plans for adding merchandise to gnu cash invoices?

[Robert Heller]

At Fri, 28 May 2010 18:59:13 +0100 Mike Evans <mikee at saxicola.idps.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> On Friday May 28 2010 16:38:23 cognitive.libertarian+ml at gmail.com wrote:
> > * Guy Krenik <sdtechguy at san.rr.com> [2010-05-15 17:38]:
> > > Hi ya'
> > > 
> > > I'm a computer tech. I provide just a few items to my customers,
> > > summarized from receipts transferred to my invoice, like Cat 5e
> > > jacks, patch cables or a patch panel. Hoping you/gnucash might add
> > > minimal provision for retaining purchase price for each line item
> > > and the subsequent ability to itemize on my invoice (as a expense
> > > report). I reluctant to get involved with markup / sales tax. As it
> > > is not cost effective..
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Will donate via Paypal if feature may be added
> > 
> > The capability is already there.  Select business::customer::new
> > invoice.  When you are in the edit invoice tab, you can add all the
> > line items you need.  For each line item, you can choose hours,
> > project, or material.  For merchandise, you would add a line with
> > "material" as the action.
> > 
> You can also type whatever you like into there, you're not limited to the 
> items in the drop down menu.

Right.  For example, for my web hosting customers, I type in 'months',
the number of months as the quantity, and the price per month as the
price.  The drop down menu is only a set of suggestions / common item
types. Use your keyboard -- it is your friend.  It won't bite. :-)

> Mike E
> 
> 

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