Hmmm... I just happened to need to do a Find and tried this out.
I intentionally chose an account that I knew was definitely *not*
involved in the transaction I was looking for. (or any other
transactions that would match my criteria)
Yet, the results were the same if I had this account 'selected' or not.
(which returned results when it shouldn't have, and as expected, none
involved that selected account.)
Maybe this is a terminology problem concerning 'selected' and 'focus'?
I'm doing the search from the Accounts Tab being in 'focus'. (that is,
it is the active tab which I am viewing)
If I 'select' (highlight, but do not open) an account, and do a Find,
this has no effect. (I thought this is what the OP said they did, and
what I thought Liz was referring to)
If I *open* a particular account (thus now viewing its register which is
now 'in focus' and the Accounts Tab is no longer the active tab) *now*
the search is filtered to that account.
Which is exactly what I was warning about in my original comment.
If the OP is not getting results they expect from *other* affected
accounts, either something is off with their criteria, or they are
getting filtered results by doing the search from a particular register
rather than the Accounts Tab.
Regards,
Adrien
On 6/9/22 3:46 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
Interesting, I've never noticed it work that way.
Regards,
Adrien
On 6/8/22 10:12 PM, Liz Dodd wrote:
On Wed, 8 Jun 2022 21:25:54 -0500
Adrien Monteleone <[email protected]> wrote:
You don't need to 'select' an account before doing a search. (it has
no bearing on the search at all)
Always conduct searches when viewing the main accounts tab, and if
you want to specify accounts, do that in your search criteria.
Regards,
Having an account "in focus" when starting a search restricts the
search to that tab/account.
Either a neat trick or a trap for the unwary.
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