Here's the list of new functionalities that could be added to the GoldSilverBilling
project, written in Markdown:
- Feature: Implement user registration, login, and role-based access control (RBAC) to manage permissions for different types of users (e.g., admin, employee, guest).
- Benefit: Ensures that only authorized users can access certain features, such as adding or viewing transaction history.
- Feature: Automatically generate and download invoices as PDFs after a transaction is completed.
- Benefit: Provides customers with a professional invoice for their records.
- Feature: Add a dashboard to visualize historical data through charts and graphs. Analyze trends in gold and silver prices, total transactions, and revenue over time.
- Benefit: Allows businesses to make data-driven decisions and identify trends.
- Feature: Implement notifications for key events, such as when gold or silver prices exceed a certain threshold or when a large transaction is recorded.
- Benefit: Keeps users informed and allows them to act quickly based on critical information.
- Feature: Allow users to input and display prices in different currencies, with real-time exchange rate updates.
- Benefit: Expands the application's usability for international users.
- Feature: Enhance the history page with advanced filtering and search capabilities (e.g., by date range, transaction type, amount).
- Benefit: Makes it easier for users to find specific transactions in the history.
- Feature: Add a customer management module where you can store customer details, link transactions to specific customers, and view customer transaction history.
- Benefit: Helps in building customer profiles and improving service personalization.
- Feature: Implement a feature to upload transactions in bulk using CSV files.
- Benefit: Saves time for businesses dealing with large volumes of transactions.
- Feature: Integrate with a third-party API to fetch real-time gold and silver prices.
- Benefit: Ensures that the most accurate and up-to-date prices are used in calculations.
- Feature: Add security features like two-factor authentication (2FA), encryption of sensitive data, and secure password storage.
- Benefit: Protects user data and prevents unauthorized access.
- Feature: Allow users to customize templates for invoices, reports, and other documents.
- Benefit: Enables businesses to maintain brand consistency.
- Feature: Make the web interface responsive and mobile-friendly, or develop a companion mobile app.
- Benefit: Allows users to access the application on the go, improving accessibility.
- Feature: Implement audit logs to track changes and actions taken by users within the system.
- Benefit: Enhances accountability and helps in troubleshooting issues.
- Feature: Add a currency converter tool within the application to help users calculate the equivalent value of gold/silver in different currencies.
- Benefit: Useful for international transactions and comparisons.
- Feature: Provide a dark mode option for users who prefer a different visual style.
- Benefit: Enhances user experience by providing a more comfortable interface for low-light environments.
These ideas can help further enhance the functionality, user experience, and overall value of the GoldSilverBilling project.