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diff --git a/doc/Ledger.scriv/202.rtfd/TXT.rtf b/doc/Ledger.scriv/202.rtfd/TXT.rtf deleted file mode 100644 index d5ac2a48..00000000 --- a/doc/Ledger.scriv/202.rtfd/TXT.rtf +++ /dev/null @@ -1,92 +0,0 @@ -{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf949\cocoasubrtf460 -{\fonttbl\f0\fmodern\fcharset0 Courier;} -{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} -\pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\sl264\slmult1\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural - -\f0\fs28 \cf0 The timeclock tool makes it easy to track time events, like clocking\ -into and out of a particular job. These events accumulate in a\ -timelog file.\ -\ -Each in/out event may have an optional description. If the ``in''\ -description is a ledger account name, these in/out pairs may be viewed\ -as virtual postings, adding time commodities (hours) to that\ -account.\ -\ -For example, the command-line version of the timeclock tool could be\ -used to begin a timelog file like:\ -\ -@example\ -export TIMELOG=$HOME/.timelog\ -ti ClientOne category\ -sleep 10\ -to waited for ten seconds\ -@end example\ -\ -The @file\{.timelog\} file now contains:\ -\ -@smallexample\ -i 2004/10/06 15:21:00 ClientOne category\ -o 2004/10/06 15:21:10 waited for ten seconds\ -@end smallexample\ -\ -Ledger parses this directly, as if it had seen the following transaction:\ -\ -@smallexample\ -2004/10/06 category\ - (ClientOne) 10s\ -@end smallexample\ -\ -In other words, the timelog event pair is seen as adding 0.00277h (ten\ -seconds) worth of time to the @samp\{ClientOne\} account. This would be\ -considered billable time, which later could be invoiced and credited\ -to accounts receivable:\ -\ -@smallexample\ -2004/11/01 (INV#1) ClientOne, Inc.\ - Receivable:ClientOne $0.10\ - ClientOne -0.00277h @@ $35.00\ -@end smallexample\ -\ -The above posting converts the clocked time into an invoice for\ -the time spent, at an hourly rate of $35. Once the invoice is paid,\ -the money is deposited from the receivable account into a checking\ -account:\ -\ -@smallexample\ -2004/12/01 ClientOne, Inc.\ - Assets:Checking $0.10\ - Receivable:ClientOne\ -@end smallexample\ -\ -And now the time spent has been turned into hard cash in the checking\ -account.\ -\ -The advantage to using timeclock and invoicing to bill time is that\ -you will always know, by looking at the balance report, epostly how\ -much unbilled and unpaid time you've spent working for any particular\ -client.\ -\ -I like to @samp\{!include\} my timelog at the top of my company's\ -accounting ledger, with the attached prefix @samp\{Billable\}:\ -\ -@smallexample\ -; -*-ledger-*-\ -\ -; This is the ledger file for my company. But first, include the\ -; timelog data, entering all of the time events within the umbrella\ -; account "Billable".\ -\ -!account Billable\ -!include /home/johnw/.timelog\ -!end\ -\ -; Here follows this fiscal year's postings for the company.\ -\ -2004/11/01 (INV#1) ClientOne, Inc.\ - Receivable:ClientOne $0.10\ - Billable:ClientOne -0.00277h @@ $35.00\ -\ -2004/12/01 ClientOne, Inc.\ - Assets:Checking $0.10\ - Receivable:ClientOne\ -@end smallexample}
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