[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** RE: ***SPAM*** RE: ***SPAM*** fund summaries from invoices

[Jim Taylor]

I didn't say there was any "intent" to derail the request.  I said it was
likely to derail the request because it changed the request for information
into something else.

 

Jim

 

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[mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
Grace Dunbar
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 11:15 AM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** RE: ***SPAM*** fund summaries
from invoices

 

That's a pretty big leap to say the comment was an intent to derail the
request for information.  I think Lebbeous was simply trying to discourage
sharing screenshots of proprietary software.  If this can't be done in
Evergreen today and someone were to develop it based on the screenshot
provided, it could potentially lead to problems.  

We all just want to err on the side of caution when it comes to these
matters.

-Grace

 

On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Jim Taylor <jtaylor at jtdata.com> wrote:

I think the question was simply what it was.is there a way to create a
similar summary?    I don't believe it was a plea for someone to turn
Evergreen into Symphony.   Would seem like useful information no matter what
ILS one was using and, while also not being a lawyer, it would seem
difficult for someone to argue that only they are allowed to produce a
report which tells someone how much and from which budget lines they are
spending their money.

 

Guess I'm sticking my nose into someone else's discussion but seemed like an
unfair accusation against Mr. Meeks and one likely to derail his request for
information.

 

Jim

 

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[mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
Lebbeous Fogle-Weekley
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 10:01 AM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** fund summaries from invoices

 

Hi Robert,

 

I am not a lawyer, but I do have a vague idea that Evergreen development
can't just mimic proprietary ILSes without running into potential legal
trouble.  Nobody here is trying to produce a clone of Symphony or anything
else; even setting aside legal concerns, that's just not a goal of the
Evergreen project.

 

That said, if you would be open to discussing your workflows and needs in a
somewhat more abstract form, I do hope you find that the mailing list and
the IRC channel[1] will help lead you down any of these paths:

 

- Finding alternative workflows that libraries already using Evergreen can
recommend to accomplish your essential goals

- Finding volunteer effort to develop new features

- Finding vendors who can develop the features you want for Evergreen,
ideally blending your requirements harmoniously with those of libraries in a
similar position

 

Thanks,

 

Lebbeous

 

[1] See http://www.open-ils.org/irc.php

 

On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Robert Meeks
<robert.meeks at asburyseminary.edu> wrote:

Hi all - another question as I continue to nail down my acquisitions
workflows.

 

When I finish with an invoice and successfully pay everything in Evergreen,
I need to be able to create some kind of summary that displays how much
money is coming out of which funds in an invoice. This is crucial to our
payment process, as I send copies of the invoice to be paid and this summary
to my business office, who then cuts the check to our vendors. The attached
screenshot is the summary I used to be able to get from Symphony when I paid
an invoice. Is it possible to create such a summary after finishing with an
invoice in Evergreen?

 




Robert Meeks

Acquisitions Specialist - BL Fisher Library

Asbury Theological Seminary

204 N. Lexington Ave.

Wilmore, KY 40390

p: 859.858.2397

 

 

 





 

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Lebbeous Fogle-Weekley

 | Software Developer

 | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts

 | phone:  1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)

 | email:  lebbeous at esilibrary.com

 | web:  http://www.esilibrary.com





 

-- 

Grace Dunbar, Vice President
Equinox Software, Inc.  -  The Open Source Experts
gdunbar at esilibrary.com   
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