One problem in doing this is the different needs of different industries. A doctor has a very different billing situation than car dealer ship for instance. Then multiple packages make up GNUe. Then each vertical industry can have specific templates if desired to make customization minimal from set up to setup. Every effort has been made to open the GNU Enterprise system to developers and users.
All data is stored in a relational database system.
XML is used to define forms that are parsed and executed by a wide variety of clients. The base distribution of GNU Enterprise will contain several powerful tools. Tools like GNUE Forms, GNUE Reports, GEDI, GEAS and EWOK will allow developers to rapidly develop GNU Enterprise applications. Consistency Widespread deployment of GNU Enterprise will allow programmers to become familiar with the core GNU Enterprise components. They should require little time to get up to speed on a specific company's modifications to the code.