Yetiforcecrm: [bug] Invoicing does not work when "Products" are disabled

[diderich]

🐞 bug report

⁉️ Describe the bug

As a consulting firm I only offer services, so I disabled the "Products" module.

When trying to produce an invoice, I cannot add a service

The functionality works correctly when the "Products" module is enabled, but then I have to delete the first row suggested as it relates to a product.

🔥 How to trigger the error

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Disable "Products" module
2. Create a new "Sales Invoice"
3. Try to add a new service

👎 Actual Behavior

Service cannot be added

👍 Expected Behavior

It should be able to add a service

👷 Testing

• [x] I confirm that I tested it at https://gitstable.yetiforce.com
• [x] I confirm that I tested it at https://gitdeveloper.yetiforce.com

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📝 PHP/Apache/Nginx/Browser/CRM Logs

🌍 Your Environment

| Environment | Version / Name |
| ---------------- | -------------- |
| YetiForce | 5.3.0
| Web server (name and version)| |
| PHP | |
| Browser (name and version) | |
| Operating System (name and version) | |
| Database (name and version) | |
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[davide-alghi]

Hi @diderich,
that is not a bug; you don't have to disable the product module: here the correct procedure ...

[diderich]

Question: Are the other modules that need to be enabled for YetiForce to work correctly? If so, wouldn't it be sound to disable the possibility to disable them?

[davide-alghi]

Good morning Claude,
I agree with you. Some modules are mandatory, Accounts, Products and Services. it would be useful to introduce the concept of system module: system modules should be without enable/disable feature in back-end. another useful concept is dependency between modules. but this is not a priority, perhaps in the future.

about your first question: it depends, in primis, on what you are going to disable. for example: sales process has this flow

before disable Opportunities module, you should modify relations in Sales enquiry, requirements, Calculations, Quotes and Sales Order.
Furthermore it depends on your customization: if you have related a lineitem with specific module, that specific module cannot be disabled

Maybe, sometimes, it's better to rework the main menù with needed modules only rather than disable unnecessary modules.