Changeset 4c6a731

Timestamp:

Jul 6, 2014, 4:10:52 AM (11 years ago)

Author:

Alex Dehnert <adehnert@…>

Branches:

master

Children:

bc1da44

Parents:

cabf7ac

git-author:

Alex Dehnert <adehnert@…> (07/06/14 04:10:52)

git-committer:

Alex Dehnert <adehnert@…> (07/06/14 04:10:52)

Message:

Add my guess for what the layers mean

File:

• remit/finance_core/models.py (modified) (1 diff)

remit/finance_core/models.py

@@ -207 +207 @@
 LAYER_CLOSEOUT    = 40
 layers=(
-    (LAYER_BUDGET,      'budget'),
-    (LAYER_ALLOCATION,  'allocation'),
-    (LAYER_EXPENDITURE, 'expenditure'),
-    (LAYER_CLOSEOUT,    'closeout'),
+    # Guessing the meanings here a bit...
+    (LAYER_BUDGET,      'budget'),      # requested amount
+    (LAYER_ALLOCATION,  'allocation'),  # amount approved
+    (LAYER_EXPENDITURE, 'expenditure'), # spent amount
+    (LAYER_CLOSEOUT,    'closeout'),    # difference between spent and allocated
+
+    # Remit was originally developed for the UA, so I'm guessing the layers
+    # reflect a process where the treasurer proposes a budget, the body
+    # approves it (potentially with amendments), committees spend it, and then
+    # you balance the accounts at the end
+
 )
 def get_layer_by_name(name):