I thought that you put that there to see if anyone was reading!! You outlined a very comprehensive procedure to effectively utilize the somewhat awkward UI of the Since Last Run Druid.
On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 3:11 PM Tommy Trussell <[email protected]> wrote: > > 15+3=19 days > oops > 18 days for those who can add. > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 3:05 PM Tommy Trussell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I enter scheduled transactions from the future all the time. For example, > > when I receive a utility bill or a credit card that will draft my bank > > account on the (future) draft date. > > > > The secret is to use the "Remind in advance" field in scheduled > > transactions. For my bills, the statement might usually come on the 15th > of > > the month and draft on the 3rd day of the NEXT month. SO I have my > reminder > > ("remind in advance") come up about 15+3=19 days before the draft date. > It > > takes a few months to figure out about when the bills are usually "in > hand" > > (online or by mail) but I adjust them for the usual, and note the bill > > dates in the name of the Scheduled Transaction. (For example: "Water > > bill/15 due/3"). > > > > If an unusual situation (such as a February?) makes the bills available a > > few days sooner than usual before the draft date, I can either wait until > > the later date or temporarily increase the "remind in advance" field. > > > > Obviously if the amount doesn't change, such as a mortgage payment, you > > could use the "Create in advance" field, even months in advance, maybe to > > help you monitor cash flow. > > > > When the Since Last Run dialog comes up, HERE is where you have a > "pop-up" > > you were looking for. The status of each transaction will be listed along > > with a little chevron to remind you the status can be changed. Change the > > ones you want to enter now to "To Create." If somehow you've gotten ahead > > of yourself (or behind the times), change the ones you're not ready from > > "To Create" to "Reminder." > > > > I am tempted to add a tip about using variables, but I'll stop here. > > > > On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 12:52 AM Adrien Monteleone < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Is this just a one-off? I'd just enter the transaction. If it is > >> complicated and you already have an instance in a register, duplicate > it. > >> > >> If it hasn't ever occurred, and you don't want to manually enter it, > >> edit to run today, click Actions > Since Last Run to fire it off, then > >> edit to revert to your future date. > >> > >> But no, there is no way I can see to otherwise execute it. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Adrien > >> > >> On 1/3/23 12:36 AM, Fred Tydeman wrote: > >> > I looked in the Help: Tutorial and Concepts Guide in GC 4.13 for the > >> term: > >> > "scheduled transaction" and got no hits. > >> > > >> > My question is: Is it possible to select a scheduled transaction from > >> the > >> > future and have it be done now? I was hoping I could click on the > >> calendar > >> > entry and get a popup offering choices: Skip, Run now, Edit, ... > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ 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.
