Gift Certificates - how do they work?

[Iain Fogg]

If I create a Sales Order for a gift certificate (basically using the Demo Seed Data) I think the finaccount is being created but I'm confused about the use-model.

If I look in the FinAccount table, I can see several GIFTCERT_ACCOUNTs. None of them have a finAccountName, but they all have a finAccountCode which looks like the output of a toString or something similar. With the Demo Data config, ought I be seeing a 12 alphanum account id somewhere in that table?

In the case where I am selling the GC to a customer (say on the phone), should I be able to get the account id from somewhere in the UI to inform the customer, and/or to print out on some official looking store card for later redemption. Or.......

Is the current implementation only intended for pure electronic use? A slight bummer if this is the case.

Also, where can I see the balance on a fin_account? I can see transactions in the GL, but I'm having a heck of a time finding where (if at all) I can view/update fin_accounts.

Thanks for any assistance,

Cheers, Iain



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[Jacques Le Roux]

Hi Iain,

I was also interested by your question. Browsing through the code I can't find any evidence that at this point there are any UI for
this.

Jacques

----- Original Message -----
From: "Iain Fogg" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 4:00 PM
Subject: Gift Certificates - how do they work?


> If I create a Sales Order for a gift certificate (basically using the Demo Seed Data) I think the finaccount is being created but
I'm confused about the use-model.
>
> If I look in the FinAccount table, I can see several GIFTCERT_ACCOUNTs. None of them have a finAccountName, but they all have a
finAccountCode which looks like the output of a toString or something similar. With the Demo Data config, ought I be seeing a 12
alphanum account id somewhere in that table?
>
> In the case where I am selling the GC to a customer (say on the phone), should I be able to get the account id from somewhere in
the UI to inform the customer, and/or to print out on some official looking store card for later redemption. Or.......
>
> Is the current implementation only intended for pure electronic use? A slight bummer if this is the case.
>
> Also, where can I see the balance on a fin_account? I can see transactions in the GL, but I'm having a heck of a time finding
where (if at all) I can view/update fin_accounts.

>
> Thanks for any assistance,
>
> Cheers, Iain
>
>
>
> --
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.7/538 - Release Date: 18/11/2006