Subject RE: [firebird-support] Accounting System DB Design
Author Alan McDonald
> Thanks Alan. Was there another message though? This was the first reply
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> From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:firebird-support@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan McDonald
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:30 PM
> To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [firebird-support] Accounting System DB Design
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> > Could someone point me to an example of table design for an accounting
> > related system?
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> > I want to implement standard T-Account style accounting in my system.
> > Should I have a table for each account(CASH, AR, WRITEOFF, DISCOUNT,
> > REVENUE, et. al.)? Or should I have a single "LEDGER" table and an
> > "ACCOUNTTYPE" lookup table?
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> > To link the debit/credit side of a transaction can I have a
> > foreign key on a
> > field in the same table? An example (or some advice) would be most
> > appreciated.
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> > Thanks,
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> > Anthony
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> sorry - forgot the link
> http://www.dbsonlin <http://www.dbsonline.com/> e.com/
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