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ERPOctober 202610 min read

ERP Expense Settlement Advance Reconciliation and Input VAT

How to reconcile a cash advance against category-tagged expense lines in an ERP, and why VAT on each line stays informational unless a tax-invoice number exists.

BackendOctober 202610 min read

Integer vs Decimal Money Postgres: Two ERPs, Two Answers

I ship integer rupiah in one product and Decimal(15,2) in another. Here is how rounding, percentages, JSON and currencies decide which one wins.

DevOpsOctober 202610 min read

How to Deploy Docker Compose in Production for Beginners

Beginner guide to deploy Docker Compose in production: restart policy, .env, loopback port, memory limit, health check, safe updates and a table of fixes.

DevOpsOctober 202610 min read

How to Turn a Plain Dockerfile into a Docker Multi-Stage Build

How to build a Docker multi-stage image for beginners: split a Dockerfile into stages, copy only what runs, drop root, and measure the image size yourself.

ERPOctober 202610 min read

ERP Contract Billing Schedule Down Payment Without Double Bills

Model a contract as billing-schedule rows, period 0 as the down payment, each with a planned amount and a unique invoice link, so no period is billed twice

ERPOctober 202610 min read

ERP Payroll Amendment Closed Period: Fix It Without Editing

How to correct a paid payroll run without touching it: an amendment record links the closed run to a draft revision, with a reason, a creator and an audit trail.

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