* Albert Cervera i Areny: " Re: [tryton-dev] Request testing of new
  sale_opportunity workflow" (Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:04:36 +0100):

> 2015-02-27 18:21 GMT+01:00 Cédric Krier <[email protected]>:
> > On 27 Feb 17:22, Albert Cervera i Areny wrote:
> >> 2015-02-27 16:45 GMT+01:00 Cédric Krier <[email protected]>:
> >> > On 27 Feb 15:47, Albert Cervera i Areny wrote:
> >> >> 2015-02-27 15:45 GMT+01:00 Albert Cervera i Areny <[email protected]>:
> >> >> > 2015-02-27 13:00 GMT+01:00 Cédric Krier <[email protected]>:
> >> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I would like to push the issue3320 [1] before the 3.6 release.
> >> >> >> As it is quite a big workflow change, I would like to have feedback
> >> >> >> on it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Though I did not test the patch:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > - I like the general workflow and it is, in fact, what we're already
> >> >> > using in our installs
> >> >> > - I would consider making it possible to use the "convert button"
> >> >> > several times. So it is possible to create another sale instead of
> >> >> > creating a new one and using the origin or instead of duplicating the
> >> >> > existing sale. We did that change and renamed "Convert" to "Create
> >> >> > sale". In fact, for me "Convert" is misleading as a conversion is when
> >> >> > you convert a lead into a paying customer [1].
> >> >
> >> > I think the convert is the correct term.
> >>
> >> Could you point to some place where the term "Convert" is used in the
> >> same sense that it is being used in Tryton? Everything I can find uses
> >> the term for getting paying customers or paid sales. Not converting a
> >> lead into a quotation which is the first step of the sale.
> >
> > I think it is a matter of usage. It could fit the general meaning or
> > not. The user will decide when he does the convertion so he will decide
> > the meaning. He could convert only when the sale is sure to be done or
> > he could convert at a state where he is not sure at all.
> > So I don't think it is wrong to call a button that "convert" an object
> > into an other object "convert".
> 
> I see. Yet, maybe it is only me but when I think of converting one
> object into another it means that the former disappears. That's why we
> "create" an invoice, not "convert" the sale into an invoice.

Same feeling here. We also *create* purchases from purchase requests and so on.
 
> On the other hand, we have a button named  "Convert to Opportunity"
> which converts Lead into an Opportunity because the same object is
> changed from one state to another.

I would also leave the term 'Convert' to this specific functionality in
Lead/Opportunity Management.


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