You could probably approximate something similar with Odoo. It is a big ERP, but all modular, so you can just remove the parts that are too complex.
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I've come across Odoo a few times, but I don't remember if I actually went for a demo or not... I'll check it out again. Thanks!
Have you checked nocode platforms/databases? It's basically a cross section of a super powerful excel and a database manager. You can set up the way you want, link records from different tables, add images, files to "rows", like excel on steroids. You don't have to understand SQL at all, that's why it's called "no code".
I use nocodb. Tried baserow before, but I didn't like that a lot of basic features are not available in the foss version, in nocodb only some bells and whistles are behind a paywall and not available in the self hosted version
They are also called airtable clones, as airtable was the first well known platform like these.
Some other similars exist: https://alternativeto.net/software/airtable/?platform=self-hosted&feature=database-management
I'm known as the "spreadsheet" guy at my work since I've done a lot of upgrades to our existing tools and or made new ones. I'm learning coding just doing that through app script and am toying around with some game Dev ideas in godot but this sounds super interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Have you checked nocode platforms/databases?
I can't say that I have, honestly. It never really clicked until now that a database platform is essentially what I'm looking for 😅
NocoDB looks promising! Doesn't look like they have any live demos to try out, but I can work with that. Thanks!
So...CCC seems to be a very basic inventory management solution. What this generally describes is a system compromised of a database with a front-ends that makes sense of whatever the particular project is (car repair), and provides an easy to interact with the database.
What you're using now is simply for workflow management of projects in a simplified way, which is probably not what you want.
So you need a database, and you also want an easy way to interface with it, so you can check out the plethora of inventory management solutions in the FOSS space, but if you want something pretty simple that you can more easily customize for your needs and workflow, have a look at the FOSS alternatives to Airtable like nocobase. You set up a simple data structure, then can slap together quick forms to work inside of with whatever fields and data you choose. Dead simple, but very extensible.
Edit: Also check out Baserow maybe
So…CCC seems to be a very basic inventory management solution. What this generally describes is a system compromised of a database with a front-ends that makes sense of whatever the particular project is (car repair), and provides an easy to interact with the database.
What you’re using now is simply for workflow management of projects in a simplified way, which is probably not what you want.
Yeah, that about sums it up. Planka is a great kanban board, but kanban boards lack actual project management features in the way i would prefer to use it.
Nocobase looks promising. I fired up a demo to poke around with.