Vikas Rawal <vikasli...@agrarianresearch.org> writes: > I have started using ledger with Org, and would be interested in knowing > experiences of other users. > > I see two sets of uses in combining Ledger with Org. > > 1. Record keeping of transactions: Org works with ledger mainly > through babel. Has anyone considered the possibility of maintaining > the records natively in Org, which could be exported to ledger? > Keeping native ledger source blocks in Org does not seem to add much > value as far as maintaining books is concerned. Some people have tried > some basic expense recording in Org, but to my knowledge, these > solutions do not talk to ledger.
I've certainly thought about it :) I think the ideal solution for me would be org headings with ledger-specific properties. So you could have date and payee properties (defaulting to using the heading text and any timestamp present), and then as many LEDGER_POSTING properties as you like. You could "export" a subtree of postings to a real ledger file, and there would be an export-and-archive command that would "permanently retire" a set of org headings as a ledger file. When keeping track of payments I need to make, or need to receive, the duplication of data in my org and ledger files has always annoyed me. I haven't actually done anything about it, though :) > 2. Generating reports: Babel results do not use the standard Org table > syntax. Given my limited knowledge of lisp, I am finding it difficult > to programme customising these reports in Org. It would be of much > benefit if other users could share how they customise ledger reports > in Org. Some examples would be great. Can't help here, sorry.
