Re: [GNC] Period Ends

2022-01-08 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 1/7/2022 12:21 PM, Jesse MacDougall wrote: Thanks for clarifying that Gyle. Interesting. Yes definitely never post to past periods. Move forward. You can prevent, or at least detect violations of this by making a year end copy of the file to read only medium (well, write once medium). I us

Re: [GNC] Period Ends

2022-01-07 Thread Jesse MacDougall
email > -- > *From:* gnucash-user > on behalf of Jesse MacDougall > *Sent:* Friday, January 7, 2022 10:49 AM > *To:* Mike Stillingfleet > *Cc:* gnucash-user@gnucash.org > *Subject:* Re: [GNC] Period Ends > > 2) all your data goes in one file KIS

Re: [GNC] Period Ends

2022-01-07 Thread Gyle McCollam
ubject: Re: [GNC] Period Ends 2) all your data goes in one file KISS Period ends are for security so that entries can not be posted to once period end processes are complete. For example in public accounting we close off year end files once our year end work is complete. All statements match

Re: [GNC] Period Ends

2022-01-07 Thread Jesse MacDougall
2) all your data goes in one file KISS Period ends are for security so that entries can not be posted to once period end processes are complete. For example in public accounting we close off year end files once our year end work is complete. All statements match bank account and. credit cards ther

Re: [GNC] Period Ends

2022-01-07 Thread Mike Stillingfleet
ussed. > > > Alan A Holmes > > -Original Message- > From: gnucash-user > On Behalf Of > Mike Stillingfleet > Sent: 07 January 2022 09:40 > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: [GNC] Period Ends > > Dear All, > > Several years ago I attempted to clos

Re: [GNC] Period Ends

2022-01-07 Thread Mike Stillingfleet
Hi Geoff, Thank you very much this is exactly what I needed to know. I am currently assuming that I can close off prior years and bring everything up to date year by year. Regards Mike On Fri, Jan 7, 2022, at 10:16 AM, Geoff wrote: > Hi Mike > > Answers embedded:- > > > 1. My period runs 6/4

Re: [GNC] Period Ends

2022-01-07 Thread Alan A Holmes
: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC] Period Ends Dear All, Several years ago I attempted to close off at end of year and it didn't end well. I am revisiting this topic and trying to work out if there is any benefit to it. 1. My period runs 6/4/ to 5/4/ so on a calander basis th

Re: [GNC] Period Ends

2022-01-07 Thread Geoff
Hi Mike Answers embedded:- > 1. My period runs 6/4/ to 5/4/ so on a calander basis therefore I believe I should be choosing relative for period start and period end. - Correct. > 2. I currently have access to all my transactions which is very useful. If I understand the process cor

[GNC] Period Ends

2022-01-07 Thread Mike Stillingfleet
Dear All, Several years ago I attempted to close off at end of year and it didn't end well. I am revisiting this topic and trying to work out if there is any benefit to it. 1. My period runs 6/4/ to 5/4/ so on a calander basis therefore I believe I should be choosing relative for perio