Re: Clickable Part Numbers

[Stroller <..hidden..>]

On 17 Feb 2009, at 03:22, Jeff Kowalczyk wrote:
> ...
> IIRC, the misfeature of the current 1.2 UI is that if the user edits  
> the
> part number for an instantiated line item, it does not search for a  
> new
> part in that lineitem slot. I think the user can even save the  
> document
> with an arbitrarily altered partnumber, since the hidden parts.id is  
> used
> for identity.

If I'm understanding your description correctly I have tended to do  
this for some miscellaneous items.

I have a part number ZZ-ZZZ-ZZ that has a description of  
"miscellaneous item" but I have changed that description before  
posting the item.

I might use this, for example, if I purchase a fancy binder from  
Staples to put customer documentation or a report in. All my parts are  
for plumbing items or services, so a usual invoice might consist of  
"12cm diameter pipe, 1m" x 6, "Labour, 1 hour" x 2.

I don't want to manage stock of a petty stationary item that I'll  
never use again, or have a part number for it in my database; I do  
want to bill the customer for the item but I want to add it to the  
regular invoice & not have to create a separate AR > Add Transaction.

I suspect this usage is "wrong" and I think I have more recently just  
left the description as "miscellaneous item" and added "binder" or  
"stationary" or whatever in the item notes, but since the time I  
started using SQL-Ledger the field was editable, so it "made sense" to  
edit it.

Stroller.