[Kde-finance-apps] Re: Billing transaction fields

[Alvaro Soliverez]

Changed the subject as it wasn't current anymore.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 7:32 AM, samir <sam1487 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I was wondering what fields I should take as input from the user in the
> mobile client software I am working on. The purpose is to let a user input a
> transaction he did with as few typing as possible, thereby recording just
> what is required. I would like to know which fields I must include, so that
> when I export the transactions to a xml, I can use the file to import it
> into any financial application. Such an import will adjust the accounts that
> will change due to the transaction. I would like to ensure the fact that I
> am taking enough information from the user to update these accounts.
>
> These are the fields I have thought of:
>
> UId
> transaction_description (
> additional_note
what's the difference between the 2 fields above?

> payment_mode (cash, credit card, debit)
+ payment account (eg. which savings acct or credit card you used)
> amount
> datetime_of_transaction
> transaction_type (change in expense, liability or asset)
+ transaction account/category (eg. what kind of expense it was. Was
it groceries, oil, furniture, utilities, etc.)
>

I think not all of those fields should be required, but it would be
nice to have them, to allow for a better matching when present.