[GNC] How can I fudge a quotation in GnuCash and convert it to invoice if accepted?

[Adrien Monteleone]

I thought the document number was assigned on creation, but I'd have to 
verify. (you can't delete an invoice for example, and you'd have to 
change the number to something like 'use next' if you made an error 
creating it)

Of course, that would mean you get the same number for the invoice as 
the quotation unless you Edit Invoice. (you might set an auto-increment 
to append 'Q' for quote for example, and then edit out the 'Q' before 
posting)

I'm not certain you can remove the total entirely, but CSS should allow 
you to hide it.

The Business Features originally were created by a dev for their own 
limited use case. Some UI improvements and bug fixes have been made over 
the years, but the functionality hasn't really been expanded much for 
some time. (I think Credit Notes being added was the last major change 
and that was way back in 2.4.x or early 2.6.x)

Regards,
Adrien

On 12/28/21 9:26 PM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
> Is there any way to increment a quotation number? I assume not since an I
> believe an invoice only gets a number when posted.
> 
> I think I will probably need to dig into the CSS as I will not generally
> want a total on a quotation. Typically I sell something which has a lot of
> optional extras. The chances of any customer wanting every single option is
> pretty remote, so I would not want to frighten them with a huge amount.
> Some options are mutually exclusive too. I would rather put all options on
> a quotation and let the customer actually tell me what they want.
> 
> I am really puzzled why GnuCash doesn’t handle quotations a bit more
> gracefully. It’s a feature that I have seen many people ask for, and it is
> a feature of almost every bit of accounting software I can find.
> 
> Dave.