“Two requirements we heard immediately from PostBooks users were the need for a robust data import tool, and more emphasis on interfacing with other systems,” said Ned Lilly, President and CEO of xTuple. “We’re pleased to make our internal tools in these areas available to the community, and to step up our commitment to expanding and documenting those tools.”
The CSVimp data import and mapping tool lets users import comma separated value (CSV) files into PostBooks, or OpenMFG, its commercially-
PostBooks 2.2.1 also includes additional new documentation around the new API for connecting to external systems, including a white paper and working examples using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and Visual Basic macros. The API materials are available in the PostBooks-API download package, http://sourceforge.net/
The new version also includes the final user guide documentation, which is available in both the printable PDF books and the application-
Both PostBooks and OpenMFG run equally well on Windows, Linux, and Mac computers, and are fully internationalized with multi-currency, support for multiple tax structures, and multilingual translation packs maintained by the global open-source community. All this and more, including public discussion forums, blogs, and the community issue/bug tracker, can be found at http://www.xtuple.org.
About xTuple™:
xTuple (formerly OpenMFG) develops next-generation, enterprise-class business process applications powered by open source software such as Linux, PostgreSQL, and Qt. xTuple products, led by its OpenMFG, OpenRPT and new PostBooks applications, give companies better control over operations, increased productivity, and measurable growth across all areas of their businesses—all at a lower cost of ownership. For more information, please visit the company Web site at www.xtuple.com.
