Build and check your accounting app

A short checklist to test an accounting app built from the Library prompt, before you trust it.

What this is: Five steps to check the numbers, the export and the backups, and to show the app to your accountant.
Who it is for: Small business owners who built the accounting prompt.
What you will get: An accounting app you have checked, with a plan for backups and a list for your accountant.
Time: About 90 minutes
You need: The accounting prompt from the Library
A calculator and a spreadsheet
An accountant to ask

Your path: Build and check it

☐ Build it from the accounting prompt
1. In the Library open Prompts, Build a real app, Simple accounting system.
2. Build it with the app guide, using fake data only.
You should see: The app runs on your computer with sample customers and invoices.
☐ Check the numbers by hand
1. Press Copy and send it to a chat app.
2. Enter the same invoices in the app and compare every total.
You should see: Every total, balance and status matches the sheet to 3 decimals.
☐ Try the file for your accountant
1. Press the export button for a date range.
2. Open the file and check the Arabic names and the 3 decimals.
You should see: Arabic names look right and every amount has 3 decimals.
☐ Show it to your accountant
1. Press Copy and send it to a chat app to get the list.
2. Send the list and the sample export to your accountant.
You should see: Your accountant tells you what is missing and what not to rely on.
☐ Plan your own backups
1. Pick a day each month.
2. Export everything and save it in a folder you control.
You should see: A reminder in your calendar and a folder with your first export.