> Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:46:12 -0800 > From: "Stephen M. Butler" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GNC] Transaction Reconcile behavior differences > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > >> On 2/23/21 4:13 AM, John Nickell wrote: >> I recently switched from GnuCash on Linux Mint to GnuCash on Windows. I >> brought the same GnuCash data file over between computers. >> >> My checking account is setup in GnuCash as a parent account with multiple >> sub accounts to the checking account. >> When reconciling (including sub accounts) on Linux if I selected a >> transaction that had multiple splits or was simply a transfer among sub >> accounts, all of the transaction splits that were part of that same >> transaction would also be marked as reconciled. (i.e. their box would be >> checked and the reconcile balance would reflect a $0 change.) >> >> When reconciling on Windows I'm having to reconcile each split individually >> and if the transaction is between two sub accounts within the checking >> account I must reconcile both the debit and the credit action separately. >> >> Is this expected and desired on the Windows version of GnuCash, or is there >> a setting I'm missing so that a reconciling "part" of a transaction >> reconciles all of the transaction within the account? >> >> I'm not looking for a reconciliation in my checking account to reconcile >> the transaction split in the savings account, but for transaction splits >> that are within the same parent checking account being reconciled I'd like >> to see similar behavior as I saw on the Linux version. Or at least >> understand this is 'expected'. >> >> I've made pretty heavy use of these split transaction types and this >> unexpected difference in transferring OS's has slowed down my >> reconciliation process. >> >> If an example helps: >> I us a single transaction to transfer a $1000 paycheck into three sub >> accounts. $300 for Automobile, $500 for Savings, $200 for Food. All are >> still within the same parent checking account. In Linux checking the box to >> reconcile the $200 food transaction would also check the Automobile, >> Savings and $1000 split. > I would consider that a bug on the Linux side.? I sometimes generate a > multi-part transaction that has two parts on the checking side. Those > two parts take different path and one general reconciles several days > before the other. > > I, personally, would want to reconcile each split separately. > >> In my experience with Windows all 4 transaction >> splits must be "checked" individually. >> >> Checking >>>> Food >>>> Automobile >>>> Savings >> Thanks >> _______________________________________________ >> > -- > Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM > [email protected] > [email protected] > 253-350-0166 > ------------------------------------------- > GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 >
Hi John, This was done intentionally. Please see discussion in bug https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797648 and the referenced pull requests. Regards, Chris Good _______________________________________________ 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.
