scheduled transactions

[Jason Cater]

Why wouldn't you simply provide an option, "Automatically enter this
transaction into my register" when the user is setting up a recurring
transaction?  This would seem the logical choice -- most users could
discern what this question means.  Why go through the headaches of having
the software second-guess the user when a simple "shall I do this" will
always produce the user's desired behavior?

-- jason

On 21 Apr 2002 23:26:33 -0400
"Derek Atkins" <warlord@MIT.EDU> wrote:

> I think the major differences are whether the values are fixed or
> variable.  Fixed-value transactions should probably be auto-posted
> (maybe with a configuration option to turn it off?) and variable-value
> transactions should require user-input.
> 
> Don't forget that variable-value transactions probably need to allow
> the user to set the actual transaction date, too (to catch those
> pesky procrastinators ;)
> 
> -derek
> 
> Tim Wunder <tim@thewunders.org> writes:
> 
> > Yes. For a SX that requires you to do something (write a check, go to
> > the ATM, whatever). But a direct deposit of one's pay, or automatic
> > withdrawal for mortgages and/or car loans should not require action on
> > my part. I just want to be notified of those.
> > 
> > So the Since Last Run Dialog could be something like:
> > The following transactions have been posted:
> > 1 Weekly Pay
> > 2 Mortgage Payment
> > 3 Auto Loan
> > 
> > The following transactions are scheduled to be posted:
> > [ ] Credit Card
> > [ ] Utility Bill
> > [ ] Cash Withdrawal
> > [ ] All transactions
> > Select the transactions to post.
> > 
> > I check on the ones I want to post, or select All transactions to have
> > them all get posted, then run thru the approprate dialogs for each
> > individual transaction.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Tim
> > 
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