The transaction didn't disappear entirely when you pressed ENTER. And
that is the proper way to commit the transaction. There's nothing random
about how it works.
If you are viewing a register that is not one of those you are entering
amounts for, it will be gone from view, because it doesn't belong in
that register. But it still exists. Just view one of the affected accounts.
I find it easier to always enter transactions using the register from
where the funds are originating. The 'other' accounts are always where
the funds are going.
In your mentioned case, I'd open the Bank Account register and enter the
transaction there.
If you view your Groceries or Entertainment accounts, you'll see the
transaction that you thought 'disappeared'.
Regards,
Adrien
On 12/17/22 4:19 PM, [email protected] p.f.cuthbert--- via
gnucash-user wrote:
Hi
Having today transferred all my data from Quicken to GNUCash I am just
trying to understand how it works. Entering single data items is easy,
but the difficulty I have hit is with payments that require multiple
debits (ie. a split payment) The User Guides that I found today uses an
income example that I did not find at all helpful despite several readings.
So let us have an example:
Payment by bank card (credit entry to Bank Account) of £7.24 comprising
a book (debit £5.25 to Entertainment) and some milk (debit £1.99 to
Groceries).
The process in Quicken would be credit bank £7.24, then for the
'Category' choose Split and fill in the details tabbing down to the next
line and choosing catergory and amount until the balance unallocated
drops to zero. Finally save transaction by pressing Return.
The process in GNUCash seems to start the same. Credit bank £7.24, then
choose Split. The yellow analysis lines come up, but for me the debit
(Deposit) column comes up £16.74, which is the last Groceries posting.
This is because I put the store name in as the descriptor for the
transaction but the last one was not split. I put in the correct account
Entertainment and then delete the £16.74 and enter £5.25. Next I tab
down to the next line. I enter some description like Milk, then select
the Account Groceries, tab to the next column and enter £1.99. At this
point the total Credit of £7.24 is still in place.
At this point things look good. So what does one do next? Press Return
seems like a safe bet. However it is far from it. All that happens is
that the whole transaction disappears. The alternative, using another
Tab is almost as bad. The £1.99 debit in Groceries is now replaced by a
£5.25 credit and the £7.24 credit from the bank has disappeared. Ok, it
makes the books appear to balance since double entry is maintained but
the whole process seem astonishingly random.
If any kind reader can advise on the correct way yo handle this simple
task I would be most grateful as I do simple domestic accounting but
have lots of split debit analysis.
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