Re: [1.4 testing] Reconciliation

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> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 12:15 AM, <..hidden..> wrote:
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>> > On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 11:43 PM, <..hidden..> wrote:
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>> >> I made a few test transactions how do I reconcile in 1.4?
>> >>
>> >> did cash -> Reconciliation get moved to transaction approval ->
>> >> Reconciliation ?
>> >> When I run this report I see nothing.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Reconciliation is two stages:  entry and approval.
>> >
>> > Go to cash/Reconciliation.  Reconcile your books.  Click submit.
>> >
>> > Then go to Transaction Approval/Reconciliation and approve it.
>> >
>> > This does take marginally more time in the second step but the whole
>> > process is sufficiently streamlined that it should more than make up
>> for
>> > it.
>> >
>> > Best Wishes,
>> > Chris Travers
>> >
>> Good morning!
>>
>> Sounds good thanks! Ill try that.
>>
>> I am dealing with a Reconciliation bug in our 1.2 based system and was
>> curious if it is in the 1.4.
>> During a reconciliation (in 1.2), opening a new window (tab) and adding
>> a
>> transaction (say GL) in another tab.
>> Then clicking "update" the Reconciliation in the original tab
>> (bin/rc.pl)
>> all the checkboxes are thrown off.
>>
>
> This was a known issue in 1.2, and fixed in 1.3.   1.3's reconciliation is
> totally different.  1.4 has not changed anything here since 1.3.
>
>>
>> This is because bin/rc.pl sub update uses $i to track the R (cleared)
>> check boxes.
>> I messed with RC.pm & rc.pl to give me a unique entity_id back on its
>> query.
>> (patch available)
>> We could use this to track the check boxes on the form accurately.
>> I currently am unsure how to copy elements of the 2D array $form->{PR}
>> into a hash that gets hidden in the form.
>> Then the hash can be used to refresh selections by entity_id on update.
>>
>
> Our approach in 1.3/1.4 is relatively different.  The same problem does
> not
> exist.
>
> we actually use another database table to track reconciliation lines in
> 1.3.  This means a couple of things:
>
> 1.  Checkboxes never move, and
>
> 2.  You can go back and look at past reconciliation reports.
>

Very nice indeed, all the more reason for me to just focus on migration to
1.4.
I have got to say I like 1.4 it feels fast, I just need to get familiar
with moose and the pl/sql.
Cheers Turtle