[Further reading section].

[[Docker]]

== Docker

If you want to set and use Docker, link:https://nightlies.apache.org/ofbiz/trunk/readme/html5/DOCKER.html[here is the documentation]

[[production-setup]]

== Production setup

[NOTE]

====

Currently deployment configuration is tied to the source code. If you want to separate deployment configuration from production code we recommend using Docker, see link:#Docker[Docker] section above.

====

Following is a simple production setup. For more detailed information visit link:https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide[Apache OFBiz Technical Production Setup Guide].

=== Package OFBiz

MS Windows: `gradlew distZip`

Unix-like OS: `./gradlew distTar`

=== Copy to server

Copy the archive from `build/distributions` directory to the server and unarchive them with `tar xf` or `unzip`.

=== Run OFBiz

From the unarchived directory you can run either `bin/ofbiz` shell script or `bin/ofbiz.bat` batch script.

=== Install as a service

MS Windows: you can use link:https://nssm.cc/usage[nssm]

Unix-like OS: link:https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/How+to+run+OFBiz+as+a+Service[This article] might give you an idea, although it seems to be outdated. Either way, you can use the standard mechanism of your distribution, like for example creating an `/etc/systemd/system/ofbiz.service` file.

=== Troubleshooting

On Windows you might get the following error when trying to run the `ofbiz.bat` script:

`The input line is too long. The syntax of the command is incorrect.`

The current workaround is to clone the repository and run gradlew commands from the root folder instead.

[[security]]

== Security

* If you find a pre-auth security issue, please report it to: security @ ofbiz.apache.org.

Once proper mitigations to the security issues are complete the OFBiz team will

disclose this information to the public mailing list.

* If you find a post-auth security issue, please https://s.apache.org/dsj2p[create a bug in our issue tracker (Jira)] .

* If you want to use AJP on a non localhost OFBiz instance, you need to set the value of allowedRequestAttributesPattern

in framework/catalina/ofbiz-component.xml

You can find more information about security in OFBiz at

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Keeping+OFBiz+secure[Keeping OFBiz secure]

[CAUTION]

====

In production never use the credentials contained in demo data. Not only the admin credentials, but all of them.

Also we recommend to not use Windows Server in production because we are not supporting specific Windows related security issues.

====

[[build-system-syntax]]

== Build system syntax

All build tasks are executed using the *Gradle* build system which is embedded

in OFBiz. To execute build tasks go to OFBiz top-level directory (folder) and

execute tasks from there.

[[operating-system-syntax]]

=== Operating System Syntax

The syntax for tasks differ slightly between windows and Unix-like systems

* *Windows*: `gradlew `

* *Unix-like*: `./gradlew `

For the rest of this document, we will use the windows syntax, if you are on a

Unix-like system, you need to add the `./` to gradlew

[[types-of-tasks-in-gradle]]

=== Types of tasks in Gradle

There are two types of tasks designed for OFBiz in Gradle:

* *Standard tasks*: To execute general standard Gradle tasks

* *OFBiz server tasks*: To execute OFBiz startup commands. These tasks start

with one of the following words:

* *ofbiz* : standard server commands

* *ofbizBackground* ; server commands running in a background forked process

Tips:

* OFBiz *server commands* require *"quoting"* the commands. For example:

`gradlew "ofbiz --help"`

* Shortcuts to task names can be used by writing the first letter of every word

in a task name. However, you cannot use the shortcut form for OFBiz server

tasks. Example: `gradlew loadAdminUserLogin -PuserLoginId=myadmin` =

`gradlew lAUL -PuserLoginId=myadmin`

* Dependent tasks can be skipped with the -x switch. Example:

`gradlew build -x test` does not run the tests within the build.

[[example-standard-tasks]]

==== Example standard tasks

`gradlew build`

`gradlew cleanAll loadAll testIntegration`

[[example-ofbiz-server-tasks]]

==== Example OFBiz server tasks

`gradlew "ofbiz --help"`

`gradlew "ofbiz --test" --debug-jvm`

`gradlew "ofbizBackground --start --portoffset 10000"`

`gradlew "ofbiz --shutdown --portoffset 10000"`

`gradlew ofbiz` (default is --start)

[[example-mixed-tasks-standard-and-ofbiz-server]]

==== Example mixed tasks (standard and OFBiz server)

`gradlew cleanAll loadAll "ofbiz --start --portoffset 10000"`

[[quick-reference]]

== Quick reference

You can use the below common list of tasks as a quick reference for controlling

the system. This document uses the windows task syntax, if you are on a

Unix-like system, you need to add the `./` to gradlew i.e. `./gradlew`

[[help-tasks]]

=== Help tasks

[[list-ofbiz-server-commands]]

==== List OFBiz server commands

List all available commands to control the OFBiz server

`gradlew "ofbiz --help"`

[[list-build-tasks]]

==== List build tasks

List all available tasks from the build system

`gradlew tasks`

[[list-build-projects]]

==== List build projects

List all available projects in the build system

`gradlew projects`

[[gradle-build-system-help]]

==== Gradle build system help

Show usage and options for the Gradle build system

`gradlew --help`

[[server-command-tasks]]

=== Server command tasks

[[start-ofbiz-1]]

==== Start OFBiz

`gradlew "ofbiz --start"`

start is the default server task so this also works:

`gradlew ofbiz`

[[shutdown-ofbiz]]

==== Shutdown OFBiz

`gradlew "ofbiz --shutdown"`

[[get-ofbiz-status]]

==== Get OFBiz status

`gradlew "ofbiz --status"`

[[force-ofbiz-shutdown]]

==== Force OFBiz shutdown

Terminate all running OFBiz server instances by calling the appropriate

operating system kill command. Use this command to force OFBiz termination if

the --shutdown command does not work. Usually this is needed when in the middle

of data loading or testing in OFBiz.

Warning: Be careful in using this command as force termination might lead to inconsistent state / data

`gradlew terminateOfbiz`

[[start-ofbiz-in-remote-debug-mode]]

==== Start OFBiz in remote debug mode

Starts OFBiz in remote debug mode and waits for debugger or IDEs to connect on

port *5005*

`gradlew ofbiz --debug-jvm`

[[start-ofbiz-on-a-different-port]]

==== Start OFBiz on a different port

Start OFBiz of the network port offsetted by the range provided in the argument

to --portoffset

`gradlew "ofbiz --start --portoffset 10000"`

[[start-ofbiz-in-the-background]]

==== Start OFBiz in the background

Start OFBiz in the background by forking it to a new process and redirecting the

output to *runtime/logs/console.log*

`gradlew "ofbizBackground --start"`

OR

`gradlew ofbizBackground`

You can also offset the port, for example:

`gradlew "ofbizBackground --start --portoffset 10000"`

[[passing-jvm-runtime-options-to-ofbiz]]

==== Passing JVM runtime options to OFBiz

You can pass JVM runtime options by specifying the project property `-PjvmArgs`.

`gradlew ofbiz -PjvmArgs="-Xms1024M -Xmx2048M" -Dsome.parameter=hello`

If you do not specify `jvmArgs`, a default of `-Xms128M -Xmx1024M` is set.

[[data-loading-tasks]]

=== Data loading tasks

OFBiz contains the following data reader types:

* *seed*: OFBiz and External Seed Data - to be maintained along with source and

updated whenever a system deployment is updated

* *seed-initial*: OFBiz and External Seed Data - to be maintained along with

source like other seed data, but only loaded initially and not updated when a

system is updated except manually reviewing each line

* *demo*: OFBiz Only Demo Data

* *ext*: External General Data (custom)

* *ext-test*: External Test Data (custom)

* *ext-demo*: External Demo Data (custom)

* *tenant*: Data to load into the master tenants database "ofbiztenant". This

data is required to identify where a tenant's database is located. For more

information you can review the relevant

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Multitenancy+support[tenant

documentation]

Available options for the --load-data server command are the following:

* *readers=[name]*: only load data from certain readers separated by comma. e.g.

seed,seed-initial,ext

* *file=[path]*: load a single file from location or several files separated by

commas. e.g. /my/file/1,/my/file/2

* *dir=[path]*: load all data files found in directory

* *component=[name]*: only load data from a specific component. e.g. base

* *delegator=[name]*: use the defined delegator. Default is "default". If the

value passed is *"all-tenants"* then OFBiz will load the data for all defined

tenants in the system.

* *group=[name]*: override the entity group (org.apache.ofbiz). e.g.

com.example.something

* *timeout=[millis]*: timeout in milliseconds

* *create-pks*: create primary keys

* *drop-pks*: drop primary keys

* *create-constraints*: create indexes and foreign keys after loading

* *drop-constraints*: drop indexes and foreign keys before loading

* *create-fks*: create dummy (placeholder) foreign keys

* *maintain-txs*: maintain timestamps in data file

* *try-inserts*: use mostly inserts

* *repair-columns*: repair column sizes (default is true w/ drop-constraints)

* *continue-on-failure*: By default OFBiz will fail and stop if it is unable to

load any of the files it is attempting to load. By passing this property OFBiz

will ignore failures and continue loading all files

[[load-specific-ofbiz-data]]

==== Load specific OFBiz data

you can choose which data readers to pass in the following syntax:

`gradlew "ofbiz --load-data readers="`

Example:

`gradlew "ofbiz --load-data readers=seed,seed-initial,ext,ext-demo"`

 Beware that copying this command in Microsoft Word will automatically transform

the double dash in en dashes (Unicode 0x2013: –) Other cases not related to Word

were also reported.So when this command does not work check that you are using

dash!

[[load-all-ofbiz-data]]

==== Load all OFBiz data

Loads all data sets; meant for initial loading of generic OFBiz data. Can be

applied for development, testing, demonstration, etc. purposes. Be aware that

executing this task can result in your data being overwritten in your database

of choice.

`gradlew loadAll` OR `gradlew "ofbiz --load-data"`

[CAUTION]

Use with caution in production environments.

[[load-seed-data]]

==== Load seed data

Load ONLY the seed data (not seed-initial, demo, ext* or anything else); meant

for use after an update of the code to reload the seed data as it is generally

maintained along with the code and needs to be in sync for operation

`gradlew "ofbiz --load-data readers=seed"`

[[load-ext-data]]

==== load ext data

Load seed, seed-initial and ext data; meant for manual/generic testing,

development, or going into production with a derived system based on stock OFBiz

where the ext data basically replaces the demo data

`gradlew "ofbiz --load-data readers=seed,seed-initial,ext"`

[[load-ext-test-data]]

==== load ext test data

Load seed, seed-initial, ext and ext-test data; meant for automated testing with

a derived system based on stock OFBiz

`gradlew "ofbiz --load-data readers=seed,seed-initial,ext,ext-test"`

[[load-data-from-an-entity-file]]

==== load data from an entity file

Load data from an XML file holding entity data.

`gradlew "ofbiz --load-data file=foo/bar/FileNameHere.xml"`

[[create-a-new-tenant]]

==== create a new tenant

Create a new tenant in your environment, create the delegator, load initial data

with admin-user and password (needs multitenant=Y in general.properties). The

following project parameters are passed:

* tenantId: mandatory

* tenantName: optional, default is value of tenantId

* domainName: optional, default is org.apache.ofbiz

* tenantReaders: optional, default value is seed,seed-initial,demo

* dbPlatform: optional, D(Derby), M(MySQL), O(Oracle), P(PostgreSQL) (default D)

* dbIp: optional, ip address of the database

* dbUser: optional, username of the database

* dbPassword: optional, password of the database

`gradlew createTenant -PtenantId=mytenant`

`gradlew createTenant -PtenantId=mytenant -PtenantName="My Name" -PdomainName=com.example -PtenantReaders=seed,seed-initial,ext -PdbPlatform=M -PdbIp=127.0.0.1 -PdbUser=mydbuser -PdbPassword=mydbpass`

If run successfully, the system creates a new tenant having:

* delegator: default#$\{tenandId} (e.g. default#mytenant)

* admin user: $\{tenantId}-admin (e.g. mytenant-admin)

* admin user password: ofbiz

[[load-data-for-a-specific-tenant]]

==== load data for a specific tenant

Load data for one specific tenant in a multitenant environment. Note that you

must set multitenant=Y in general.properties and the following project

parameters are passed:

* tenantId (mandatory)

* tenantReaders (optional)

* tenantComponent (optional)

`gradlew loadTenant -PtenantId=mytenant`

`gradlew loadTenant -PtenantId=mytenant -PtenantReaders=seed,seed-initial,demo -PtenantComponent=base`

[[testing-tasks]]

=== Testing tasks

// tag::testingtasks[]

[[execute-all-unit-tests]]

==== Execute all unit tests (no need access to the DB)

`gradlew test`

[[execute-all-integration-tests]]

==== Execute all integration tests (need access to the DB)

`gradlew testIntegration`

OR

`gradlew 'ofbiz --test'`

[[execute-integration-tests-with-a-different-log-level]]

==== Execute integration tests with a different log level

It is possible to start integration tests with a log level different from the

default one. The log levels allowed are listed below from most verbose to least

verbose:

* always

* verbose

* timing

* info

* important

* warning

* error

* fatal

`gradlew "ofbiz --test loglevel=fatal"`

[[execute-an-integration-test-case]]

==== Execute an integration test case

Run a test case, in this example the component is "entity" and the case name is

"entity-tests"

`gradlew "ofbiz --test component=entity --test suitename=entitytests --test case=entity-query-tests"`

[[execute-an-integration-test-case-in-debug-mode-with-verbose-log]]

==== Execute an integration test case in debug mode with verbose log

Listens on port *5005*

`gradlew "ofbiz --test component=entity --test loglevel=verbose" --debug-jvm`

[[execute-an-integration-test-suite]]

==== Execute an integration test suite

`gradlew "ofbiz --test component=entity --test suitename=entitytests"`

[[execute-an-integration-test-suite-in-debug-mode]]

==== Execute an integration test suite in debug mode

Listens on port *5005*

`gradlew "ofbiz --test component=entity --test suitename=entitytests" --debug-jvm`

[[execute-all-component-tests]]

==== Execute all component tests

`gradlew "ofbiz --test component=entity"`

[[execute-all-component-tests-in-debug-mode]]

==== Execute all component tests in debug mode

Listens on port *5005*

`gradlew "ofbiz --test component=entity" --debug-jvm`

// end::testingtasks[]

[[miscellaneous-tasks]]

=== Miscellaneous tasks

[[run-all-tests-on-a-clean-system]]

==== Run all tests on a clean system

`gradlew cleanAll loadAll testIntegration`

[[clean-all-generated-artifacts]]

==== Clean all generated artifacts

`gradlew cleanAll`

[[refresh-the-generated-artifacts]]

==== Refresh the generated artifacts

`gradlew clean build`

[[create-an-admin-user-account]]

==== Create an admin user account

Create an admin user with login name MyUserName and default password with value

"ofbiz". Upon first login OFBiz will request changing the default password

`gradlew loadAdminUserLogin -PuserLoginId=MyUserName`

[[compile-java-without-using-xlint-output]]

==== Compile Java without using Xlint output

By default Xlint prints output of all warnings detected by the compiler, if you

want to silence them

`gradlew -PXlint:none build`

[[run-owasp-tool-to-identify-dependency-vulnerabilities-cves]]

==== Run OWASP tool to identify dependency vulnerabilities (CVEs)

The below command activates a gradle plugin (OWASP) and Identifies and reports

known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in OFBiz library dependencies. The task takes time

to complete, and once done, a report will be generated in

$OFBIZ_HOME/build/reports/dependency-check-report.html

`gradlew -PenableOwasp dependencyCheckAnalyze`

[[setup-eclipse-project-for-ofbiz]]

==== Setup eclipse project for OFBiz

Setting up OFBiz on eclipse is done by simply running the below command and then

importing the project to eclipse. This command will generate the necessary

*.classpath* and *.project* files for eclipse and it will also make the source

code for external libraries available in eclipse (i.e. you can view source

through Ctrl + Click)

The first time you run this command it will take a long time to execute because

it will download source packages available for project dependencies.

`gradlew eclipse`

[[package-and-distribute-ofbiz]]

==== Package and distribute OFBiz

In order to deploy OFBiz on a target system and in particular in a production

environment without requiring the target system to download Gradle and OFBiz

dependencies from the internet, it is possible to generate an archive bundling

OFBiz with all the Jars it depends on as a `tar` archive

`gradlew distTar`

or as a `zip` archive.

`gradlew distZip`

Those archives are available in the `build/distributions` directory.  To run

OFBiz from those archive you must first unarchive them with `tar xf` or `unzip`

and then from that directory you can run either `bin/ofbiz` shell script or

`bin/ofbiz.bat` batch script with the appropriate ofbiz options.

[[ofbiz-plugin-system]]

== OFBiz plugin system

OFBiz provides an extension mechanism through plugins. Plugins are standard

OFBiz components that reside in the plugins directory. Plugins can be added

manually or fetched from a maven repository. The standard tasks for managing

plugins are listed below.

__________________________________________________________________________________

_Note_: OFBiz plugin versions follow http://semver.org/[Semantic Versioning

2.0.0]

__________________________________________________________________________________

[[pull-download-and-install-a-plugin-automatically]]

=== Pull (download and install) a plugin automatically

Download a plugin with all its dependencies (plugins) and install them

one-by-one starting with the dependencies and ending with the plugin itself.

`gradlew pullPlugin -PdependencyId="org.apache.ofbiz.plugin:myplugin:0.1.0"`

If the plugin resides in a custom maven repository (not jcenter or localhost)

then you can use specify the repository using below command:

`gradlew pullPlugin -PrepoUrl="http://www.example.com/custom-maven" -PdependencyId="org.apache.ofbiz.plugin:myplugin:0.1.0"`

If you need username and password to access the custom repository:

`gradlew pullPlugin -PrepoUrl="http://www.example.com/custom-maven" -PrepoUser=myuser -PrepoPassword=mypassword -PdependencyId="org.apache.ofbiz.plugin:myplugin:0.1.0"`

[[pull-an-official-plugin-from-source-control]]

=== Pull an official plugin from source control

Download an official plugin from source control and place it in the plugins directory.

It's able to handle branches switches

[IMPORTANT]

====

You need to use the last Git version, at least a 2.26 version

====

MS Windows: `pullPluginSource example` +

Unix-like OS: `./pullPluginSource.sh example`

[[pull-all-official-plugins-from-source-control]]

=== Pull all official plugins from source control

Download all officially supported plugins from source control and place them in /plugins.

It's able to handle branches switches

[CAUTION]

====

 This task deletes the /plugins directory and replaces it with the official plugins.

====

[IMPORTANT]

====

You need to use the last Git version, at least a 2.26 version

====

MS Windows: `pullAllPluginsSource` +

Unix-like OS: `./pullAllPluginsSource.sh`

[[install-a-plugin]]

=== Install a plugin

If you have a plugin called mycustomplugin and want to install it in OFBiz

follow the below instructions:

* Extract the plugin if it is compressed

* Place the extracted directory into /plugins

* Run the below command

`gradlew installPlugin -PpluginId=myplugin`

The above commands executes the task "install" in the plugin's build.gradle file

if it exists

[[uninstall-a-plugin]]

=== Uninstall a plugin

If you have an existing plugin called mycustomplugin and you wish to uninstall

run the below command

`gradlew uninstallPlugin -PpluginId=myplugin`

The above command executes the task "uninstall" in the plugin's build.gradle

file if it exists

[[remove-a-plugin]]

=== Remove a plugin

Calls *uninstallPlugin* on an existing plugin and then delete it from the

file-system

`gradlew removePlugin -PpluginId=myplugin`

[[create-a-new-plugin]]

=== Create a new plugin

Create a new plugin. The following project parameters are passed:

* pluginId: mandatory

* pluginResourceName: optional, default is the Capitalized value of pluginId

* webappName: optional, default is the value of pluginId

* basePermission: optional, default is the UPPERCASE value of pluginId

`gradlew createPlugin -PpluginId=myplugin`

`gradlew createPlugin -PpluginId=myplugin -PpluginResourceName=MyPlugin -PwebappName=mypluginweb -PbasePermission=MYSECURITY`

The above command creates a new plugin in /plugins/myplugin

[[push-a-plugin-to-a-repository]]

=== Push a plugin to a repository

This task publishes an OFBiz plugin into a maven package and then uploads it to

a maven repository. Currently, pushing is limited to localhost maven repository

(work in progress). To push a plugin the following parameters are passed:

* pluginId: mandatory

* groupId: optional, defaults to org.apache.ofbiz.plugin

* pluginVersion: optional, defaults to 0.1.0-SNAPSHOT

* pluginDescription: optional, defaults to "Publication of OFBiz plugin

$\{pluginId}"

`gradlew pushPlugin -PpluginId=myplugin`

`gradlew pushPlugin -PpluginId=mycompany -PpluginGroup=com.mycompany.ofbiz.plugin -PpluginVersion=1.2.3 -PpluginDescription="Introduce special functionality X"`

[[miscellaneous-documentation]]

== Miscellaneous Documentation

[[further-reading]]

=== Further reading

* https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/FAQ%2B-%2BTips%2B-%2BTricks%2B-%2BCookbook%2B-%2BHowTo#FAQ-Tips-Tricks-Cookbook-HowTo-Knownissues[Known

issues]

* https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/FAQ%2B-%2BTips%2B-%2BTricks%2B-%2BCookbook%2B-%2BHowTo[Tips and Tricks]

[[repository-and-directory-structure]]

=== Repository and directory structure

OFBiz is split into two repositories:

* *ofbiz-framework*: Contains the core framework and main applications in the

system like accounting, party, order, etc

* *ofbiz-plugins*: Renamed from "special-purpose" and contains optional

components that are officially supported by the community

Furthermore, the hot-deploy directory is removed as the plugins directory works

as a replacement for both "special-purpose" and "hot-deploy".

If you need to load the components in the plugins directory in a specific order

place a component-load.xml file in the plugins directory listing the order.

To check out a plugin from source control use the Windows or Unix-like *pullPluginSource* script.

To check out all plugins from source control use the

*pullAllPluginsSource* script. *Beware* this deletes a previously existing plugins

directory.

[[running-gradle-tasks-without-an-internet-connection]]

=== Running gradle tasks without an internet connection

OFBiz must run with an internet connection the *first time* it is prepared on

the system because it needs to download all the required dependencies.

After preparing OFBiz the first time correctly, it is possible to run OFBiz

without an internet connection by using the `--offline` command line switch

which tells Gradle to fetch its dependencies from the cache.

If any dependencies are missing from the cache and you pass `--offline` switch

then the build execution will fail.

[[setup-an-external-database-like-mysql-postgresql-etc]]

=== Setup an external database like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc

To setup an external database instead of the default embedded Apache Derby, you

will need to follow the following instructions:

1.  Find the JDBC driver suitable for your database using one of the following

options:

* Search for the JDBC driver in https://bintray.com/bintray/jcenter[jcenter] and

place it in build.gradle dependencies e.g.

`runtime 'mysql:mysql-connector-java:8.0.30'`

+

OR

* Download the JDBC driver jar and place it in $OFBIZ_HOME/lib or the lib

sub-directory of any component

2.  Modify the entityengine.xml file located in

$OFBIZ_HOME/framework/entity/config to switch the default database to the one

you selected. For more details you can read the relevant section in the

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide[technical

setup guide]

[[setup-gradle-tab-completion-on-unix-like-systems]]

=== Setup gradle tab-completion on Unix-like systems:

To get tab completion (auto complete gradle commands by pressing tab) you can

download the script from the below link and place it in the appropriate location

for your system.

https://edub.me/gradle-completion-bash[Gradle tab completion]

For example, on debian based systems, you can use the following command:

`sudo curl -L -s https://edub.me/gradle-completion-bash -o /etc/bash_completion.d/gradle-tab-completion.bash`

[[crypto-notice]]

== Crypto notice

This distribution includes cryptographic software. The country in which you

currently reside may have restrictions on the import, possession, use, and/or

re-export to another country, of encryption software. BEFORE using any

encryption software, please check your country's laws, regulations and policies

concerning the import, possession, or use, and re-export of encryption software,

to see if this is permitted. See http://www.wassenaar.org/ for more information.

The U.S. Government Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security

(BIS), has classified this software as Export Commodity Control Number (ECCN)

5D002.C.1, which includes information security software using or performing

cryptographic functions with asymmetric algorithms. The form and manner of this

Apache Software Foundation distribution makes it eligible for export under the

License Exception ENC Technology Software Unrestricted (TSU) exception (see the

BIS Export Administration Regulations, Section 740.13) for both object code and

source code.

The following provides more details on the included cryptographic software:

* Various classes in OFBiz, including DesCrypt, HashCrypt, and BlowFishCrypt use

libraries from the Sun Java JDK API including java.security.* and javax.crypto.*

(the JCE, Java Cryptography Extensions API)

* Other classes such as HttpClient and various related ones use the JSSE (Java

Secure Sockets Extension) API