r23530 - gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C - Bug 719796 - Updates to business documentation
Geert Janssens
gjanssens at code.gnucash.org
Tue Dec 10 13:28:39 EST 2013
Author: gjanssens
Date: 2013-12-10 13:28:39 -0500 (Tue, 10 Dec 2013)
New Revision: 23530
Trac: http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/23530
Modified:
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Customize.xml
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Tools_Assistants.xml
Log:
Bug 719796 - Updates to business documentation
Minor updates to existing business docs
Squashed commit of the following:
commit d973b7e28cd5a1b602e6acc670b4473810065a45
Author: Bobby Ratliff <ratliff.bobby at gmail.com>
Date: Tue Dec 3 21:37:01 2013 -0600
Update help 4.2.1.5 to reflect standard feature
The feature described in the help is standard in new releases (greater
than 2.5.8), but optional in older releases.
Author: Robert Ratliff <ratliff.bobby at gmail.com>
commit e8cc521ed4b9cb8f28038e1f4ed26e4d72620730
Author: Bobby Ratliff <ratliff.bobby at gmail.com>
Date: Tue Dec 3 13:35:00 2013 -0600
Minor updates to existing business docs
* 4.2.1.5 Mention that menu items are part of optional modules.
* 4.2.1.6 Add business reports that weren't present in the docs
* Fix spelling mistake in 7.1.2 (Find Customer, Invoice, etc.)
* Fix comma splice in 7.1.2
* Split 7.1.2 up into sections:
* Search Criteria section
* Type of Search section
* The rest of the search dialog
* List of search criteria buttons
* 9.3.4 Explicitly say that this is for the business module (in
the first paragraph.) Update capitalization and punctuation.
Author: Robert Ratliff <ratliff.bobby at gmail.com>
Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Customize.xml
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Customize.xml 2013-12-10 18:28:28 UTC (rev 23529)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Customize.xml 2013-12-10 18:28:39 UTC (rev 23530)
@@ -1321,17 +1321,18 @@
<para>The <guilabel>Counters</guilabel> tab allows you to set the
'previous' value for each number indicated: Bill, Customer, Employee,
- etc.</para>
+ etc. These counters are used by the business features of
+ <application>&app;</application>.</para>
<para>The number entered here will be incremented when the various
business features calculate a value for a corresponding field on a
- dialog (for example, if you leave the Customer Number field blank on
+ dialog. For example, if you leave the Customer Number field blank on
the New Customer dialog, the customer will be assigned the number in
- the counter field plus 1). The numbers displayed in the tab are
- incremented as these business features are used (but note that if you
+ the counter field plus 1. The numbers displayed in the tab are
+ incremented as these business features are used. (But note that if you
have the <guilabel>Book Options</guilabel> dialog open, you need to
close it and re-open it to see the changes; the displayed field values
- are not automatically refreshed).</para>
+ are not automatically refreshed.)</para>
<para>The corresponding format fields are
used to specify printf-style format strings that are used to format the
Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml 2013-12-10 18:28:28 UTC (rev 23529)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml 2013-12-10 18:28:39 UTC (rev 23530)
@@ -1086,7 +1086,14 @@
<para><guimenuitem>Import Bills & Invoices</guimenuitem></para></entry>
<entry namest="c3">
- <para>Open a window to import bills or invoices from a correctly formatted <acronym>CSV</acronym> file.</para></entry>
+ <para>Open a window to import bills or invoices from a correctly formatted <acronym>CSV</acronym> file.</para>
+ <note><para>This functionality is only available by default for
+ versions greater than 2.5.8. For 2.4.13 and development
+ versions lower than 2.5.8 the Bills and Invoices
+ importer is an optional module. For more information,
+ refer to Chapter 18 of the Tutorial and Concepts
+ Guide.</para></note>
+ </entry>
</row>
<row>
@@ -1094,7 +1101,14 @@
<para><guimenuitem>Import Customers</guimenuitem></para></entry>
<entry namest="c3">
- <para>Open a window to import customers from a correctly formatted <acronym>CSV</acronym> file.</para></entry>
+ <para>Open a window to import customers from a correctly formatted <acronym>CSV</acronym> file.</para>
+ <note><para>This functionality is only available by default for
+ versions greater than 2.5.8. For 2.4.13 and development
+ versions lower than 2.5.8 the Customers and Vendors
+ importer is an optional module. For more information,
+ refer to Chapter 18 of the Tutorial and Concepts
+ Guide.</para></note>
+ </entry>
</row>
</tbody>
@@ -1258,6 +1272,14 @@
<row>
<entry namest="c2">
+ <para><guimenuitem>Customer Summary</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+
+ <entry namest="c3">
+ <para></para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry namest="c2">
<para><guimenuitem>Easy Invoice</guimenuitem></para></entry>
<entry namest="c3">
@@ -1314,7 +1336,7 @@
<row>
<entry namest="c2">
- <para><guimenuitem>Tax Report</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <para><guimenuitem>Tax Invoice</guimenuitem></para></entry>
<entry namest="c3">
<para></para></entry>
Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Tools_Assistants.xml
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Tools_Assistants.xml 2013-12-10 18:28:28 UTC (rev 23529)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_Tools_Assistants.xml 2013-12-10 18:28:39 UTC (rev 23530)
@@ -628,13 +628,13 @@
<sect2 id="tool-find-bsnss">
<title>Find Customer, Invoice, Job, Vendor, Bill, Employee, Expense Voucher</title>
- <para>The business find assistant, is used to search for business related items (Customer,
+ <para>The business find assistant is used to search for business related items (Customer,
Invoice, Job, Vendor, Bill, Employee, Expense Voucher). To open the business search dialog
select the desired item to <guimenuitem>Find</guimenuitem> from the
<menuchoice><guimenu>Business</guimenu><guisubmenu>Customer/Vendor/Employee </guisubmenu></menuchoice> submenus.</para>
<tip>
- <para>The tiltebar and the first row of the assistant dialog reports the item type you are searching for: <guilabel>Customer,
+ <para>The titlebar and the first row of the assistant dialog reports the item type you are searching for: <guilabel>Customer,
Invoice, Job, Vendor, Bill, Employee, Expense Voucher</guilabel>.</para>
</tip>
@@ -642,6 +642,8 @@
the <guilabel>Search Criteria</guilabel> buttons and the bottom pane contains the <guilabel>Type of
Search</guilabel> selection.</para>
+ <sect3>
+ <title><guilabel>Search Criteria</guilabel> section</title>
<para>There are two buttons in the top of the <guilabel>Search Criteria</guilabel> pane.
The left button allows you to <guibutton>Add</guibutton> another criteria row to search for
multiple criteria.</para>
@@ -662,7 +664,10 @@
<xref linkend="tool-find-nvc" />, <xref linkend="tool-find-jb" />, <xref linkend="tool-find-vndr" />,
<xref linkend="tool-find-bll" />, <xref linkend="tool-find-mply" /> <xref linkend="tool-find-vx" />
for a comprehensive list of combinations)</para>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3>
+ <title><guilabel>Type of Search</guilabel> section</title>
<para>In the <guilabel>Type of Search</guilabel> pane there are five selections. The first and alst options are
always selectable while the following three are available only when you perform the first search by setting
some search criteria and pressing the <guibutton>Find</guibutton> button.</para>
@@ -703,7 +708,10 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
-
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3>
+ <title>The rest of the search dialog</title>
<para>When search criteria are selected, you can press the <guibutton>Find</guibutton> button. You will be
presented with the list of search results in the same <guilabel>Find</guilabel> dialog.</para>
@@ -720,7 +728,10 @@
<note>
<para>Press the <guibutton>Close</guibutton> button to close the <guilabel>Find</guilabel> assistant dialog.</para>
</note>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3>
+ <title>List of search criteria buttons</title>
<table frame="topbot" id="tool-find-cstmr">
<title>Search criteria buttons - Customer Search</title>
@@ -2185,6 +2196,7 @@
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
+ </sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>
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