Feature Request: Add shared/co-owned accounts

[svenstaro]

This software supports multiple users which is great. I think having an account type that can be shared/co-owned between multiple users would be a logical next step.

[PterX]

我也有同样的需求，请问是否有相关的开发计划

[mayswind]

我也有同样的需求，请问是否有相关的开发计划

ezBookkeeping may implement shared accounts in the future, but the implementation might differ from what @svenstaro has in mind.
In ezBookkeeping, each transaction’s categories, accounts, tags, and pictures are tied to a single user, so it isn’t possible to simply share one account across multiple users. In the future, ezBookkeeping may support quick user switching, session token sharing, and read-only sessions, but these are not short-term goals.
For now, if you need something similar, you can log in with different users using separate browsers.

[HowcanoeWang]

Maybe can add a middle layer between [user] - [transactions], to [user] - [ledger] - [transactions]

Ledger type can be "personal" or "shared", or even "AA", allow users to create different types of ledgers to manage, and each ledger allows to bind to existing accounts

[mayswind]

Maybe can add a middle layer between [user] - [transactions], to [user] - [ledger] - [transactions]

Ledger type can be "personal" or "shared", or even "AA", allow users to create different types of ledgers to manage, and each ledger allows to bind to existing accounts

As I mentioned above, in ezBookkeeping every accounts, transaction categories, and transaction tags are tied to the user. If an account were shared across multiple users, the related categories and tags of the transactions in these accounts would also need to be shared, which could cause confusion. ezBookkeeping has no plans to support this approach.

Additionally, ezBookkeeping defines accounts as the accounts in the real world. Adding an extra layer between users and accounts does not align with this design, and therefore will not be supported.

[svenstaro]

Maybe can add a middle layer between [user] - [transactions], to [user] - [ledger] - [transactions]

Ledger type can be "personal" or "shared", or even "AA", allow users to create different types of ledgers to manage, and each ledger allows to bind to existing accounts

As I mentioned above, in ezBookkeeping every accounts, transaction categories, and transaction tags are tied to the user. If an account were shared across multiple users, the related categories and tags of the transactions in these accounts would also need to be shared, which could cause confusion. ezBookkeeping has no plans to support this approach.

Additionally, ezBookkeeping defines accounts as the accounts in the real world. Adding an extra layer between users and accounts does not align with this design, and therefore will not be supported.

Many banks support accounts owned by multiple people. How to reflect that in this software? Would we have a user account named "user1+user2" or something like that?

[PterX]

Alternatively, we can adopt the concept of multiple ledgers, where all resources have their own ledgers. A shared ledger allows two users to manage the same ledger simultaneously, enabling independent management of different accounts, bills, and categories.

[mayswind]

Alternatively, we can adopt the concept of multiple ledgers, where all resources have their own ledgers. A shared ledger allows two users to manage the same ledger simultaneously, enabling independent management of different accounts, bills, and categories.

I’ve already described the feature that ezBookkeeping will implement in the future in my earlier reply to you. And ezBookkeeping will not add so called "ledger".