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> From: Finfort <[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])>
> Date: May 28, 2020 at 09:13
> To: David Carlson <[email protected]
> (mailto:[email protected])>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Wrong running balances in reports
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> If it is out of sequence - it shows wrong values after some transactions,
> including the end of the day (in my example).
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> Who needs running balance like that?
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> > On May 28, 2020 at 02:51, <David Carlson
> > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote:
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> > I forgot the other point I intended to make.
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> > GnuCash does not necessarily calculate intra-day balances correctly. It
> > is only correct at the end of the day. Gnucash may sort same day
> > transactions differently than you or I want it to.
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> > On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 6:44 PM David Carlson <[email protected]
> > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote:
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> > > IIRC, in some views the running total is not shown at all when it is not
> > > in sort order. In other views it is shown out of sequence, but it is
> > > correct if the view including the running totals is re-sorted to the
> > > 'correct' sequence. Thus it is not actually wrong, it is just out of
> > > sequence.
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> > > That is my opinion.
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> > > On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 3:33 PM Finfort <[email protected]
> > > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote:
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> > > > But this is wrong and should be recalculated when changing sort
> > > > order, isn't it?
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> > > > > On May 27, 2020 at 17:39, <Derek Atkins
> > > > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote:
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> > > > > Hi, "[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])"
> > > > <[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])> writes: >
> > > > Appears in reports when you sorting by date and you have 2 >
> > > > transactions of the same date. > > Needs recalculation of
> > > > running balance. > > Example of General Ledger report:
> > > > > > VAT Output Dr Cr Running Balance > > 31/12/19
> > > > O.. LTD €25,080.00-€212,124.82 > > 31/12/19 R.. GMBH
> > > > €2,926.00-€187,044.82 > (should be 215050.82) > >
> > > > Total For VAT Output €28,006.00 > > In this example rows
> > > > should stay vice versa, like in the editable form > to have
> > > > correct running balance. > > So the form has recalculation
> > > > of running balance, the report does not have. If you change the
> > > > sort-order in the register you will also notice the balance is "off" --
> > > > the balance is computed based on the default sort order and displayed
> > > > in whatever view you have. In other words, the balance is ONLY valid in
> > > > the default sort order, not any other sort order. This is true in
> > > > reports as well as the register. > Please remember to CC this
> > > > list on all your replies. > You can do this by using
> > > > Reply-To-List or Reply-All. -derek -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745
> > > > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) www.ihtfp.com
> > > > (http://www.ihtfp.com) Computer and Internet Security Consultant
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