Re: Could someone explain the principle behind 'saved' and 'posted'

["Kevin Bailey" <..hidden..>]

Could someone register this bug please?

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From: "Erik Huelsmann" <..hidden..>
Date: Tue, Nov 13, 2012 22:39
Subject: [Ledger-smb-users] Could someone explain the principle behind 'saved' and 'posted'
To: <..hidden..>

Hi Kevin,

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Kevin Bailey
<..hidden..>wrote:

> I know 'posted' is officially 'posted' to the accounts -but what is the
> 'saved' one for.
>

The saved/posted states exist to be able to implement a "4 eyes principle":
the idea that colleagues should check each other before transactions are
entered into the books. One colleague enters the transaction into the
system and saves; the other verifies and posts.


> ANd if it is an intermediary step then why are 'saved' credit notes
> showing up under the AR aging report - if they are not yet posted then
> surely they are not officially on the accounts and therefore should not
> show under AR aging.
>

That does sound like a bug indeed.

Bye,

Erik.