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**Deferred data massaging -- so you can Just Start Typing, and worry about assigning proper accounts and categories to things later; the program should keep track of incomplete data massaging so you can take care of it when you have time | **Deferred data massaging -- so you can Just Start Typing, and worry about assigning proper accounts and categories to things later; the program should keep track of incomplete data massaging so you can take care of it when you have time | ||
==Data Design== | ==Data Design== | ||
There are two main areas of concern: Transactions and | There are two main areas of concern: Accounts and Transactions. | ||
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|ID||int(4) autonumber | |||
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|Name||text||short name for account | |||
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|Descr||text||description and notes | |||
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|ID_Type||int(4)||AcctTypes.ID: type of account | |||
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===Transactions=== | ===Transactions=== | ||
==Interface Design== | ==Interface Design== | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*http://braincore.blogspot.com/2005/05/koding-what-am-i-koding-then.html - A Dutch developer discusses accounting software, briefly. Apparently they don't use checkbooks in Holland. | *http://braincore.blogspot.com/2005/05/koding-what-am-i-koding-then.html - A Dutch developer discusses accounting software, briefly. Apparently they don't use checkbooks in Holland. | ||
Revision as of 17:52, 6 August 2005
Template:Stub:Woozle Woozle: Projects: HyperMoney
HyperMoney is my attempt to write a money-management program (as in Quicken or Microsoft Money) that is actually usable and has no Stupid Features. It will be Open Source, as soon as I have source worth publishing (as of 2005-08-06, it's all written in Microsoft Access 97). The next step may be to convert it to web-based application, as HTML could possibly overcome many of the interface design issues I'm encountering.
Project Goals
- To avoid shortcomings in existing money manager software: see HyperMoney: Flaws in Other Software
- To minimize the "setup curve", i.e. the amount of preparatory work needed before any useful amounts of data can be entered
- To provide all basic functionality needed for the following:
- Tracking and balancing one's bank accounts, credit cards, and other basic types of money accounts
- Tracking debts and loans involving one or more other parties of varying levels of disorganization (they might or might not send you regular statements or even reliable itemizations)
- To make data entry as painless as possible:
- Easy identification of redundantly-entered transactions -- so you can Just Start Typing instead of worrying about where you left off last time
- Deferred data massaging -- so you can Just Start Typing, and worry about assigning proper accounts and categories to things later; the program should keep track of incomplete data massaging so you can take care of it when you have time
Data Design
There are two main areas of concern: Accounts and Transactions.
Acccounts
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ID | int(4) autonumber | |
| Name | text | short name for account |
| Descr | text | description and notes |
| ID_Type | int(4) | AcctTypes.ID: type of account |
Transactions
Interface Design
Links
- http://braincore.blogspot.com/2005/05/koding-what-am-i-koding-then.html - A Dutch developer discusses accounting software, briefly. Apparently they don't use checkbooks in Holland.