Our community content repository is still under development. Leah Kubik has donated a wiki at http://ledgersmb.frauerpower.com/index.php/Main_Page
Best Wishes, Chris Travers On 3/14/07, Matt Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mr. Travers, > > Thank you for the information. Most helpful. > > What is the quickest/easiest way to set up a wiki for LedgerSMB? Can this be > done on SourceForge under the existing project page? > > If so, and it is not already done, I would like to spend some time > transcribing the PDF documentation into such a documentation wiki, in order > that any one of us would be able to add clarifications and elaborations such > as the ones you've just given me "on the fly," which can then be translated > later back into a more fully fleshed-out PDF document. > > Please advise on the existing systems' ability to do this. > > Regards, > Matt Jackson > > > > > On 3/14/07, Chris Travers < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 3/14/07, Matt Jackson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello all. > > > > > > I am trying to train myself in LedgerSMB and am confused on a few > points. My > > > business is retail, I order goods from vendors to sell over the > internet. I > > > am just going to ask the questions one at a time, so I don't trip over > > > myself. > > > > > > 1. I would like to enter an order for product I have made, paid for and > > > received from a vendor. > > > > > > Do I use > > > - "AP > Add Transaction"? > > > - "AP > Vendor Invoice"? > > > - or should I use something more like "Order Entry > Purchase Order"? > > > > A purchase order is an agreement to purchase a product. It does not > > constitute a purchase. IANAL, but I wonder if a purchase order one > > one side combined with a quotation on the other could constitute a > > contract. > > > > A vendor invoice is used to purchase products and services of defined > > values. This affects inventory control where appropriate. > > > > An AP Transaction adds expenses to your books. Classic uses might be > > the purchase of a business license, hiring an accountant or an > > attourney, etc. > > > > There is a receiving interface that allows you to mark items in the > > Purchas Order as having arrived for invoice. > > > > Does that help? > > > > > > What are the distinctions? I am afraid the manual has a flowchart to it > (pg. > > > 28), but I am not grasping how to "move" these things from one status to > > > another...what is the procedure? > > > > > > I guess from the above in my case, if I were: > > > > > > - entering an old, paid, received shipment of goods from a vendor, I > would > > > just start with the AP invoice (being "last in line" in the flowchart) > and > > > mark it paid. > > > > RIght. This adds the items into your inventory. > > > > > > - entering a new paid but not received invoice, enter a purchase order > and > > > move through the steps of the pg 28 flowchart. > > > > Technically right. > > > > Invoices should be due when the goods are received, but sometimes, you > > may have to pay up-front. I tend to use invoices for this just > > because we don't have a better way of doing that at the moment. For > > AP invoices, I do not think this violates GAAP (IANACPA) because if > > anything it will show more expenses than might be accrued and > > therefore would err on the side of conservatism. For AR invoices, I > > think you could run into GAAP issues if you bill customers in this way > > before you receive the money. > > > > HTH, > > Chris Travers > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > your > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > _______________________________________________ > > Ledger-smb-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Matt > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Ledger-smb-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Ledger-smb-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users
