Bookings management software

[email protected] (Jacinta Richardson) Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:44:44 +1100
Newsgroups perl.trainers
Organization Perl Training Australia Pty Ltd
Message-ID <[email protected]>
G'day everyone,

I have a question for those on the list who run publicly enrolable courses.  How
do you handle your bookings?

At the moment we use a combination of nms-formmail, RT, LaTeX, a wiki and
memory.  It works but is time consuming.  I've done a few web searches but I
haven't found any course booking software which matches what I'm looking for
which has:

	* automatic invoice generation (which I can then edit if I want before
	  printing)
	* automatic cover letter and email generation (again editable)
	* various status levels: entered into accounting software, paid,
	  processed, payment reminder sent...
	* attendance lists
	* book lists (we give out free books as part of our early bird)
	* customisable reports; particularly ones which estimate course
	  profitability, and ones which can be used as reminders to print course
	  manuals, order books, confirm facilities etc.

etc.  I'm considering writing my own as a good way to learn either Jifty or
Catalyst, but I thought I'd ask to see if anyone on here had a working solution
already.  It doesn't have to do everything, as long as I can customise it.
Failing that, what would you like to see in such a tool?

	Jacinta

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