On 11/6/06, Kimball Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Your implication is that I can start with OSCommerce/ZenCart and simply modify it to do what I need. That locks me into PHP. I have decided not to use PHP for this, thus I can't just modify OSCommerce. I would have to re-implement it all in RoR. This would be fine, if I thought OSCommerce offered some best practices.
I see now. I was thinking "Can't you do your stuff in RoR and have the cart in PHP?"
My original question is where can I go to find some best practices with regards to setting up a Point of Sale solution. I have done extensive work with OSCommerce, and don't feel it really adheres to what I consider to be best practices in several areas, not just accounting.
I second the notion that you should do it and write a book about it. I'm in the middle of rewriting a billing module myself; it'd be great to have some pointers regarding the stuff accountants like to have in the system.
(stuff like - at the time of an invoice it is a good idea to take a snapshot of all the relevant data, flatten all relationships and store it all with the invoice
Funny you should mention that, I just penned in a charge_log table into my database that will contain a flattened version of all transactions, expressly for the purposes of generating invoices and receipts =) Dan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
