I suspected as much. I was giving a generic suggestion so others might find it useful. The behavior is not exactly intuitively obvious to the most casual observer.
On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 12:54 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > My problem is not SXs being created by mistake, it is that they are being > shown as created (both in the SLR and SX editor last created box for the > SX) but not being populated in the register at all. So seems I may have a > bug. Appreciate the help. > > On Mar 7, 2022, at 22:24, David Carlson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I did forget to mention a couple of things. If there is only a small > number of scheduled transactions being automatically created by mistake, it > would probably be easier to just delete them and edit the corresponding > SX's, which you probably would need to do anyway if that were your problem. > > Secondly, when transactions are automatically created when the file is > opened but you do not want them to be created, say, when opening a very old > backup for some reason, it's possible to edit Preferences > Scheduled > Transactions > and uncheck Run when Data File Opened, then close the file > without saving. You may find that preference stuck and the next time you > open the file, the SLR does not run. > > On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 11:00 PM David Carlson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The screen shot did not make it into the list, but it is normal for the >> 'Created' message to be greyed out because there is no way for the user to >> change the status to any of the other settings once the transaction is >> created. If you really do want to change the status the only way would be >> to close the data file without saving any changes at all. >> >> I think, however, in your case you are saving the file with changes but >> finding the changes missing, which is a different matter. There is another >> place to look. If you edit the scheduled transaction it tells you the last >> date for which the transaction was created. Then look in the register and >> see if it is there for that date. If not, you have a bug for which I am no >> help as I neither have a Mac nor do I use release 4.8. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 9:05 PM <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> MacOS Monterey Version 12.2.1 >>> Gnucash Version: Version: 4.8 Build ID: 4.8a+(2021-09-28) >>> >>> My scheduled transactions have suddenly stopped posting in the >>> applicable registers. The Since Last Run window shows them being created, >>> but the created word is greyed, not dark. See example below for Powder >>> River #2 Test created on 3/7 or ten days ahead of pay date of 3/17. >>> >>> Screen shot of Since Last Run showing Sched Trans was created. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Below is the log when GnuCash was opened on 3/7 when Scheduled >>> Transaction Powder River #2 Test was to be created. Log shows nothing for >>> transaction Powder River #2 Test even though Since Last Run window shows it >>> was created. The date shows but there is no name for the transaction. The >>> template rightly does not include numbers yet because there are no values >>> in the template, only accounts. >>> >>> mod trans_guid split_guid time_now date_entered >>> date_posted acc_guid acc_name num description >>> notes memo action reconciled amount value date_reconciled >>> ----------------- >>> ===== START >>> D 7185ad9215f74efa8db5062eef5a4bc7 >>> d292a5b0688446c7bbf380b7bcc2f264 2022-03-07 21:29:11 2022-03-07 >>> 21:29:11 2022-03-07 10:59:00 >>> n 0/1 0/100 1970-01-01 00:00:00 >>> ===== END >>> ===== START >>> D e35c7289e14b46429743d3ab9bfc4007 >>> ec413581da974bd085e2ab1caeb73953 2022-03-07 21:29:11 2022-03-07 >>> 21:29:11 2022-03-07 10:59:00 >>> n 0/1 0/100 1970-01-01 00:00:00 >>> ===== END >>> ===== START >>> D addf95dc00a245f29f90d0b0510816f0 >>> 0b4cd8ef76b84ba7a30d4bd55a0fcf2d 2022-03-07 21:29:11 2022-03-07 >>> 21:29:11 2022-03-07 10:59:00 >>> n 0/1 0/100 1970-01-01 00:00:00 >>> ===== END >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The Settings are: >>> GnuCash preferences: Auto-create new Transaction is checked >>> Overview settings in Scheduled Transaction for this transaction are: >>> >>> Under Options: Enabled, create automatically, Notify me when created and >>> create in advance 10 days all checked. >>> >>> Under Occurrences it shows last created 3/17/22 with Forever checked. >>> >>> 3. Calendar in Scheduled Transactions also shows the dark blue >>> indicator gone for todays transaction but shows transaction is still >>> scheduled for future months. >>> >>> I also opened GnuCash in the Terminal hoping to see what happened when >>> it opened. Gnucash opened, but I got no output using command: >>> >>> open -a Gnucash.app >>> >>> Is there something else I need to add to this command to get terminal >>> output when opening Gnucash from Terminal? >>> >>> This may be something simple that I am overlooking so any help would be >>> appreciated. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 Carlson >> > > > -- > David Carlson > > > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ 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. 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