1) different order to reflect what I am used to seeing in other accounting programs
2) I agree that comparative reports would be useful - other programs offer them as option, the program should too 3) multiple accounts in a G/L report are standard elsewhere - the transaction report can do this, but the G/L detail report should. -- Stephen C. Camidge [email protected] (519) 363-3912 On Mon, May 6, 2019, at 8:08 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: > On 5/6/2019 7:13 AM, Stephen Camidge wrote: > > 1) I set up a new book on the Mac version of gnucash using "A Simple > > Checkbook". The Chart of Accounts places Income below Expenses - why? > > I added Top Level Accounts for Liabilities and it was put below > > Income. The Transaction Report shows Income below Expenses. How do I > > change the order? > Collating sequence ( L > I) Just curious, but why do you want a > different order? > > > 2) Income Statement show the selected period in the right order but > > cannot show columns by month. Same with Profit and Loss. Transaction > > report can, but in the wrong order (see 1). > You are asking for a series of "Income Statement" reports for > consecutive periods displayed side by side (each P&L aka Statement of > Revenues and Expenses < what called depends on entity, same report >. In > other words, EACH has a defined start and end date since this report is > for an interval. > > To produce such a (finished) report, use an editor capable of supporting > columns and export each, then bring into its proper column. WHY not > "within" gnucash? Stop a moment and think. Think of all the possible > variations that would be wanted (how many to show in parallel, somebody > else might want quarters or years, not months). Think about the after > editing required (the CoA might have had changes, not exactly the same > in each interval). > > BTW -- since I keep books for non-profits, usually doing two years in > parallel > > > > > 3) G/L report shows one account only, no matter how many I select. > > Transaction Report can select all. > Why would you expect different reports to be the same in this regard? > > Michael D Novack > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] 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.
