Complex application software systems, like ERP systems, are subject to continuous change. Both the discovery of programming errors and new technical as well as legal requirements call for modifications of the ERP system software. In addition, various parts of the standard software have to be customized for supporting country-, branch- and company-specific business processes. In order to be able to perform all these changes in a systematic way, different versions of software components (notably tables and sessions) can be maintained and configured into customized versions of a BaanERP system. Therefore, all components exist on a logical naming level and on the level of special instances or versions, like shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Version management in BaanERP:

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Both tables as well as application programs ('sessions') and their software components are assigned to modules grouping related business functions.

Figure 1: Packages, modules, sessions:

Packages

Business areas such as distribution, manufacturing, and finance are mapped into pro-gram packages that have a two character identification code, as listed in Table 1. The most important ones are: tc/Common, td/Distribution, ti/Manufacturing, and tf/Finance.

Table 1: BaanERP packages. The most important ones are emphasized.

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BaanERP supports a three-tier architecture consisting of a user interface tier, an application tier, and a database tier. The user interface tier provides presentation and input services for user interaction. The application tier consists of the BaanERP application server and the application programs. The database tier includes the BaanERP database driver and a third party RDBMS product that acts as the database server.

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How to be come a donor?

Each member can be come a (financial) donor to Baanboard.com by taking out the Donors Subscription which can be found in the User Control panel under Paid Subscriptions. The cost and the period during which you will be recognized as Baanboard.com donor are listed on the same page.

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Introduction

If you and/or your organization would like to financially participate in the success of Baanboard.com then read on! Participation is only possible for organizations and we currently offer a number of ways to get involved and benefit from Baanboard.com's popularity.

Below are some key facts and figures. You can visit the Baanboard Statistics page to see some more statistics on the site.

• Active users from major industrial companies as well as leading consultancy/service providers
• Registered users and visitors from more than 70 countries worldwide
• Application availability: >99% (estimatation based on 14 days of scheduled+unscheduled downtime during 10 year period)

What do we offer?

Sponsoring

By sponsoring you and/or your organization commit to a financial contribution which helps to sustain the site. Sponsoring is ideal for organizations who wish to build up their visibility/brand in the Baan marketspace.

Please read all about our sponsoring schemes in the Baanboard Sponsoring topic.

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User ranks are an extension to the traditional user titles scheme. User ranks are a graphical representation of your contribution to the forum based on your post count.
User ranks are different for each user group.

For regular members:

• n/a : less than 150 posts
• : from 150 and 449 posts
• : between 450 and 1349 posts
• : between 1350 and 2449 posts
• : between 2450 and 5049 posts
• : between 5050 and 10249 posts
• : more than 10249 posts

For administrators/moderators (not based on post count):

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User titles are nicknames awarded to regular members based on their current post count. Following user titles are defined:

• less than 3 posts: newbie
• between 3 and 29 posts: junior member
• between 30 and 99 posts: member
• between 100 and 299 posts: senior member
• equal to or more than 300 posts: guru

User titles are displayed in a member's public forum profile and within each forum post.

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These FAQs do not list any Baan or other technology related topics.