I'll response message by message, then this is for this: 2006/10/23, Phil Longstaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, 2006-23-10 at 17:14 -0500, Daniel Espinosa wrote: > > Attached you'll find a DataBase Schema for GnuCash. > > > > This is in order to bigin the development to support DB backend (and > > replase the actual file one). > > > > I added a Inventory Table (or Class) in wich you can have the > > merchandise in a small business like a small store. > > > > What version of Dia do you have? I have 0.94, and when I load it, I get > a number of messages about connection points which do not exist. >
I have 0.95 on ubuntu dapper. > It's a good start, but I have some issues with the schema: > > 1) Accounts: parent is not null. However, the top level accounts > (Assets, Liabilities, ...) don't have a parent. In addition, the parent > should be a foreign key reference back to the Accounts table. > parent could be set to NULL if the acount is a 'top level'. > 2) You have a Currencys (should be Currencies) table. However, tables > which should have a foreign key reference to it just have type > "integer". Table is named 'currencies' now. The reference, if I understand you, is by the ID in the currencies table, and it is a integer. > In addition, this should probably be a Commodities table to > include stocks and mutual funds. > I originaly included the StockTransactions, as a table derived from Transactions, now I renamed both to: 'commodities' (StockTransactions) and 'trasactions' (Transactions). Remember that in the 'commodities' table will have the same columns that 'transactions'. > 3) An account can have a type which is a commodity (for stock or mutual > fund accounts). I have modified the types in the 'account_type' table, and now I have substituted the 'stock' and 'mutual found' types by 'commodity' type > > 4) You need to split Transactions in Transactions and Splits. A > Transaction will include the date (currently, both entry date and > posting date (the one you see)), description, commodity (currency?). A I have renamed the Transactions table to 'transactions' and added the columns you refer, and the 'reconsilation_date' and 'reconsilation_state' > Split will include the memo, reconciliation state and reconciliation > date (end date of the statement), credit or debit amount (can be 1 field > with +ve or -ve value), account, ... > I added the 'transaction_split' table where the you'll store the information you refer before (see the table definition about) > 5) The current XML schema stores other info with each Account. The info > seems to be related to recently or commonly used transactions. > This could be by filling the autocompleting future using a "SELECT DISTINCT description FROM transactions", and the same when you fill the splits. > 6) You need to add a Price table for commodity prices and currency > exchange rates. > I added the 'commodity_type' referer by 'commodities' and by the new 'prices' tables. > I don't use the GnuCash business features, so I won't comment on those > tables. > I'm planning to use them extensible and improve the business futures in GnuCash, if I can of course :-) -- Trabajar, la mejor arma para tu superación "de grano en grano, se hace la arena" (R) (entrámite, pero para los cuates: LIBRE) _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel