I just edited one of my memos for a customer’s payment noting it applied to a 
certain invoice and then refreshed the Customer Report. It updated the 
description field for me as expected.

Be sure you are entering info in the `memo` and not the `notes` field of the 
transaction.

`memo` is the text area for each split.
`notes` is the text area just below `description` and is only visible if you 
have Double Line Mode turned on in the View Menu.

There is a bug report filed already that the `notes` text is not used for this 
report as expected.

If you intend to use this description column for the purpose I just mentioned, 
indicating what invoice(s) it applies to, you may want to take a look at the 
revised report here linked in this thread on the -devel list: 
https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-devel/2019-July/044002.html

This newer version (work in progress) has the ability to show you that info as 
its own column. (see the screen shots on the linked github page)

Regards,
Adrien

> On Jul 12, 2019, at 4:13 AM, L. D. James <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On many of my Payments entries, I inadvertently don't write a Memo or mistype 
> the correct note when processing the payment.  I can correct this by editing 
> the Memo field in the Accounts Receivable page.
> 
> It's great having the correct information recorded and available, however, it 
> doesn't show up on the Customer Report page, whereas the counterpart on that 
> page has a "Description" field.
> 
> Initially, they are the same.  Is there a way to have the updated Memo field 
> in the Account Receivable chart match the Payment Description field of the 
> Customer Report page?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any input/suggestions.
> 
> -- L. James


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