On 11 Jan 2010, at 06:48, Luke wrote: > ... > Of course I agree that this is what he should be doing, but I have a > different approach to yours, and I am uncertain why you do it as you > describe... > ... >> Enter the amount in BOTH amount fields, and THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, >> DO >> NOT SKIP THIS STEP, tick the select box, between the "amount due" and >> the "amount" fields of the table line items. >> I advise you NOT to click "update" at this stage, but instead: >> Click post. > > Here is where our methods differ: if you only check the box(es), > and then > select "update", the program should fill in the proper amounts. > > You may then update further to your heart's content, and finally > select > post. > > Only if you are paying fractional invoices, should you need to do > anything > with the amount fields.
It's very easy in this step to accidentally post a new invoice (to the same customer) with a negative amount, leaving the original open and unpaid. I think this comes from having amounts filled in but the select box unticked. I believe this will be fixed in future releases, when the codebase diverges further from SQL-Ledger and improves with respect to correctness, but meantime I (like, I guess, many other end-users) learned how to operate LedgerSMB pretty much by trial and error, so I stick to what I know. I think we can agree, however, that the Cash interface is the way to enter payments, not via open invoices found in AR > Reports? Stroller. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Ledger-smb-users mailing list Ledger-smb-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users
