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

[Maf. King]

just a thought.  Create the Quote outside GC, then iff the quote is accepted, 
import into GC?  ISTR that it may be possible to CSV import an invoice?

Best wishes for 2022,
Maf.



On Wednesday, 29 December 2021 13:00:30 GMT Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Dec 2021 at 03:41, Adrien Monteleone <
> 
> adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
> > 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)
> 
> If the invoice can not be deleted before posting, that would probably mean
> it is unsuitable for use in the UK, as I believe invoice numbers have to be
> created sequentially.  One should *not* have invoice numbers of 1, 2, 4, 7
> etc.
> 
> > 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)
> 
> The user interface is obviously important, but the lack of some basic
> functionality is annoying.
> 
> The other thing that I would like (support for crypto currencies) is
> something that I expect I could easily add to the source code myself. But
> there’s no way I could add the invoice/proforma invoice, is not something
> that I am going to be able to do.
> 
> I will have a look around and see if other open-source software that might
> meet my needs better.
> 
> I think the ability to convert a quotation into an invoice, *and also to a
> proforma invoice*, is pretty is pretty important.
> 
> > Regards,
> > Adrien
> 
> Dave