Using the ERP5 Configurator

Small Business Consultant

At this tutorial you are going to learn how to configure your ERP5 instance for your company using the ERP5 Configurator. By using Configurator, you can have an ERP5 ready to use in few minutes, just filling a few forms and waiting for the automated setup do the hard job for you.

Consulting Configuration

This configurator tutorial aims to configure one ERP5 instance for Small and Medium Business, and it should cover the most basic configuration that a SMB needs, like, Trade, Accounting, Document Management and others.

The Consulting Configuration is a variation of the Standard Configuration which allows you update your own categories and security definitions while you configure your instance. This produce a unique ERP which fits with the particular characteristics of your company.

Configure your Site

"Configure your Site" at Favorite Menu

Use the "My favorites" Menu to select "Configure your Site" and start to configure your ERP5 Site. You will be redirect to the Configurator Tool.

Configurator Welcome

Configurator Initial Page

This is the Initial Page of the configurator, at this stage you can select whatever Configuration you prefer. For this tutorial we are going to select ERP5 Consultant, this configuration flow permit us add extra configuration on roles and categories compared to the standard procedure.

Your Categories

Upload Form for Categories

The categories are the core of ERP5 Configuration Process, and the Consulting Workflow permit you upload your own categories spreadsheet, creating a custom configuration in no time.

As a example, you can base your configuration on the standard categories spreadsheet, this is the same outcome provided by the standard configuration, or you can create your on categories definition from scratch.

You can learn more about How to fill Categories Spreadsheet and create your custom categories spreadsheet in some hours.

Your Roles

Roles Configuration Form

Upload now the spreadsheet with your security definitions. If you are not familiar with the security in ERP5, we recommend you just upload the example one. (Link provided by the configurator itself.)

Your Organisation

Organisation Configuration Form
You will then have to fill all the informations about your Company. It is important for you to enter the correct informations as it wont be possible after the configuration to change them by yourself. Once it is done, just click on 'Configure organisation'

Number of user accounts

User Number Configuration Form
You will then have to choose how many user accounts you want to create during the configuration. You will be able to create as many users as you want even after the configuration. So you don't have to configure all the person of your organisation that will use ERP5 now. Click on 'Configure user accounts number'

User accounts configuration

User Configuration Form

You will then have to fill in all the informations for as many user as you selected before. Please notice that they will receive their login and password by email so be carefull to enter the right email address. When it is done you can click on 'Configure user accounts'.

Accounting

Accounting Configuration Form

You will then have to choose the accounting plan you want to use (If the accounting plan that you want to use is not available, we can teach you how to make your accounting plan available in Configurator). Then you have to enter the accounting period beginning date, the ending date and the name of the accounting period. When it is done you can click on 'Configure accounting'.

Accounting Preferences

Preferences Configuration Form

You will then have to choose the "from" email address of your account. This email address will be used for automatically generated emails. You have to select the default accounting currency and the languages that you want to be available in your instance. English will always be available, other languages have to be installed during the configuration process. When it is done you can click on 'Configure ERP5 Preferences'.

Summary

Configuration Summary
This step is to say that we have all the informations needed for the installation. It is still possible to go back and correct wrong informations, but once you will have clicked on 'Install' it wont be possible anymore. When you are sure of the informations you filled, you can click on 'Install'

Installation

Configuration Progression Bar

You can follow the installation progress thanks to the "installation progress bar". Even if you quit the page, you won't be able to stop the installation process. Once it is done you will see a link at the end of the progress bar that will invite you to login to your ERP5 Instance.

As soon the link is provided, click to start to use your configured ERP5.

Login

Login Form

Now you can login with the user created during the configuration and enjoy your ERP5.