Is there a test for protected

rocketman

Is there a way I can test to see if a transaction is protected so I can do something like

Allow a flight record to be changed
Find the original corresponding financial transaction
If the transaction is protected (IE the previous month has been closed off) THEN
calculate the difference between the cost of the changed flight record and the original
Create a new transaction for the difference in the current (open) financial period

The long winded way would be to set and check a date in systemsettings - just thought there might be a simpler way

tford

Interesting idea, but I think you'll have to use your "long winded way".

rocketman

long winded was probably too strong but it does rely on a user closing off a period. It wouldn't be an issue if the figures weren't being used to update a third party accounts package. Once the summary figures (accounts receivable and all the income headings) have been transcribed, I can't then allow thise transactions that make up the period end balances to be changed.

Support - any chance of an "IS PROTECTED" test

tford

Can't you just apply whatever rules that you would use to PROTECT the transaction to turn on a BO.ProtectedYN flag on that transaction?

rocketman

yep there's no problem in the short term. I can achieve what I want to achieve by at least two different methods, the latter though ( the bo.protectedYN) is just a duplication of something that AwareIm must be doing internally anyway.

Just thought it would make a good wish list item for the future.