Matt, There might be a use case for it, but as I mentioned, it’s just too darned easy already to switch between books. With the example of the club book I manage, I have to sometimes record my own expenses in my personal books, and then in the club books as a contribution in-kind. The workflow is simple enough to click File > filename.gnucash at the bottom of the list, enter the transaction again from the club’s perspective and then switch back. If I really had a more difficult task, I’d attempt an export/import scenario. (waiting till 3.0 anyway on that count since the present importer doesn’t like Gnucash’s own exports much)
It’s probably best to leave this as-is. The use case with a greater need (which is still a long way off) is multiple users editing the same file in a network environment. Regards, Adrien > On Feb 6, 2018, at 7:53 PM, Matt Graham <matt_graham2...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > The only other thing to add - this all presumes that you need separation. > Probably do for your businesses (tax and legal reasons - I have no idea), but > don't forget that GNUCash reports are very flexible - you choose the accounts > you want included. > > I don't use the business features though - I'm not sure whether they would be > as flexible. > > You could have two different root accounts for each business (each with their > own assets, expenses, liabilities, and income sub accounts) and go from there. > > I'm sure I just gave a few accountants on this list a heart attack... > > Ultimately, as others have said, opening different files for each business is > probably a better way to go. > > David/Adrian/John - is opening multiple windows a feature we should be > putting into bugzilla for eventual incorporation? I'm getting the impression > that V3.0 onwards will be much easier to fix up stuff like this. > > Thanks and regards, > Matt > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Roger Hatton <rogh...@gmail.com> > Date: 7/2/18 08:58 (GMT+10:00) > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: New Entities > > Does GNU Cash support more than one entity? > In other words separate ledgers for separate business names? > Using the one single downloaded GNU Cash system? > Process advice appreciated. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.gnucash.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fgnucash-user&data=02%7C01%7C%7C84e11b321bfc4040f86708d56dacb622%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636535510911511456&sdata=0yjSI3HEmIcgJ0O6YlWxXsER5VqgDAKSM36SHFtWpvw%3D&reserved=0 > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gnucash.org%2Fwiki%2FMailing_Lists&data=02%7C01%7C%7C84e11b321bfc4040f86708d56dacb622%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636535510911511456&sdata=7DOvQGlFHI88FacJjXqZSqSRe0GwZAcmFHHAEwBZxBY%3D&reserved=0 > for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
