Hi Pravin,
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Pravin Dhayfule dhayfule@gmail.com wrote:
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Has anyone used it, so that I can lay out points on transitioning from Tally to GnuCash or any other OpenSource/Free Alternative to Tally.
Not nitpicking, but have you used the word "transitioning" thoughtfully?
Accounting / workflow / ERP software are not just software that works, they create and manage data. So, if you actually *mean* migration, you may first want to take a look at the data export / migration options from your existing prop. package, rather than anything else.
So, if your existing data can't be exported the "migration" project may entirely fail, as it is not usually feasible to re-enter years or even months of existing business data into the new system. And AFAIK, tally uses some sort of prop. data storage schema which is neither open nor documented. You may not face this problem if you are starting out the accounting practise at a new firm / company with zero backlog.
hth -indra