About Tutorials

These tutorials are designed to guide users and introduce them to using ]project-open[ effectively.

User Guides

The following tutorials guide a beginning user through the most common and basic elements of ]project-open[

• [Calendar Guide] - schedule events in ]project-open[
  
• Filestorage User Guide - using ]project-open[ to store and manage files related to projects,clients,employees,etc.
• Finance User Guide - an introduction to recording finances with ]project-open[
• Financial Controlling Video - a real time demonstration with screen shots
  
• Forum User Guide - using discussion forum items
• Gantt & Timesheet Guide - Invoicing man hours using Gantt charts.
• Project Invoicing and Timesheet Guide - logging and tracking employee hours spent on projects, then transforming them into billable statements to send to customers
  
• [One-Time Password (OTP) Guide] - Using and troubleshooting OTP's in ]project-open[
• Project Manager Guide
  
• Timesheet Management - an introduction to employee time logging in ]project-open[
• Translation Freelance Tutorial - utilizing and incorporating Freelancers in the Translation Module
• Translation Workflow - introduction to setting up workflows within the Translation Module
• Wiki Tutorial - using functions provided in ]project-open[ to set up Wikis about projects,companies,etc.  
  
  

IT Management Guide

Roll Out

• Roll Out Plan - Instructions and hints on how to best implement ]project-open[ in your organization 
  
  

System Administrators Guides

Tutorials on the technical implementation of ]project-open[.  Installing, maintaining, restoring, customizing, etc.

• Unix Simplified Installation Guide - guide to installing ]project-open[ on Unix OS
• Advanced Unix Installation Guide - for seasoned Unix veterans

System Maintenance

• Operations and Maintenance - ]project-open[ system maintenance functions
  

Configuration­

• Configuration Tutorial - optimizing ]project-open[ to suit specific businesses and industries 
• [project-translation in 10 Steps] - guide to implementing a translation industry suite customization 
  
• LdapAD - incorporating LdapAD authentication proceedures into ]po[
  

Developers

Resources for Software Developers about the at-large structure and theory behind ]project-open[­

• Architecture - the ]project-open[ blueprints
  
• Data Model Cookbook - guide to writing your own detailed reports to extract data from the ]project-open[ database­
  
• Data-Model - the object-oriented database structure of ]project-open[
• Development Methodology - advice and a practical guide on how to go about making additions and extending ]project-open[ by yourself
• Development Guide - ]project-open[ 101
• Package Code Example - All of the source code for the "Expense" package with commentary and mark-up
• OpenACS High-level Tutorial - An architectural explanation of OpenACS, the platform program on which ]project-open[ is built
  
• [Extreme Programming] - Using XP practices to develop ]project-open[

Other

• [Rollout Guide] - make the introduction of ]project-open[ in your company a successful one with this guide 

• Consulting Guide