Re: nomenclatural clarification - parts of a transaction

[George Riner]

Ah, I am confused, I see. I'm entering transactions at the bottom of the screen 
where the end of the register is, while gnucash is changing information at the 
top of the screen where I'm not paying attention.

So the "notes" field is really singular and only contains 1 note; while there 
are multiple "memo" fields, each one containing a memo for each split.

I'll have to read the chapter in the guide and see if I can follow along and 
not get confused.

Thanks for the help!

:George
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On September 14, 2017 8:50:24 PM PDT, David Carlson 
 wrote:
>Good call David R,
>
>Another point of possible confusion for even long-time users like me is
>that the column titles will change as the curser moves around in the
>transaction display, so the user must carefully note the current
>position
>of the curser to correctly interpret the column title.
>
>David C
>
>On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 6:16 PM, David Reiser 
>wrote:
>
>>
>> > On Sep 14, 2017, at 12:00 PM, George Riner
>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > I may not be clearly following the information about the names of
>the
>> parts of a transaction.
>> >
>> > attached screen capture for reference.
>> >
>> > Are these the correct terms for the called-out parts of the split
>> transaction?
>> >
>> > part "A" is the "Description"
>> > part "B" is the "Memo"
>> > parts "C" are each a "Note"
>> >
>> > followup question:
>> >
>> > If it is not a split transaction, is there no "Note" field at all?
>> >
>> > :George
>> > Gnucash 2.6.17
>> > Windows 10
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > __
>> _
>>
>> Not quite.
>> B is the note (notes are associated with the whole transaction)
>> C’s are memos (a memo is associated with a single split within a
>> transaction)
>>
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>> Dave Reiser
>> dbrei...@icloud.com
>>
>>
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Re: nomenclatural clarification - parts of a transaction

[David Carlson]

Good call David R,

Another point of possible confusion for even long-time users like me is
that the column titles will change as the curser moves around in the
transaction display, so the user must carefully note the current position
of the curser to correctly interpret the column title.

David C

On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 6:16 PM, David Reiser  wrote:

>
> > On Sep 14, 2017, at 12:00 PM, George Riner 
> wrote:
> >
> > I may not be clearly following the information about the names of the
> parts of a transaction.
> >
> > attached screen capture for reference.
> >
> > Are these the correct terms for the called-out parts of the split
> transaction?
> >
> > part "A" is the "Description"
> > part "B" is the "Memo"
> > parts "C" are each a "Note"
> >
> > followup question:
> >
> > If it is not a split transaction, is there no "Note" field at all?
> >
> > :George
> > Gnucash 2.6.17
> > Windows 10
> >
> >
> >
> > __
> _
>
> Not quite.
> B is the note (notes are associated with the whole transaction)
> C’s are memos (a memo is associated with a single split within a
> transaction)
>
> --
> Dave Reiser
> dbrei...@icloud.com
>
>
>
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Re: nomenclatural clarification - parts of a transaction

[David Reiser]

> On Sep 14, 2017, at 12:00 PM, George Riner  wrote:
> 
> I may not be clearly following the information about the names of the parts 
> of a transaction.
> 
> attached screen capture for reference.
> 
> Are these the correct terms for the called-out parts of the split transaction?
> 
> part "A" is the "Description"
> part "B" is the "Memo"
> parts "C" are each a "Note"
> 
> followup question:
> 
> If it is not a split transaction, is there no "Note" field at all?
> 
> :George
> Gnucash 2.6.17
> Windows 10
> 
> 
> 
>  Capture.JPG>___

Not quite.
B is the note (notes are associated with the whole transaction)
C’s are memos (a memo is associated with a single split within a transaction)

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Dave Reiser
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Re: nomenclatural clarification - parts of a transaction

[prl]

A transaction always has a Notes field, but the Notes field is only 
*visible* in a register if either View>Transaction Log or View>Double 
Line is set.


Peter

On 15/09/2017 02:49, D via gnucash-user wrote:

George,

A transaction will have a note always.

A transaction in Gnucash by definition has at least two splits, but may have more. Common 
usage is to refer to a transaction with *more* than two splits as a "split" 
transaction. Chapter 2 in the guide covers this.

HTH,
David

On September 14, 2017, at 9:13 PM, George Riner  wrote:

I may not be clearly following the information about the names of the
parts of a transaction.

attached screen capture for reference.

Are these the correct terms for the called-out parts of the split
transaction?

part "A" is the "Description"
part "B" is the "Memo"
parts "C" are each a "Note"

followup question:

If it is not a split transaction, is there no "Note" field at all?

:George
Gnucash 2.6.17
Windows 10



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