Thank you. That is helpful! -P.
On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 1:47 AM Adrien Monteleone < [email protected]> wrote: > Peter, > > I think the problem stems from your choice of report options. > > Namely, by default, 'Account Name' under the Display tab is *not* > selected, while the 'other account' is. > > This is because by default the Sort options are: > > Primary: account > Secondary: register order > > So by default, the transactions for each chosen account are grouped > together, and then those are listed by date. Subtotals are for the > account. Since the primary sorting key is the account, it is shown like > in my screenshot on 8/3 circled in yellow. (and also what you indicated > in your 'I wish it has said' example.) Thus, there is no need to check > off the option to show 'Account Name' in the Display tab as that would > be superfluous. > > But, > > Changing the primary sort to Date (or other similar option) now sets > that grouping label to an accounting period rather than the account > name. The account name is no longer visible, but you can of course, turn > it on in the Display tab. > > I've managed to craft a report similar to the desired (3rd) example you > gave and have attached it. > > I've also attached the Options used to achieve it. > > It might not be the only or best way to see the info, but it closely > matches what you indicated you were looking for. Note, I only selected > the Checking account, there is little need by your example to select > both it and the Income account as those splits will be represented > already since the other important preference change was switching the > Detail Level to 'One Split Per Line' in the Display tab. You can of > course turn on other info labels in Display, but I turned them off to > match your example. > > Note, the attached example uses Date, rather than the default Account > Name, as the primary sort key. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 8/16/22 10:44 PM, Peter S. Shenkin wrote: > > I think at last I see what you all are saying. > > > > When I have not displayed account totals, the only account shown on a > debit > > or credit line is the *counterpart* of the current leg of the > transaction; > > so the line in the last of my four attachments that says "Checking > Account" > > and lists $100 as a Credit is actually showing that "Other income" > received > > a credit and received it from the Checking Account. The problem is that > the > > partner in the account is not named in the display. > > > > I find this very confusing, but I do understand it now. I think it would > > have helped if, without turning on Account totals, the label of each leg > of > > the transaction could have maintained the name of the parent account for > > each line. > > > > For instance, instead of just : > > > > *Date Num Description Memo/Notes Transfer from/to Debit > > (USD) Credit* > > 08/16/2022 sale Checking Account > > $100.00 > > > > I wish it had said: > > > > *Date Num Description Memo/Notes Transfer from/to Debit (USD) > > Credit* > > Other Income: > > 08/16/2022 sale Checking Account > > $100.00 > > > > Still, what I would really like to see is something compact that shows, > for > > each transaction, in date order, the date and description of the > > transaction and then a single line for each leg, the amount involved and > > whether it is a debit or a credit. For instance: > > > > 08/16/2022 sale > > *Account Debit Credit* > > Checking Account: $100 > > Other Income: $100 > > > > It's the compactness and clarity of the representation, not the exact > > format, that I'm concerned with. > > > > Thanks for all your help. I'll play with the options to see how close I > can > > get._______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
