Stan,
If you are entering the "cash Groceries transaction" in the cash account, that 
is why it won't let you delete the cash account.  You can't delete a split from 
within the same account, you can delete splits for other account just not the 
one you are in currently.  You can, however change the amount to zero, but that 
leaves a transaction with no value in cash.  The first time you said you used a 
checking account.  If you enter the transaction from the "Groceries" account, 
it will let you delete the cash split.


Thank You,

Gyle McCollam

Gyle McCollam

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From: gnucash-user <[email protected]> on 
behalf of Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.19) <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2023 11:29 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [GNC] Deleting split, specifying one expense account


On 2023-01-28 08:11, Rich Shepard wrote:
> This used to work for me, but not today.
>
> The last transaction in the checking account for groceries was entered as a
> split because I took cash back (which displays in the cash register). Now I
> have a cash groceries transaction, but gnucash won't let me delete the
> split
> and enter only the credit for the groceries account.
>
> What am I doing incorrectly?

I don't know the answer to that question, but I can tell you the
workaround that I use in similar situations.

Instead of deleting the split in the Groceries account register, do it
in the General Ledger. In my GC menu it's the item Tools ยป General
Ledger, but possibly it's a different menu item in your version.

Don't use a Reports menu item; that won't let you edit any transactions.

Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
https://BrownMath.com
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