Re: [CK-Ledger-users] Re: I would like to help

[C K Wu <ck...@ch...>]

Hi, Brook,

Thanks for checking out ck-ledger and offering to help.
In fact, you come in at the perfect moment.

The POS module should be ready for release within a week.
After that, if you wish, you could take over the POS module,
and I'll move on to hr, payroll, time billing and the Chinese
versions that I am dying to produce.

The basic POS module covers special limited period pricing,
addon charge/reduction (percentage-wise) based on total sale,
accepting quasi-cash to handle credit cards, personal cheque,
smart (stored-value) card, direct bank debit, gift coupons, etc.

As far as I can see, from here on, there are five possible areas
of enhancement,

a)    Sale Promotion Plans:  I have already added "sales_plan_id"
        fields in the relevant tables.

b)    Composite Pricing:  ie, when disparate parts are
        purchased all at the same time, the total price will be
        reduced significantly.  I have been trying to combine
        this with the idea of an assembly (already implemented
        in ck-ledger).  However, I couldn't find a easy clear cut
        design.  You would probably have better idea on this.

c)    Incentive scores:  to allow small shops to create their own
        customer loyalty program (similar to airline's frequent
        flyer program).  However, there seems to be an undercurrent
        within the accounting profession requiring disclosure of
        potential liabilities under these kinds of program.  So, it's
        somewhat unstable, in terms of interfacing with the General
        Ledger.  Perhaps, facility to allow small shops to join
        one of the existing programs will be sufficient.

d)    PDA interface:  a interface to allow the relevant info
        to be displayed at the salesperson's palm pilot via a shop
        floor wireless LAN.  This will allow the salesperson, manning
        the shop floor, to answer questions like (in realtime),
        "I am a gold card member, am I entitled to 50% discount ?"
        "I came in two months ago, and it was much cheaper."
        "What's my total purchase now, and at this level, do I have any
discount?"
        "I am a senior citizen, if I purchase all three items as a set,
            on Easter Sunday, using 3x$10 cash coupons, 7x$1.5 gift certificates,

            how much cash do I need to pay ?"
        Brian Johnson from Canada may have some ideas on this one.

e)    Provide interface/driver for conventional cash register hardware.
        I have the slightest idea on this one.

How does it sound ?
CK

[PS - I am also forwarding this to the ck-ledger-users lists to allow others
        some idea of current development.  Hope you don't mind.]


Brook Humphrey wrote:

> On Monday 20 May 2002 10:10 pm, C K Wu wrote:
> I too whould like to help. I like sql-ledger but it's in perl. Php is much
> more usable for me. One thing of not I'm not an accountant and just do books
> for my computer store but I would be willing to test and report any problems,
> provide my chart of accounts for my small store as a demo chart, etc.
>
> I can program php and do so for a living at times. I own the company and
> everything I've done so far has been gpl. So that's not an issue. I would be
> extreamly insterested in helping with the POS as I'm in need of such a
> component.
>
> Any reply whould be appriciated.
>
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