Users / developers with Odoo experience, please share your feedback. ERPNext often gets compared with Odoo and it would be a good idea to prepare a list of reasons why ERPNext is better (?) than Odoo (or not). Here is one: Free upgrades

When you talk accounting in Odoo are you talking about v8 and previous or do you include v9? Because in theory (I dont know) v9 main focus was improving Odoo accounting and it is the area that has received more work. Do you think it is still lacking?

Many of us has high hope on v9 accounting, but well…Yes, it is better in many ways. Like, more stream line ways of reconciliation for various bookings. Some new concept is also introduced, like no account hierarchy anymore, no period any more, new reports, new online reconcile, etc… (some new ideas …

[image] Francois_Ifitwala: For a company that process around 100 JV daily, the ability of doing batch entries is a requirement. What kind of UI would you want for that? [image] Francois_Ifitwala: I would also echo @kittiu comment about > accounting engine can smartly decide which accoun…

Why do you think it is that accountants are so against changes while other type of employees, like sales or warehouse managers, are more open to new interfaces and even ways of working?

Yes they are accountants and they should know which one is which, but you would be surprised at times Fully agree. I see this in Kenya and I see this with my self, a self-taught “accountant”, still struggling with debits and credits.

[image] rmehta: Yes they are accountants and they should know which one is which, but you would be surprised at time Fully agree. I see this in Kenya and I see this with my self. Some simple things can be done here:

Thanks @rmehta , ** No new UI for batch entries, but just a new document. You can see on the link I have posted above. What about this. On top: Account on which batch entries will be made against. All entries will either be Debit or Credit against that account. So a tick box for either. The…

Hi @rmehta , I have not gone deep with ERPNext, so please take this as constructive comment from someone not knowing ERPNext very well yet. Many thing I see. At first it look too plain simple, but after play around it make more and more sense. Like the smart search. The report filter, grouping, etc…

I think accountant can change. The process, the UI. But at the end of day, the accounting entries must be valid.

@kittiu [image] kittiu: I think accounting entries is heart of ERP system, and nothing should be deleted or updated, every trail must be there, for auditing and for reporting. The cancelled Sales Invoice exists in the system, so there is traceability. No need for duplication [image] kitt…

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Fully agree. I see this in Kenya and I see this with my self. Some simple things can be done here:

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