Re: [SQL] accounting schema

2008-02-07 Thread johnf
On Wednesday 06 February 2008 06:54:36 pm Medi Montaseri wrote: > I suppose instead of AR and AP tables, I can just have one table called > Entry (thanks Joe) with an attribute indicating AR vs AP. I recommend you not do have only one table for transaction. AR and AP are different animals an

Re: [SQL] accounting schema

2008-02-07 Thread Tony Wasson
On Feb 6, 2008 6:08 PM, Medi Montaseri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am learning my way into Accounting and was wondering how Accounting > applications are designed. perhaps you could point the way > As a DBA, (and keeping it simple) I am thinking I need a table for every > account which mig

Re: [SQL] accounting schema

2008-02-07 Thread John Hasler
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Re: [SQL] accounting schema

2008-02-06 Thread Steve Midgley
At 06:54 PM 2/6/2008, Medi Montaseri wrote: Thanks Steve... And finally you mentioned that bank accounts are tricky...can you expand on this please. After all I am under the impression that "bank accounts" are a corner stone of this whole book keeping...I mean...bank accounts have debits and

Re: [SQL] accounting schema

2008-02-06 Thread Robert Edwards
Medi Montaseri wrote: Hi, I am learning my way into Accounting and was wondering how Accounting applications are designed. perhaps you could point the way On one hand, accountants talk about a sacret equation A = L + OE (Asset = Libility + Owner Equity) and then under each categories the

Re: [SQL] accounting schema

2008-02-06 Thread Medi Montaseri
Thanks Steve... This is all well and good...I am getting it...but I need to chew on it moregnucash was a good one...didn't think of thatgot to get passed all the GUI stuff...but...excellent ref... I suppose instead of AR and AP tables, I can just have one table called Entry (thanks Joe

Re: [SQL] accounting schema

2008-02-06 Thread Steve Midgley
At 05:09 PM 2/6/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 17:08:54 -0800 From: "Medi Montaseri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: accounting schema Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, I am learning my way into Accounting and was wondering how Accounting appl

[SQL] accounting schema

2008-02-06 Thread Medi Montaseri
Hi, I am learning my way into Accounting and was wondering how Accounting applications are designed. perhaps you could point the way On one hand, accountants talk about a sacret equation A = L + OE (Asset = Libility + Owner Equity) and then under each categories there are one or many account.