Code review comment for lp:~luc-demeyer/account-financial-report/7.0-account_financial_report_webkit-first-special-fix

> The problem is that you have many OpenERP systems out there which have been
> used for years for other purposes than accounting.
> During those years, accounting entries have been generated but these entries
> were only used for e.g. one department or only sale/purchase of goods, ...
> Real reconciliations in those systems are usually done outside OpenERP (in the
> accounting software).
>
> Hence the partner data in those years are incorrect and the reports should
> start from the point where a first correct opening balance has been uploaded,
> not the first year with (incorrect) accounting entries.

Thanks for the explanation, I understand better.

>
> The MP is a potential way to handle this : we assume that there is no opening
> period as long as the system is not used for full accounting purposes.
> In most cases where we added accounting to legacy OpenERP systems, this was
> the case (but not always).

Understand. Though, that's not working if you have a year without accounting entries at all and 1 (empty) opening period.

> Another way to tackle this issue is to add a configuration parameter to the
> 'company' settings to indicate what the first special period is.

Considering all the cases, that's probably the sole available option (eventually with a callback on the current method if not defined).