Marketing Committee Meeting 20250516

Date: 2025-05-16
Time: 12:00 UTC
Venue: Mattermost - Channel: Marketing
Called by: Marketing Committee

You can find the detailed meeting here:
https://mattermost.idempiere.org/idempiere/pl/meyggxxjpiyembobipwz6e9fah

Summary of the day
Participation
Meeting led by: Diego
Meeting notes and follow-up actions: Diego
Attendance list: Eugene, Chuck, Diego, Carlos, Heng Sin, muriloht

What's new from last week?
- Development Improvements
  - IDEMPIERE-5150 Support development with IntelliJ
  - IDEMPIERE-6484 Centralized icon css class to org.adempiere.webui.util.Icon Class
  - IDEMPIERE-6521 Create RUN_ImportIdempiereDev.sh
- Technical Improvements
  - IDEMPIERE-4224 : Decluttering configuration using Attribute on record (#2459)
  - IDEMPIERE-5174 Disable System User
  - IDEMPIERE-6540 Import/Export script doesn't support Oracle running as Docker Container
- Functional Improvements
  - IDEMPIERE-6028 Override Workflow Responsible at client level
  - IDEMPIERE-6539 [Role Access Update] - Created by / Updated by
- Bug fixes
  - IDEMPIERE-6543 Error with Post-It on AD_User_Roles (FHCA)
  - IDEMPIERE-6544 Chat window hides thread on Reply
- Usability Improvements
  - IDEMPIERE-6545 Translation tabs must not allow delete
  - IDEMPIERE-6546 Allow exporting tree definition with 2Pack
  - IDEMPIERE-6549 Add option to Disable "Insufficient Inventory" Popup
- Community News
  - New Session from Reka Bede: UX/UI Design Principles and AI-Powered Features
  - Final Schedule for the iDempiere conference confrimed: https://conference2025.idempiere.org/schedule
  - New session from Carlos Ruiz: Shaping the Future of iDempiere – Roadmap Review & Community Wishlist
  - New Session from Diego Ruiz: Bringing AI into iDempiere – Faster Development & Conversational Data Access
  - iDempiere Foundation is ready and waiting for documents from the official authorities to start operating
iDempiere results - actions to take
- Identified problems where the project can take actions
  - Improve Documentation
    - Issue: Many responses cited lack of documentation as the top challenge
    - Actions
      - We are already working on improving that to Chuck
      - One thing we can do, as proposed by Carlos before is to create eginner-friendly, step-by-step onboarding tutorials (written or video).
      - Modernize the User Interface (UI/UX)
    - Issue: Many find the UI non-intuitive or outdated.
    - Actions
      - is constantly working on this topic, we should to keep pushing that
      - Simplify Upgrade & Customization Path
    - Issue: Users and implementers struggle with upgrades due to customizations and plugins.
    - Actions
      - Document better how easy is to update a vanilla iDempiere server
      - Provide clear version migration guides and communicate better plugin and customization guidelines
      - Support Community Contribution
    - Issue: 28% want to contribute but feel blocked by time or lack of clarity.
    - Actions:
      - We can launch initiatives, such as "contribute your first fix" initiative with mentorship by core team members.
      - Recognize contributors with badges for Github or alike.
      - Promote Essential Plugins
    - Observation: Many plugins (REST API, Manufacturing, Validators) are seen as essential. Many people wrote that they should be there when installing
    - Actions:
      - Create a page with a set of "Community Essentials" plugins (?)
      - Include the installattion of those plugins easily in an installer?
      - Create an official plugin maket?
  - We prioritize the list like this:
    - Documentation (we do not take care of this, this is part of the documentation team)
    - Simplify Upgrade & Customization Path -> if we document this better and keep people up to date with good practices, the plugin review process and everything around it will be easier
    - Plugin marketplace
    - Improve UI/UX
    - And as always, "Support Community Contribution" — this is the very reason this committee exists, and we continue to do so consistently.