[Erp5-dev] Amortisation in erp5

[jp at nexedi.com]

Hi,

> Is there any reason to have  separate bt5 for amortisation?

Yes. In many companies amortizations are calculated in a "hand made" way. 

> Don't you plan to include amortisation/immobilisation in accounting bt5
> in future? 

No, not in accounting bt5. 

Let me explain a bit what this bt5 does. It adds an Item class called "Immobilisation". This item is able to generate future amortization movements in simulation, based on a sequence of packing list which make this item change ownership. This way, in a group of companies, the same item can be moved from one company to another, changing owne.  All accounting transactions are generated automatically in the simulation including complex VAT transactions. Every accounting period, all simulation movements are grouped to generate end of period amortization.

Because there is a close relation between inventory, trade and Immobilisations, Immobilisations are put in a separate bt5 which depends from trade and accounting.

However, being able to link accounting transactions to arbitrary items could be provided by default in accounting, without the "automatic amortization generation" feature.

Regards,

JPS.