John Wiegley 写道:
On May 22, 2009, at 1:57 AM, Wei-Wei Guo wrote:
The other problem is I don't know how to set restrictions. For
example, the depreciation
should be stopped when the relative Assets account coming to zero.
And I want the depreciation starting from next month. Can I do this?
Hi Wei-Wei,
I do not believe Ledger can do what you're asking for automatically.
You would actually have to calculate the depreciation manually and enter
each component transaction of your running calculation.
The same situation occurs if one is tracking interest payments toward a
loan, for example. While interest can be computed in advance, Ledger
will not do it for you automatically. You'd actually have to calculate
based on the schedule your loan officer uses, and enter each component
transaction manually.
That's ok. I just hope it could be better.
This is an area where a GUI tool surrounding Ledger would allow for more
useful scenarios. Ledger is really just a calculator; sadly, it's not
an electrical accountant.
Can I add a feature request? How about a two step calculator? The first step
calculate those depreciations, taxes, interests, or something else. The second
step calculate what Ledger can do now. Ledger is very good. It should not be
inferior to GUI tool. And I don't think GUI is a key. The most important thing
is the calculator in the background.
Best wishes,
Wei-Wei
