[CK-Ledger-users] Directly editing data in the CK MySQL tables?

[Tony C. <ton...@bt...>]

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I'm thinking of using CK-ERP for my new business, but I'm not sure how
easily it will integrate into my (planned) invoicing process.
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I will charge my customers a very small fee each time they use my
service. It doesn't make sense to invoice for each transaction, so I'll
keep track of the transactions in my own MySQL table - and only invoice
for the total amount after each 30 day period. (I'll also defer the
invoicing process a few times, if the customer owes less than =A35).
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1) Is is okay for my invoicing script (Perl) to directly add invoices
into the relevant CK-ERP table? I haven't installed CK-Ledger yet,
because I'm waiting for CK-ERP (due in a week or two, right? :)). Can I
assume that it will be easy to set things up in this way? Will I break
anything in CK-ERP, if I enter transactions directly into the MySQL
tables without telling CK-ERP about it? Do others do this kind of thing?

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2) And what happens to an invoice once it has been entered into CK-ERP?
Is there a "Print Invoice" function, for example? Can CK-ERP
automatically issue reminders, if the invoice goes unpaid? (I'm planning
to extend the Perl script so it handles these functions, but if CK-ERP
does similar things, then I should obviously wait!) =20
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3) Does it make sense for me to post a single transaction against the CK
tables - which summarises all the transactions by a customer over the
last 30 days? Or... should I be entering each small transaction into the
CK tables as it is done by the customer, and then enter the invoice as a
special record?
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4) How is an invoice even implemented in CK-ERP/Ledger? What module
handles invoicing, if any?
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Thank you!!!
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Tony
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Ps. I assume CK-ERP will still run on MySQL???
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