diff --git a/UseCases/TrackingDocumentation.mdwn b/UseCases/TrackingDocumentation.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..191c981c407ceb877aff062a180cd30e562a02ee --- /dev/null +++ b/UseCases/TrackingDocumentation.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Tracking Documentation on Accounting Transactions + +While [[double entry accounting|UseCases/DoubleEntryAccounting]] transactions +are the heart of any accounting system, auditors and managers need the +ability to dig down and determine what contracts, invoices, receipts or other +backup documentation relate to a given accounting document. + +An adequate accounting system should provide easy link-up between +double-entry accounting transactions and the documentation that relates to +the transactions. For example, +[[expense reports and reimbursement requests|UseCases/ReimbursementRequests]] +often have a myriad of receipts and invoices associated with them. +[[Handling contractors|UseCases/ContractorsAndContracts]] has similar types +of backup documentation. + +Ideally, the system should allow the exploration of and linkage to +documentation in both directions. It should be trivial to answer questions +such as: + + * I have this receipt/invoice from our document repository. Which + accounting transactions relate to this receipt? Has the transaction + been [[reimbursed|UseCases/ReimbursementRequests]]? + + * Looking at this invoice, can I see the transaction where it was accrued + and paid? + + * Show me a list of invoices that haven't been paid, with links to those + invoices. + + * Who approved this expense or payment? Show me the email where they + approved it.