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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2013-11-15 00:16:50
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Completed evaluation using EvalutationTemplate of Frontaccounting.
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- It seems to be built from scratch and not leverage any frameworks.
 
- Seems like a messy codebase: Table-based design. No templating, HTML is `echo`-ed to stdout.
 
- Uses the [deprecated](http://php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php) PHP `mysql_*` functions.
 

	
 
## Detailed Evaluation
 

	
 
## Evaluation of [Reporting|UseCases/GeneratingReports] UseCases
 
- [[Trial Balance Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#trial-balance]]: Yes
 
- [[Bank Reconciliation Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#bank-reconcilation]]: Yes, seems ok
 
- [[Chart of Accounts|UseCases/GeneratingReports#chart-of-accounts]]: Yes
 
- [[Cash Disbursements Journal|UseCases/GeneratingReports#cash-disbursements]]: Yes, looks like GL Account Transactions works for this
 
- [[Income Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#income-report]]: Not obviously
 
  there, but should be easy given the number of reports available.
 
- [[Expense Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#expense-report]]: Not obviously
 
  there, but should be easy given the number of reports available.
 

	
 
## Evaluation of [Reporting|UseCases/GeneratingReports] UseCases for Fund Accounting
 

	
 
It seems FrontAccounting's "Dimension" feature likely can do all of these,
 
since it seems you can limit any of the above reports by "Dimension".
 

	
 
## Evaluation of [[Fund Accounting|UseCases/FundAccounting]] UseCases
 

	
 
- [[Fund-only View|UseCases/FundAccounting#fund-view]]: No, seems to be no way to
 
restrict a user to a specific Dimension.
 
- [[Funds as part of whole org View|UseCases/FundAccounting#fundless-view]]:
 
  Yes, dimensions appear to be purely informative.
 
- [[Ignore Funds for operations|UseCases/FundAccounting#fundless-view]]:
 
  Yes, dimensions appear to be purely informative.
 

	
 
# Evaluation of [[Double-entry Accounting|UseCases/DoubleEntryAccounting]] UseCases
 

	
 
- Does the system implement pure double-entry accounting?  Yes, it appears to
 
  do so.
 

	
 
# Evaluation of [[TrackingDocumentation|UseCases/TrackingDocumentation]] UseCases
 

	
 
- Does the system
 
  [[link up to external documentation|UseCases/TrackingDocumentation#document-link-up]]?
 
  Not that I can find.  It doesn't seem to allow addition links to external documents.
 

	
 
- Does it have a [[the ability to explore transactions via documentation linkage|UseCases/TrackingDocumentation#document-link-explore]]?
 
  Not that I can find.
 

	
 
# Evaluation of [[Handling multiple currencies|UseCases/MultiCurrency]] UseCases
 

	
 
- Does it support the concept of
 
  [[a single functional currency|UseCases/MultiCurrency]], while still
 
  permitting multi-currency entries?  It probably could be beat in submission
 
  to work.  It does have the knowledge of a default currency and converts to
 
  it based on stored rates and reports come in the default currency.
 
  However, it doesn't appear that you can confine those to a single
 
  transaction.
 

	
 
## Evaluation of WorkFlow UseCases
 
- Is a
 
  [[specific workflow dictated by the system|UseCases/WorkFlow#workflow-dictated]]
 
  ?  It does appear that there are certain automated operations that occur
 
  upon creation of invoices, and purchase orders are required.
 
  
 
- Is a [[the workflow configurable|UseCases/WorkFlow#workflow-configurable]]
 
  ? No.
 
- [[Unaccrued Invoice|UseCases/WorkFlow#unaccrued-invioice]] ? Seems you
 
  can't generate an invoice without accruing it.
 
- [[Purchase Order required|UseCases/WorkFlow#purchase-order-required]] ?
 
  Seems that way.
 

	
 
# Evaluation of the [[Reading and Reporting API|UseCases/ReadingAPI]]
 

	
 
Interaction with the data seems to happen with embedded SQL statements
 
intermixed with PHP code.
 

	
 
# Evaluation of the [[Storage API|UseCases/StorageAPI]]
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