Assuming I have understood correctly, this still doesn't allow me to change the account type. See attached screenshot of the Edit Account dialogue after having moved an account to the top level.
David On Fri, 1 May 2020 at 17:57, Derek Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > "Stephen M. Butler" <[email protected]> writes: > > > On 4/29/20 11:25 AM, david whiting wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> When I first set up my accounts (for a local club) I knew very little > >> about accounting and misinterpreted some information I was given by an > >> accountant and ended up creating some sub-accounts in Accounts Receivable. > >> I now know that was not the correct thing to do, and I should have created > >> these accounts as straight-forward asset accounts. > >> > >> Using gnucash I cannot change the account type for these accounts. When I > >> use ctrl+e on these accounts I only see account type A/Receivable so I > >> cannot change them through the GUI. > > > > When I've had problems changing the account type on an account, I found > > that changing the parent first opens up the additional account types to > > be used. > > > > Don't know if that will work for A/R (as I don't utilize them). > > Indeed, I was going to suggest that you re-parent to make it a top-level > account, then you can change the type, and then you can re-parent it > wherever you want in the hierarchy. > > -derek > > -- > Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > [email protected] www.ihtfp.com > Computer and Internet Security Consultant > _______________________________________________ > 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. -- David Whiting
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