[SLUG] finance under linux

[Elizabeth Dodd]

On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 01:23 am, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Elizabeth Dodd <edodd at medemail.com.au> writes:
> > yes, but I don't have to usually deal with the invoicing bits with
> > gnucash. I haven't found adding customers intuitive.
>
> Could you please expand upon this statement?  In what way is adding
> customers non-intuitive?  Or are you not talking about GnuCash?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -derek
I was experimenting with gnucash to see if i could do office billing with it 
for a medical practice. my education is in very practical things, not 
accounting, and as usual when experimenting with software i didn't read any 
documentation (what's new?). it took me many tries to add a customer and many 
more to make an invoice. that's why i think it isn't intuitive.
after the event i realised that i was missing many things - that it was 
pointless trying to add customers without the concept of accounts receivable 
in use.
checking now, the customer is requested as a company, but i wanted to be able 
to bill individuals, and they would fall into groups (families) and they need 
to be able to change groups (eg leave home and be billed under their own 
name)
I am a small part of a group building medical software (gnumed) and we will 
eventually be needing gnucash for the other part of our daily work. 
Liz
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