Hi @QFMathew Thank you for a very quick response.
I hear what you are saying about not wanting to re-invent the wheel with adding functionality that could be better handled elsewhere. I have several programs that are separate to my accounting program because a dedicated program is better.
However with inventory, based on using my accounting program it’s not just simply about stock management. It’s also about managing repeat purchases knowing how much it costs, which supplier to buy it from and the markup that I applied to that particular product. My requirements is more about about purchase and sales shortcuts (on purchase invoices and sales invoices) to items that I frequently buy and sell. The stock management aspect in my accounting program as in if product has been delivered is just a bonus and its not a hugely complex feature. I will send you a pm with a link to my current accounting program and you can view how they do the inventory, delivery notes concept and also see how you can add custom fields and you will understand the value to me. The inventory and delivery modules are native to the program - they are not external addons.
You already do this to some extent with your sales inventory. My problem with this is that there is no link to any purchase inventory so you cannot have item a at purchase price £10 with sales price at £12 and bought from supplier XYZ. With my inventory module, I have the following columns - Item Code, Item Name, Item Description, Product Type, Supplier, Purchase Price, Sales Price as well as Qty on Hand, Delivered and Owned.
The sales Inventory is in my program classified as non-inventory and is better for things where I might purchase Backup Software Renewal from my supplier, but I sell a Backup Service, not a license to the Backup Software program so I am buying a product, but I am selling a service so they are not inventory. This is where your sales inventory and purchase inventory would come into play (if you had a purchase inventory).
I will see if I can find the Budgeting Feature request and vote for it.
With Blank Setup and Dashboard, if you check my email you will see how my program handles adding modules and blank setup to create a very simple program to use. My program is also geared towards non accountants. Your program has far too many COA by default and creates unwanted options as well. This actually makes it harder for non accountants to use the program. You understand how the program works better if you can create your own bank accounts and COA etc from scratch.
A key feature of my accounting program is the absense of menus. The program appears a bit too basic, but actually is quite featured, whilst retaining a high level of simplicity.
See this post to highlight my point - Delete bank account Big negative for me. There is no justification for creating default petty cash etc accounts as it just ended up frustrating this user and according to their post many other users complained about the same issue.
Entirely up to your development team how you want to handle your gui, but I definitely prefer my current accounting program for gui management although admittedly the colours are boring. Thank you.
… Edit. I think my account is too new. I can’t email the link to you.