diff --git a/ExistingProjects/OpenPetra.mdwn b/ExistingProjects/OpenPetra.mdwn index 341ef6d..b0a2c07 100644 --- a/ExistingProjects/OpenPetra.mdwn +++ b/ExistingProjects/OpenPetra.mdwn @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Links - [35 contributors](http://www.ohloh.net/p/openpetraorg) - [Well-commented source code](http://www.ohloh.net/p/openpetraorg) - [Extensibility is core](http://www.openpetra.org/organisation-benefits) +- Ledger-specific access control, three access levels. ### Negative @@ -32,6 +33,32 @@ Links - Supports multiple ledgers +
+2013-11-13 16:09:36 robp quick reply re: fund accounting (and, to clarify, I'm not a "finance expert" but do have a good understanding of what the finance module in Petra - the percursor to OpenPetra - does)...as Tim points out we need to know from our finance users where Petra falls short of the requirements for fund accounting. Based on my rudimentary understanding of the term, I would think that much of what is needed for fund accounting can be achived with out Cost Centre structu +2013-11-13 16:09:36 robp re (eg. production of BS and I&E reports on a specific part of the CC structure) ++ +## [[UseCases/Collaborating]] evaluation + +- Possible to have a central application server with multiple ledgers, access control per ledger +- Multiple users can work on the same or separate ledgers at the same time + +## [[UseCases/GeneratingReports]] evaluation + +
+2013-11-13 16:25:25 joar and then about generating reports: http://npoacct.sfconservancy.org/UseCases/GeneratingReports/, ping robp +2013-11-13 16:26:36 TimIngham Open Petra generates a lot of different types of reports +2013-11-13 16:27:17 TimIngham At first it may be difficult to see which are the "standard" accounting ones, but I expect they're there. +2013-11-13 16:27:31 TimIngham And if they're not, it's certainly our intention to add them. +2013-11-13 16:28:22 christiank The Finance Module of (Open)Petra is very much written so that it is 'auditor-friendly' AND easy to use. +2013-11-13 16:28:48 christiank - even for not-trained book-keepers. +2013-11-13 16:29:23 christiank I mean users who aren't trained accountants, but learn accounting in the organisation on-the-job. +2013-11-13 16:31:57 christiank joar: Not sure if numbers are important, but a quick check revealed that there are at least 32 Reports in the Finance Module of OpenPetra. +2013-11-13 16:34:30 christiank joar: It has to be mentioned that OpenPetra is developed as a 'global solution' and hence some terms perhaps esp. in the Finance Module might deviate from US-specific terms. +2013-11-13 16:36:25 christiank A bookkeeper (read: bkuhn in your case) would need to have a close look at what functionatlity in the Finance Module of OpenPetra does what to find those potential differences. + ++ ## Comments │15:48:14 christiank [\n] diff --git a/UseCases/Collaborating.mdwn b/UseCases/Collaborating.mdwn index 3f0d495..c702a55 100644 --- a/UseCases/Collaborating.mdwn +++ b/UseCases/Collaborating.mdwn @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ As an accountant that collaborates with other accountants I need: - Simultaneous editing of the same ledger -- Easy synchronization of entries from separate ledgers +- In the case of decentralized ledgers, such as ledger-cli files shared via DVCS + - Easy synchronization of entries from separate ledgers in order to efficiently and collaboratively perform accounting tasks.