Features

A bunch of stuff the zetbox can do. I'll add more docs in the coming days.

zetbox Basic

Server

• provides data access to clients
• runs security-sensitive business logic
• runs reports with access to the database
• journaling of changes to trace all changes to specific objects
• group- and role-based ACLs
• modularized functionality: add only the schema and logic bundles you need

Application Server

• Linux: mono-server (via apache)
• Windows: Selfhosting WCF Service or IIS

Database

• Linux and Windows: PostgreSQL

• Windows: Microsoft SQL Server

• Automatic Schema Installation

• Automatic Schema Upgrade

• Automatic ACL caching implementation with triggers

• Manage import from legacy databases directly

  • Declare field mappings as data
  • Translate string references automatically to synthetic primary keys
  • Attach code to orchestrate complex sequencing and transformations without loosing streaming performance

Client

• user-installable, and self-upgrading

• translatable (currently English and German available)

• Navigation

  • arrange search forms, reports and actions in a neat hierarchy with crumb bar and history
  • give major sections of the application their own tint as a subtle orientation help

• consistent and global highlighting of "special" objects: mark an instance as "Warning" and it'll have a special yellow glow where ever it is displayed, mark it as "Deactivated" and the instance will be displayed less intense everywhere.

• Special Needs: for the always existing special case, a custom implementation can be injected for any specific element. It'll be used consistently throughout the client.

• Create PDFs for reports, archiving and correspondence

• Create and send EMails using Outlook, any other locally installed mail client, or directly through a SMTP Server

• change many objects locally, publish changes together when finished

• WPF rich client with full selection of controls:

  • Text: single- and multi-line entry
  • Date and Time: direct entry and calendar chooser
  • Bool: checkbox or choose from property-specific labels
  • Enums: Combobox
  • Objects: searchable comboboxes or full-blown search dialogs
  • Lists:
    • inline editing
    • reorder items
    • display summary of selected item
  • Searches:
    • default filter criteria can be defined on any entity
    • users can add filters and display additional columns (including from detail records)
    • customized searches can be stored per-user
    • Export results to Excel or any other spreadsheet

zetbox Components

Document Management

• ingest scanned documents from a directory
• preview documents in the client
• store on and download from the server transparently
• start data-entry directly from the scanned document (e.g. "As Purchase Invoice ...")

Parties

• unified tracking of persons, companies and other organizations
• unified roles concept: supplier, customer, employee, department, branch, etc
• postal and electronic address management

Accounting

• import CSV from online banking
• connect purchase and sales invoices with banking transfers for tracking
• connect all transactions to the participating parties

zetbox Applications

• bundle common components and customer specific development into a single deliverable
• use client's company colors and logo throughout the application