> > > On the other hand, if I could get a "sort order" option on the reconcile
> > > window so that I could make it match the ordering on my bank statements,
> I
> > > would be just overjoyed...:)
> >
> > Let me ask how you see this working. So you want to reorder them by
> > hand, right? Would you need to see the order again later, or just while
> > you were reconciling?
>
> No, I don't want to reorder them by hand. A simple "sort order" menu like
> the register window has would suffice.
>
> Both my wife and I write checks on the account, using two different
> checkbooks. As a result, if you sort the checks by date (as does the
> reconcile window), they will be out of order numerically. To reconcile
> things against what the bank thinks, I have to pass through the list three
> or four times.
>
> If, instead, things were listed in item number order (with unnumbered items
> at one end or the other) like "that other program" did, reconciliation
> would be quite a bit quicker.
Ohhh, I understand now. I don't write many checks, and my bank orders
ATM and debit card transactions (the bulk of my statement) by date.
Well, this makes things much simpler. I'll just add a menu like we have
in the register. My initial impression is to have separate orders for
debits and credits.
thanks,
dave
