Re: [LemonPOS-general] LemonPOS deposits/Multiple payment sources impasse

[Benjamin B. <bb...@gm...>]

>>Thank you Ben. I guess I got used to things being more active from when I
was around more mid last year.

Yeah, I can understand that can be the down side to these online projects.

>>I'll be following the CoinBox project. The potential for what it could be
is exciting.

Yes, this is looking like a good project so far. It is still in the
"nursing" stages, because there is much work that needs to be done to
really get it ready. It took LemonPOS about 2 or 3 years to be very
useable, we are hoping that it does not take as long, but we are also
wanting to build it right the first time, so we are willing to take our
time to have a better code base.

Also, I did get in contact with Miguel and he was saying that his plans for
LemonPOS is to just do basic bug and security support. He was wanting to
focus on what is happening at home and Coin Box POS. But we may hear from
him at some point.

This may not be totally good news, but it is better then not knowing what
is happening. :)

-Ben


On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 6:49 PM, DR <sur...@gm...> wrote:

> Thank you Ben. I guess I got used to things being more active from when I
> was around more mid last year.
> I'll be following the CoinBox project. The potential for what it could be
> is exciting.
>
> Miguel, My condolences. I'm sorry for your loss. By all means take the
> time that you need. We will find our way one way or another.
>
> Best,
> Darius
>
>
> On 2013-02-04, at 6:16 PM, Benjamin Burt wrote:
>
> Hello, yes someone is here...sort of... :/
>
> Well, on January 5 (2013) I made an announcement about things being quite
> on this mailing list. I have more or less moved on to a different project
> called Coin Box POS it is still a baby project so it needs much "TLC".
> Miguel who you would usaully hear from is catching up on things. I cannot
> speak for him on when or if he is coming back, but I do know that his
> father just died so he had not been around.
>
> Sorry I did not reponded sooner, I had thought Miguel would have responded
> before me so I forgot about your emails. Then I found out about Miguel's
> father dieing and did not think to respond to you, sorry I am not able to
> help you further at this point. :(
>
> I am also not sure, when you may hear from Miguel, I will try to get a
> hold of him and find out how he is doing.
>
> -Ben
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 3:16 PM, DR <sur...@gm...> wrote:
>
>> Is anyone seeing my messages?
>>
>> The other issues are minor but I was really hoping for some
>> thoughts/ideas on this issue.
>>
>> We really need to find a solution and have already invested so much into
>> using LemonPOS. Any suggestions would be graciously received.
>>
>> What we are hoping for:
>> A) Find a way of applying a DEPOSIT to a transaction that is separate
>> from payment
>>
>> OR
>>
>> B) Find a way to accept multiple payment types in a single
>> transaction(ie: Pay with a portion on Cash and a portion on Card, or a
>> Portion on VISA and a portion on Debit, etc.) This solution would allows us
>> to make an addtional 'CARD TYPE' called 'Deposit' and fulfill our needs
>> this way.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> D
>>
>> On 2013-01-25, at 12:50 PM, DR wrote:
>>
>> > Hello Ben/Miguel,
>> >
>> > First thank you for all the work you've done on Lemon. The work you
>> guys have done has been great. Miguel, thank you for all of the one-on-one
>> help early last year in getting your 0.9.5 release to work for our needs.
>> >
>> > I could really use your help again:
>> >
>> > We have reached an impasse in using LemonPOS which I haven't been able
>> to resolve on my own. I am hoping that one of you could suggestion a
>> solution or, if its not to involved, add something into LemonPOS. If its a
>> question of time/money, I could definitely convince the owners to
>> donate/pay again if it could be shown the outcome would work.
>> >
>> > LemonPOS in its current form has no option(that I've found) to account
>> for deposits. Our situation is such: We teach classes in which people might
>> leave a deposit through www.bookeo.com. When they arrive to pay, we need
>> to account for this within our LemonPOS report. Prior to this point we got
>> around the issue by having multiple(duplicate) Class items with different
>> prices to account for if deposits are made(ie: A $50 class that someone had
>> made a $20 deposit on would be listed as a separate item for $30). This
>> solution is no longer sufficient for the accountantant, our integration
>> with an ERP or to maintain 'best practices' in our accounting.
>> >
>> > What we need in simple terms:
>> > If we sell 10 classes x $50, we need to produce an end of day that
>> shows a net profit of $500 but part of this needs to account for funds
>> coming from a different source(ie: deposits). In our current system, it
>> doesnt see the deposits because the classes appear to just be sold for a
>> lesser dollar value.
>> >
>> > Possible sollutions:
>> > -Multiple payment options! We have been hoping for this for the last
>> year and being able to fund a single transaction with multiple payment
>> sources would solve MANY of the problems we've faced. Is this possible? Can
>> it be done? Is there a reason it hasnt?
>> > -Negative value items: This seems like it could cause other problems
>> but it might also act as a solution.
>> >
>> >
>> > Full context:
>> > -We are generating custom EoD reports via Select queries -> CSV for
>> import into other systems.
>> >
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> > Darius R.
>>
>>
>>
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