Re: [GNC] Opening Balance

2019-03-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 3/29/19 8:44 PM, prl wrote: That check will also be done automatically when Todd reconciles the account when he gets his next statement :) Peter Right now I am in the beating my head phase, but I am getting there. I have installed enough Quick Books in my time. Always thought it was

Re: [GNC] Scheduled transactions

2019-03-29 Thread Philip Burg
When I set up my scheduled transactions I was offered the opportunity to select the day before or the day after the weekend for scheduled transactions that occur on a weekend . Philip Burg On 30 Mar 2019 03:55, Roger Oliver wrote: Good to know. At least I can stop looking for it. Future

Re: [GNC] Scheduled transactions

2019-03-29 Thread Roger Oliver
Good to know. At least I can stop looking for it. Future versions then. Thanks David On Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 7:21 PM David Carlson wrote: > Roger, you are not the first to ask for this. *Bug 727513* > > > David Carlson > > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2019

Re: [GNC] Opening Balance

2019-03-29 Thread prl
That check will also be done automatically when Todd reconciles the account when he gets his next statement :) Peter On 30/03/2019 12:25, David Carlson wrote: Absolutely. I would include the word Approximately to help remember that you have not corrected it yet. David Carlson On Fri, Mar

Re: [GNC] Opening Balance

2019-03-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 8:15 PM ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: > On 30/03/2019 11:44, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >> Hi All, >> >>Can I change my opening balance in my check book register? >> >> Many

Re: [GNC] Opening Balance

2019-03-29 Thread David Carlson
Absolutely. I would include the word Approximately to help remember that you have not corrected it yet. David Carlson On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 8:15 PM ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > On 30/03/2019 11:44, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: > >> Hi All, >

Re: [GNC] Scheduled transactions

2019-03-29 Thread David Carlson
Roger, you are not the first to ask for this. *Bug 727513* David Carlson On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 5:12 PM wrote: > Is there a way in the scheduled transactions tab to tell the system to > process a transaction right now rather than waiting

Re: [GNC] What is

2019-03-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
> On 30/03/2019 11:19, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Version: 3.4 >> Build ID: 3.4+ (2018-12-30) >> Finance::Quote: 1.47 >> >> In my check register, in the heading between "Transfer" and >> "Deposit", there is an "R". What is this and what does it do? >> >> >> Many

Re: [GNC] Opening Balance

2019-03-29 Thread prl
Opening balances in accounts are normally created with a tranasaction from an equity account into the asset account. See section 4.6.2 Opening Balances in the The Tutorial and Concepts Guide, http://gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=3=C=guide Peter On 30/03/2019 11:44, ToddAndMargo via

Re: [GNC] What is

2019-03-29 Thread prl
The "R" column indicates which transactions have been reconciled. Reconciling is used when your account register should match someone else's version of the register (e.g. the bank's view of the account if the register is a bank account). Reconciling is done when you take the other party's

[GNC] Opening Balance

2019-03-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, Can I change my opening balance in my check book register? Many thanks, -T -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. ___ gnucash-user mailing list

[GNC] What is

2019-03-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, Version: 3.4 Build ID: 3.4+ (2018-12-30) Finance::Quote: 1.47 In my check register, in the heading between "Transfer" and "Deposit", there is an "R".  What is this and what does it do? Many thanks, -T -- ~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They

Re: [GNC] Bills in Gnucash

2019-03-29 Thread R. Victor Klassen
Before you can do any of the below, you need to “enable business features”. I don’t run GnuCash on this machine, so I don’t know exactly where that is - something anyone only does once - but when you have done that you can create customers (who buy from you) and vendors (who sell to you), and

[GNC] Scheduled transactions

2019-03-29 Thread rmomxtx
Is there a way in the scheduled transactions tab to tell the system to process a transaction right now rather than waiting for the normally scheduled day? For example, a paycheck scheduled for the first may be deposited on a Friday the last day of the month when the 1st of the following month

Re: [GNC] How to change register colors in gnucash 3.x?

2019-03-29 Thread dsp1024 via gnucash-user
Well...I tried changing the colors to something much different like pink and plum with no luck. Thanks for trying guys. Maybe in the next version will work for me. Take care. -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html

Re: [GNC] QFX import matching

2019-03-29 Thread David Carlson
Keith, The OFX importer may require manually assigning the Groceries account a few times at the matching step during the first imports from your bank, but then it should be remembering the Groceries account because you have Bayesian matching enabled. If you are accepting the completed manual

Re: [GNC] Sorting accounts

2019-03-29 Thread D via gnucash-user
You can add the account number field to the Chart of Accounts display*, and then sort by that the same way. That's how I have it. David * - click the triangle at the right of the COA window to see the many different field you could display. On March 29, 2019, at 10:39 PM, Matthew Andrews

Re: [GNC] Sorting accounts

2019-03-29 Thread Colin Law
Make the account code visible by clicking in the little down arrow at the right hand end of the headings in the accounts tab, and select that field. Then you can sort on it. On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 17:10, Matthew Andrews wrote: > > Clicking on the column header worked to put them in alphabetical

Re: [GNC] Sorting accounts

2019-03-29 Thread Matthew Andrews
Clicking on the column header worked to put them in alphabetical order!  That's a big improvement! Thank you! I was thinking there would be a way to do it with the account code.  When I right click on an account, and select "edit account" there's a field called "Account code."  That's where

Re: [GNC] Sorting accounts

2019-03-29 Thread Colin Law
Click on the the Account Name column heading in the Accounts tab and they will be sorted alphabetically (within the tree structure). Colin On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 14:42, Matthew Andrews wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > GnuCash has been working well for me, but it's beginning to get > cumbersome to

Re: [GNC] Sorting accounts

2019-03-29 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 3/29/2019 10:39 AM, Matthew Andrews wrote: Hello everyone, GnuCash has been working well for me, but it's beginning to get cumbersome to look at. My accounts seem to just appear in the order I created them, which was just as they were needed. It would be a lot easier to read, for

Re: [GNC] Sorting accounts

2019-03-29 Thread D via gnucash-user
Or, you could use the account numbering field... I was under the impression that you could click on the account name heading in the Chart of Accounts, and it would sort by that column. Not being at my machine right now, I can't confirm that, though. David On March 29, 2019, at 9:01 PM,

Re: [GNC] Sorting accounts

2019-03-29 Thread Gregory Forster
Hi Matthew, I created my account first  numerically: 1 - Assets, 2 - Liabilities, 3 - Equity, 4 - Income, 5 - Expense. 10100 - Current Assets; 10110 - Checking Account, 10120 - Savings Account, 10130 - Money Market, 10140 - Investments (10141 - IRAs, 10142 - Mutual

[GNC] Sorting accounts

2019-03-29 Thread Matthew Andrews
Hello everyone, GnuCash has been working well for me, but it's beginning to get cumbersome to look at.  My accounts seem to just appear in the order I created them, which was just as they were needed.  It would be a lot easier to read, for example, if I could put all my expenses in

Re: [GNC] Bills in Gnucash

2019-03-29 Thread Justin Haynes
Gustav, try what Geert says. You’ll need an Accounts Payable account under liabilities, and this is a standard accounting practice. When you create a new bill you post it, and it shows in Accounts Payable. When you pay against that bill, it goes also to Accounts Payable. The billing system

Re: [GNC] XML data file load times

2019-03-29 Thread Liz
On Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:21:11 -0500 Rare Bear wrote: > I just upgraded from 3.3 to 3.4 and noticed a dramatic improvement in > the loading time of the XML datafile. Was this an improvement in the > code or just my imagination? Mine is much faster on 3.4 as well Liz

Re: [GNC] Bills in Gnucash

2019-03-29 Thread Geert Janssens
Hi Gustav, Welcome to gnucash! It's not clear what you mean with "I don't have a way to log in a bill...". Did you try Business->Vendor->New Bill... ? What exactly didn't work ? Regards, Geert Op donderdag 28 maart 2019 21:24:41 CET schreef Gustav Kriek: > Hi there > I'm new to using Gnucash

Re: [GNC] Bills in Gnucash

2019-03-29 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Gustav, Welcome to gnucash. Although I am not an expert in using the business features, I believe that you can add your customers and suppliers to your existing account structure without disruption. The chapter on using business features in the Guide should help you out.  Best,David On

Re: [GNC] Compiling Problem version 3.1.4+b10

2019-03-29 Thread Geert Janssens
Hi Carl, The error suggests the code can't find the definition of function gnc-build-userdata-path That's a new function that was introduced for the gnucash 3-series. So if you get this error while trying to run gnucash 3.1, that suggests a packaging bug. There are two likely causes: 1.

[GNC] Compiling Problem version 3.1.4+b10

2019-03-29 Thread Carl
Hello Folks! I'm not sure if I have the correct method of doing this here! but I'm just trying to install gnucash in debian buster and I keep getting this funny output whenever I type gnucash from the command prompt and the program refuses to run Can anyone tell me what this means? see

[GNC] Bills in Gnucash

2019-03-29 Thread Gustav Kriek
Hi there I'm new to using Gnucash and its also the first time I'm doing my own books. I just started working for myself, and as sole proprietor I need to keep better track of things. Ive set up all of my accounts and brought everything up to date...took me quite a few hours to be honest. I just