Hi Tom Check down bottom right of general journal - it may say "filtered- last 30 days". If so, you can click on that & change filter to all. I hope that may help but I may not have the solution as I don't import data (yet). Cheers H
On Tue, 13 Jan 2026, 6:08 pm David T. via gnucash-user, < [email protected]> wrote: > Huh. I never knew that the search function in a register was limited to > transactions in the current view filter, but a couple quick tests > confirm that. > > That's not what I would have expected. I would expect that if I > performed a search of an account, the search would include everything in > that account, and not just transactions that were visible at the time of > the search. I mean, the point of search is to *find* things. What > purpose would be served by *not* including other transactions? > > Further, how does search function when: a) the user starts a search in > the Accounts pane, and b) the user has saved a particular view filter > for a given account? Are the results limited by that account's saved > filter? If not, then why not, given the limits within an account window? > > Finally, this doesn't match up with search behavior with regard to > hidden or placeholder accounts; a general search from the Accounts pane > will return transactions in these accounts (indeed, it is possible to > modify read only transactions without warning from a search results > window). Why would search function on one set of hidden transactions, > but not another? > > Ultimately, my questions are: > > * Is this an intentional behavior? > * Is there a reason for this behavior? > * Is this behavior actually documented for users? > * And is this behavior what an average user would (or should) expect? > > David T. > > On 1/13/2026 7:28 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: > > No, the General Journal will show imported transactions. > > However, the GJ starts with a time limit -- it only shows transactions in > > the last 30 days (by default). You can, of course, change that via the > > View menu. > > So if your imported transactions were prior to the start date of the GJ, > > they wouldn't show up in your search. > > > > -derek > > > > On Mon, January 12, 2026 8:39 pm, Tom Route36 wrote: > >> Patrick (and Kirk), > >> > >> I think I solved the mystery about why I wasn't able to get Find working > >> in the General Journal. It turns out that Find actually IS working > >> okay. The problem is that the transactions that I was looking for were > >> never in the General Journal in the first place. > >> > >> As I mentioned earlier I'm still a newbie with GnuCash. And I've only > >> started ENTERING transactions into GnuCash within the last couple > >> months. All my transactions prior to that were all IMPORTED into > >> GnuCash from Quicken via a QIF file. And apparently, those imported > >> transactions never got recorded in the General Journal. At least, that > >> appears to be the case for me here. > >> > >> Maybe someone else can confirm if that's how transactions are supposed > >> to work with the General Journal. That is, you have to actually ENTER > >> those transactions, and not simply IMPORT them. Assuming that's correct, > >> that's not a big deal for me. It's just something I have to be aware of > >> going forward. That is, don't look in the General Journal for imported > >> transactions. > >> > >> Tom > >> > >> > >> On 1/12/2026 2:45 PM, Patrick James via gnucash-user wrote: > >>> "probably because I don't really enter things via the General Journal." > >>> > >>> Back in the good 'ole days, all entries began in the General Journal, > >>> and then were posted to the various accounts. With the advent of modern > >>> information systems, that process is no longer necessary. In GnuCash, > >>> when you enter to a given account, the General Journal entry is created > >>> for you, and while the order does not really matter, and there are > other > >>> information systems issues here, one may consider the General Journal > >>> entry to be created first, before the account entry. Again with today's > >>> information systems, this is not really that important, but the General > >>> Journal includes all the journal entries. > >>> > >>> In summary, it's reasonable to suggest that GnuCash "really does enter > >>> things via the General Journal." > >>> > >>> If an entry is not present, check the filters. > >>> > >>>> On 01/12/2026 1:18 PM PST kirk abbott via > >>>> gnucash-user<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> General Journal doesn't really work for me either. Mainly because only > >>>> random things seem to show up there. probably because I don't really > >>>> enter things via the General Journal. What is working for me is the > >>>> Accounts Tab. Don't know if it mattered, but I had the Assets line > >>>> highlighted while testing. Regardless, it found everything within a > >>>> couple of days of the target date regardless of Asset account. > >>>> Kirk > >>>> On Monday, January 12, 2026 at 12:02:13 PM PST, Patrick James > via > >>>> gnucash-user<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Tom, > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 T. > > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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