From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: mah@everybody.org (Mark A. Hershberger) Subject: Re: Org and Ledger Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:58:06 -0500 Message-ID: <87fxkyfvtt.fsf@everybody.org> References: <86zljmjrih.fsf@pmade.com> <874p1hhz9f.fsf@everybody.org> <87skozhgz7.fsf@everybody.org> <2DE3D780-6142-4A45-B4D9-2C66538C9001@uva.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L9jR5-0007Y7-MQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:58:19 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L9jR3-0007VH-CY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:58:18 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=37294 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L9jR2-0007V4-Up for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:58:17 -0500 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:47953 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L9jR2-0002ft-Eo for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:58:16 -0500 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1L9jQz-0007UX-GR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:58:13 +0000 Received: from 24.152.221.116.res-cmts.eph.ptd.net ([24.152.221.116]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:58:13 +0000 Received: from mah by 24.152.221.116.res-cmts.eph.ptd.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:58:13 +0000 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Cc: Carsten Dominik Carsten Dominik writes: > I have never used ledger, and so I have no picture in my head of > what would be useful. Maybe we should have a discussion of ideas > here? I think Russell Adams gives a hint at the problem: > I'm faced with needing the ability to integrate it into some business > workflows (ie: expense reporting, invoicing cycles, tax reporting, > etc) which I'll have to write all of the logic myself. I can use > Ledger for the data, but I have to code the workflows I require. With the introduction of org-invoice, I can begin to see my way through this muddled mess. Ideally, when I generate an invoice, I could verify that all was correct and invoke some sort of “send-to-client” function that would make an entry in ledger's “Accounts Receivable” as well as emailing the invoice to the client (or updating FreshBooks, or what have you). Another idea is budgeting: Org and its tables seems like natural fit for this. If I could easily tie org to ledger accounts, maybe I could see when I'm spending more than is budgeted. Or if I keep track of a “TO BUY” list in org and need to save money for some big ticket item, maybe I could have Org query ledger to see how much money I have saved. Pie-in-the-sky ideas, and my use of ledger as-yet is non-existent, but this would really help. Mark.