subject:"Problem With Current Assets"

Re: Problem With Current Assets

2018-03-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone

Wm,

I don’t think there is a bug. I think this is user error.

It was the same-name issue that caused my confusion on where in the tree I was 
when assigning the parent. I was accidentally trying to set the account as its 
own parent, which triggers the error message since that is an impossibility. 
Certainly, I have many accounts with duplicate names, though they lie in 
different places in the tree.

Since the OP never replied back, I don’t know if that was their issue or not. 
Anyhow, they solved the problem by restoring an earlier file and proceeding 
again.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Mar 1, 2018, at 5:25 PM, Wm via gnucash-user  
> wrote:
> 
> On 27/02/2018 19:59, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>> Playing around, I managed to trigger the error message.
>> I selected an account and then clicked the edit button. I then tried to 
>> re-assign it to itself as the parent. Of course, this is impossible.
> 
> gnc actually does some well thought out movements if you delete an account 
> instead of moving it, if you want to experiment you create a new account, 
> delete the old one and see if it does what you expect.
> 
>> Not sure if that’s what happened in your case. And for me, I recall now 
>> naming did play a part. Because I had some accounts very similarly named and 
>> I wasn’t paying close enough attention to the tree, I was attempting to 
>> place an account under itself rather than a different account.
> 
> If you can repeat that it is probably worth while doing a bug file.
> 
> placing accounts with the same name in a tree works very well in gnc as a rule
> 
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Re: Problem With Current Assets

2018-02-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone

Playing around, I managed to trigger the error message.

I selected an account and then clicked the edit button. I then tried to 
re-assign it to itself as the parent. Of course, this is impossible.

Not sure if that’s what happened in your case. And for me, I recall now naming 
did play a part. Because I had some accounts very similarly named and I wasn’t 
paying close enough attention to the tree, I was attempting to place an account 
under itself rather than a different account.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Feb 27, 2018, at 1:33 PM, Les  wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the reply, Adrien.
> 
> Yes, I tried that repeatedly but kept getting the same error message.  I 
> decided to go back to a previous GC file, opened it and my problem is now 
> solved.  I saved that file with a new name.
> 
> The fix was too simple although I have done this many times in the past.
> 
> Les
> On 02/27/2018 01:20 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>> Did you try putting it back in it’s original place and trying again?
>> 
>> I’ve encountered this error before, but sadly do not recall what triggered 
>> it or how I fixed it. I think I slightly recall it had something to do with 
>> similar naming, but I could be mistaken.
>> 
>> My instinct though would be to double check the types of each account and 
>> make sure they are correct. There might be a check against placing non-asset 
>> accounts under other asset accounts for example. Perhaps the account in 
>> question somehow is of the wrong type.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>> 
>>> On Feb 27, 2018, at 1:13 PM, Les  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have a set my chart for accounts under Current Assets: Cash, then various 
>>> banks etc.  Today, I decided to add a sub account to Cash: Banks.  In 
>>> attempting to place the various banks under "Banks", one of my accounts got 
>>> accidentally placed under another bank and I cannot figure out how to undo 
>>> it.  When I try to change the parent account I get a message "you must 
>>> choose a valid parent account".
>>> 
>>> I can't figure out how to correct this.  Probably just brain dead. I have 
>>> changed structures before without any problem.
>>> 
>>> System is LInux Mint 18.2 and GC 2.6.17.
>>> 
>>> Any help, greatly appreciated.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Les
>>> 
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Re: Problem With Current Assets

2018-02-27 Thread Les

Thanks for the reply, Adrien.

Yes, I tried that repeatedly but kept getting the same error message. I
decided to go back to a previous GC file, opened it and my problem is
now solved. I saved that file with a new name.

The fix was too simple although I have done this many times in the past.

Les
On 02/27/2018 01:20 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:

Did you try putting it back in it’s original place and trying again?

I’ve encountered this error before, but sadly do not recall what triggered it
or how I fixed it. I think I slightly recall it had something to do with
similar naming, but I could be mistaken.

My instinct though would be to double check the types of each account and make
sure they are correct. There might be a check against placing non-asset
accounts under other asset accounts for example. Perhaps the account in
question somehow is of the wrong type.

Regards,
Adrien

On Feb 27, 2018, at 1:13 PM, Les wrote:

I have a set my chart for accounts under Current Assets: Cash, then various banks etc. Today, I
decided to add a sub account to Cash: Banks. In attempting to place the various banks under
"Banks", one of my accounts got accidentally placed under another bank and I cannot
figure out how to undo it. When I try to change the parent account I get a message "you must
choose a valid parent account".

I can't figure out how to correct this. Probably just brain dead. I have
changed structures before without any problem.

System is LInux Mint 18.2 and GC 2.6.17.

Any help, greatly appreciated.

Les

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Problem With Current Assets

2018-02-27 Thread Les

I have a set my chart for accounts under Current Assets: Cash, then 
various banks etc.  Today, I decided to add a sub account to Cash: 
Banks.  In attempting to place the various banks under "Banks", one of 
my accounts got accidentally placed under another bank and I cannot 
figure out how to undo it.  When I try to change the parent account I 
get a message "you must choose a valid parent account".


I can't figure out how to correct this.  Probably just brain dead. I 
have changed structures before without any problem.


System is LInux Mint 18.2 and GC 2.6.17.

Any help, greatly appreciated.


Les

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