[ic] Accounting Software linking with Interchange ?

[interchange-users@icdevgroup.org (Dan Browning)]

At 07:04 PM 6/10/2002 +0200, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm currently searching for an accounting system for on of our
>Customers, who is using Interchange.
>
>Beyond the "Standard Features" (Inventory, Vendors per Items and
>Item-Groups, invoice, work flow, multiuser...) I need some German
>country specific Features like SKU03 and Tax rules, Datev
>Interface..
>
>  * Has Anybody implemented an Interface to an accounting System with
>    Interchange before (Produktnames, Links)?
>
>  * Which way do your Customers Handle the financial accounting,  stuff
>    (In Interchange, extern )?
>
>Any hints and suggestions are welcome,
>
>Bye Alexander Schmitz

Four options I can think of off-hand:

1. Compiere.  Checkout the #1 to #3 project on Sourceforge right now, it is 
an open-source ERP/CRM application that may meet a lot of your needs.  The 
lead developer of Compiere is highly interested in integrating it with 
Interchange in the near future (via SOAP).  It has a German translation out 
of the box and it supports German accounting schemas and tax reporting methods.

2. Quickbooks.  See extensions/quickbooks in your IC tarball, the 
out-of-the-box integration is great and it can be easily customized for 
custom setups (although you can't get very *custom* with Quickbooks).

3. SQL-Ledger.  This open source project has a lead developer that is 
working with the author of Interchange to bring integration between the two.

4. Anything.  Developers on this list have done numerous (I'm sure) 
integrations with given POS/ERP/accounting systems.  For example, we have 
done MAS-90 and are looking at Turning Point as another project, but I have 
heard of several other successful systems integrations (some very classy, too).

In short, you can basically do anything.  The easy is easy and the hard is 
possible.


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