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In the age of technology, all companies need to have software the help manage daily tasks. After reviewing what was currently available on the market, we decided to create our own version of this software. Introducing webBooks! This software can help with a wide range of tasks including, but not limited to, accounting, invoicing, leasing, work orders, and more! And just like the rest of our software, it can be extended with modules in our online Software Shoppe.

License

This projects' codebase is licensed under the CPLv2 unless a valid CPLv1 license has been purchased. More information about both of these licenses can be found under the "Our Licenses" link of our homepage.

Installation

Just like the rest of our software, we have engineered our installation process to be as simple as possible. After downloading the desired version, you can either install from the command line or from a web browser. In both instances it is important to remember that you will need to move the downloaded file into a directory that can be acccessed by your favorite webserver (e.g. Apache, lighttpd, etc) before performing any of the below steps:

Command Line

$ cd /path/to/uncompressed/package
$ tar xzf webBooks_x.x.x.x.tgz
$ cd webBooks
$ ./install.php

Web Browser

$ cd /path/to/uncompressed/package
$ tar xzf webBooks_x.x.x.x.tgz

Now you will need to open a web browser and direct it to the appropriate URI that points to the uncompressed directory referenced in the above steps while appending 'setup.php' at the end. This will start the graphical installation routine.

Modules

webBooks was built to be modular in design. As a result there are official and third party extensions that can be used with the software and accessed through our Software Shoppe. By default, the software comes with three modules that are mandatory - System Configuration, Business Configuration, and Employees. This section will provide help links those three as well as all the other official modules:

• Dashboard

• System Configuration
• Business Configuration
• Employees

• Accounting
• Asset Management
• Customer Accounts
• Inventory
• Quotes & Invoices
• Work Orders

Compatibility

Desktops & Laptops

Currently the software is known to fully work with the latest versions of Mozilla's Firefox, Google's Chrome, and Apple's Safari. Microsoft's Internet Explorer will also work, but is not officially supported due to the inconsistencies in adhering to web standards throughout their various versions as well as being the most exploited browser currently in use. And since there is highly sensative information that is being worked with in this software, we do not recommend using Internet Explorer.

Phones & Tablets

While we are continuing to expand compatibility for these devices, the only mobile devices supported are smart phones. Also the software only works with Google's Chrome in portrait display. Over the coming weeks and months we will expand this section to include a larger variety of devices and browsers.

The basics of form interaction

There are several notes to keep in mind while interacting with each module. First and foremost, you may notice that when you initially open some modules, there are sections of the page or tabs that are completely greyed out. This indicates that those areas are not interactive until a record has been saved (created) or loaded. Once either of those actions has taken place, the entire module will allow you to work with it.

You may also see that there are some values that have a green or red border; they have a specific meaning. The green fields indicate that the value will be encrypted in the database whereas the ones that are red indicate that the field is searchable. This allows you to supply a value and press the <ENTER> key on your keyboard to have a record loaded or search results returned.

Finally, when going through all the form values, you may not quite know what the textbox or listbox is for. In that case, most of the time there are helpful tips that will be shown just by holding the mouse cursor over the box. If no tip appears or it still does not make sense, click the '?' tab in the header to show the expanded help for the module.

Developers

Dave Henderson [dhenderson (at) cliquesoft (dot) org]