Re: [Phpgroupware-users] CK-Ledger v.0.3.1 released

[Bob Crandell]

Hi C K Wu,

Most of my clients would be very interested in the bank reconciliation.  Lots of
them (I don't know how many) outsource their payroll.  How open are you to 
switching
 these 2 modules finishing the reconciliation module first?

Thanks

C K Wu (address@hidden) wrote*:
>
>Hi, Bob,
>
>Hsing-Foo is right about SME.  It stands for Small to Medium size Enterprise.
>The target users of CK-Ledger are organizations that have about 10-100 
>employees,
>computer users, etc.  They would probably have at least one system admin, and
>an accountant that is fairly familiar with computer systems.
>
>Before I go any further.  Let me throw in a standard rider.  The software is
>still in beta, so bugs are inevitable.
>
>The immediate plan for CK-Ledger is to complete a payrol module, which
>will bring it on par with similar software, such as NOLA.  Bank
>reconciliation will be high on the agenda, but I am afraid it won't be added
>till several months later.
>
>Cheers,
>CK
>
>Bob Crandell wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> One of the things that bother me about SQL-Ledger is it won't reconcile bank
>> statements yet.  It is on his todo list.  Does CK-Ledger?
>>
>> I'm not an accountant and all I know about it is debits are closest to the
>> window.  I'm in the position of needing someone else to tell me if it's what 
>> I
>> want/need.  What's SME?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Marc Lutolf (address@hidden) wrote*:
>> >
>> >We are using A/R and services, but just starting up. We are using them in a
>> >German setting, so we're still wrestling with translation problems.
>> >
>> >We initially looked at SQL Ledger and I have to say it's a pretty good
>> >product. On the other hand I don't want to add Perl to the mix we already
>> >have and we would like to have the possibility of customizing the code if
>> >need be, so PHP is a good thing.
>> >Having the permissions infrastructure and OOP stuff that phpgw brings to the
>> >party has made it easy to build on a foundation that's already solid.
>> >
>> >CK-Ledger has come very very far in a short time. It still needs a lot of UI
>> >work to make it handle a bit easily, but the functionality is quite there.
>> >With the new HR module (which I havn't looked at yet) this should be a
>> >fairly complete accounting package for SME.
>> >
>> >Also, I can say from experience that CK Wu is very responsive to enhancement
>> >requests. That in itself is worth it's weight in truffles (or gold, if you
>> >prefer).
>> >
>> >Is it mature enough? Well, it was in alpha until about 3 months ago, if I
>> >recall correctly. In my view an accounting program has to be able to post
>> >and balance. Yes, it does that and it doesn't break. Everything else is UI
>> >or nice to have. As long as the functionality is there I'll tweak the
>> >templates to make it look the way I want. That said CK-Ledger still needs
>> >user feedback to iron out the little things that make a user's life a bit
>> >more comfortable.
>> >
>> >If you know phpgw the setup is actually quite simple. If not the
>> >installation instructions posted on sourceforge are quite good, better than
>> >most. But if "mature" means installing out of the box this morning and
>> >having your accountant posting after lunch, well, soon but not quite yet.
>> >
>> >I'm a big fan of this app. It's a nice piece of work. I'd be very happy if
>> >more people used it.
>> >
>> >Marc
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: address@hidden
>> >[mailto:address@hidden Behalf Of Bob Crandell
>> >Sent: 26 November 2002 15:58
>> >To: address@hidden
>> >Subject: Re: [Phpgroupware-users] CK-Ledger v.0.3.1 released
>> >
>> >
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >Is anyone using this for real yet?  Is it mature enough yet?  We are using
>> >Quickbooks now and hate it.  I have been looking at SQL-Ledger but having
>> >accounting
>> >in the same interface as phpGroupware might be better.
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >
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>> >
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