Print bank deposit slip?

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Print bank deposit slip?

Bruce Fraser posted 7 Years Ago

Hi everyone,

We're unhappy with our present ChMS [which I shall refrain from naming], and are looking around at alternatives.

We're looking at pretty basic operations: directory of church people, contributions, group lists.

One software used by a church I was part of a few years ago used an excellent ChMS program which sadly has ceased operation (the one-person programmer retired). It was clearly designed in consultation with people who did the hands-on day to day work in a church office. For instance, when recording contributions for the Sunday service, it automatically produced a bank deposit slip, with all the cheques and cash entered in their appropriate sections, everything added up correctly. It was a great time-saver for the volunteers counting the offering. Ever since then, I've used that as reference point for judging a program's ease of use.

QUESTION: Does RockRMS print out bank deposit slips, based on the day's offering?

DJ Grick · Answer 1 · 2016-12-06T15:18-07:00

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DJ Grick replied 7 Years Ago

Out of the box I don't believe Rock has this feature ...but with Rock anything is possible.

The Core Developers of Rock have a ton of background in the church world being the people doing the work and pay close attention to the needs of churches both big and small. I love that Rock is made up of "blocks" because it makes me think of Legos. They give us the parts we need to build a ChMS in a way that best fits our church.

I believe you could create a Merge Document to do exactly what you are looking for. Having this ability is probably the best because it allows you to customize for different banks needs. I have not tested this so someone else might need to jump in and confirm or may have already created it.

PS: Our ministries bank and my personal bank both moved away from requiring anything beyond check total on the deposit slip. I don't know if everyone is going that way but some are.

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Out of the box I don't believe Rock has this feature ...but with Rock anything is possible.The Core Developers of Rock have a ton of background in the church world being the people doing the work and pay close attention to the needs of churches both big and small. I love that Rock is made up of "blocks" because it makes me think of Legos. They give us the parts we need to build a ChMS in a way that best fits our church.&nbsp; I believe you could create a <a href="https://www.rockrms.com/Rock/BookContent/9/80#mergedocuments">Merge Document</a>&nbsp; to do exactly what you are looking for. Having this ability is probably the best because it allows you to customize for different banks needs. I have not tested this so someone else might need to jump in and confirm or may have already created it.&nbsp;PS: Our ministries bank and my personal bank both moved away from requiring anything beyond check total on the deposit slip. I don't know if everyone is going that way but some are.&nbsp;

<p>Out of the box I don't believe Rock has this feature ...but with Rock anything is possible.</p><p>The Core Developers of Rock have a ton of background in the church world being the people doing the work and pay close attention to the needs of churches both big and small. I love that Rock is made up of "blocks" because it makes me think of Legos. They give us the parts we need to build a ChMS in a way that best fits our church.&nbsp;<br></p><p>I believe you could create a <a href="https://www.rockrms.com/Rock/BookContent/9/80#mergedocuments">Merge Document</a>&nbsp; to do exactly what you are looking for. Having this ability is probably the best because it allows you to customize for different banks needs. I have not tested this so someone else might need to jump in and confirm or may have already created it.&nbsp;</p><p>PS: Our ministries bank and my personal bank both moved away from requiring anything beyond check total on the deposit slip. I don't know if everyone is going that way but some are.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Out of the box I don't believe Rock has this feature ...but with Rock anything is possible.</p><p>The Core Developers of Rock have a ton of background in the church world being the people doing the work and pay close attention to the needs of churches both big and small. I love that Rock is made up of "blocks" because it makes me think of Legos. They give us the parts we need to build a ChMS in a way that best fits our church.&nbsp;<br></p><p>I believe you could create a <a href="https://www.rockrms.com/Rock/BookContent/9/80#mergedocuments">Merge Document</a>&nbsp; to do exactly what you are looking for. Having this ability is probably the best because it allows you to customize for different banks needs. I have not tested this so someone else might need to jump in and confirm or may have already created it.&nbsp;</p><p>PS: Our ministries bank and my personal bank both moved away from requiring anything beyond check total on the deposit slip. I don't know if everyone is going that way but some are.&nbsp;</p>

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Bruce Fraser · Answer 2 · 2016-12-06T15:42-07:00

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Bruce Fraser replied 7 Years Ago

Hi DJ,

Thanks for your thoughtful answer.

I'm familiar with doing a mail merge or letter merge in Word. I had a look at the "Merge document" link you provided and -- oh dear! -- the procedure for writing the code to produce a deposit slip would be intimidating. In fact, I'd rather program it in dBase than attempt that!

I was rather looking for out-of-the-box ability.

DJ Grick

7 years ago

Yeah Lava is a little tricky at first but they have great docs (http://www.rockrms.com/lava) and in the slack community (http://www.rockrms.com/slack) people often help one another out. I am not a programmer but have been able to figure most things I try with a little play. :-)

Jeremy Hoff · Answer 3 · 2016-12-06T20:09-07:00

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Jeremy Hoff replied 7 Years Ago

Hey Bruce!

DJ's correct- pretty much anything is possible, and honestly Lava is pretty revolutionary in the ChMS world. (In a similar way that dBase was revolutionary way-back-when ;-)

One interesting bit to keep in mind is that while RockRMS may not come out-of-the-box with a deposit slip, we'll need something similar and will share it with you and anyone else who may need it in the near future*. If you're judging any solution based on ease of use, you might also consider adding "ease to solve your organization's problems." I can't think of any other ChMS ecosystem in this price point that embraces the sharing of solution like Rock's. ;-)

*We don't produce a "deposit slip" per se, but we do produce a "batch slip" that is wrapped around each stack of checks within a deposit. Our bank (Bank of the West) still needs these for analog check submission.

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<p>Hey Bruce!</p><p>DJ's correct- pretty much anything is possible, and honestly Lava is pretty revolutionary in the ChMS world. (In a similar way that dBase was revolutionary way-back-when ;-) &nbsp;</p><p>One interesting bit to keep in mind is that while RockRMS may not come out-of-the-box with a deposit slip, we'll need something similar and will share it with you and anyone else who may need it in the near future*. &nbsp;If you're judging any solution based on ease of use, you might also consider adding "ease to solve your organization's problems." &nbsp;I can't think of any other ChMS ecosystem in this price point that embraces the sharing of solution like Rock's. ;-)</p><p><br></p><p>*We don't produce a "deposit slip" per se, but we do produce a "batch slip" that is wrapped around each stack of checks within a deposit. &nbsp;Our bank (Bank of the West) still needs these for analog check submission.</p>

<p>Hey Bruce!</p><p>DJ's correct- pretty much anything is possible, and honestly Lava is pretty revolutionary in the ChMS world. (In a similar way that dBase was revolutionary way-back-when ;-) &nbsp;</p><p>One interesting bit to keep in mind is that while RockRMS may not come out-of-the-box with a deposit slip, we'll need something similar and will share it with you and anyone else who may need it in the near future*. &nbsp;If you're judging any solution based on ease of use, you might also consider adding "ease to solve your organization's problems." &nbsp;I can't think of any other ChMS ecosystem in this price point that embraces the sharing of solution like Rock's. ;-)</p><p><br></p><p>*We don't produce a "deposit slip" per se, but we do produce a "batch slip" that is wrapped around each stack of checks within a deposit. &nbsp;Our bank (Bank of the West) still needs these for analog check submission.</p>

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Marcie Rempel · Answer 4 · 2017-12-07T10:13-07:00

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Marcie Rempel replied 6 Years Ago

Hi Jeremy - I'd be interested in connecting with you about your solution. I've also sent you a message on Slack.

Jeremy Hoff · Answer 5 · 2017-12-07T14:46-07:00

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Jeremy Hoff replied 6 Years Ago

Hi Marcie - nice to make your acquaintance. I responded on #slack. :-)

Our solution for Bank Deposit slips is to print the batch detail.

I believe Daniel H got you started with the Deposit Slip, which is intended for Events rather than Contributions.

I hope that helps!

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