Stan, I neither use formulas nor scheduled transactions, so I can’t comment on the documentation. Since you do, maybe you could add some information on the wiki to assist others after you?
> On Sep 17, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Stan Brown <the_stan_br...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > Thank you for the reply, Frank, but I read that before I posted. That's quite > inadequate to tell people how to create formulas. > > The first three omissions that occur to me are: how do we use the value of > one split in computing the value for a different split? How do we use values > from a specific other transaction to compute values for this one? How do we > do exponentiation, for goodness sake? > > -- > Stan Brown > the_stan_br...@fastmail.fm > https://BrownMath.com > http://OakRoadSystems.com/ > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, at 5:06 AM, Frank H. Ellenberger wrote: >> Hi Stan, >> Am 15.09.18 um 15:37 schrieb Stan Brown: >>> Though I have 2.6.19, I looked on line at the 3.2 manuals, and they are >>> the same in this respect. >> >> You missed one important place, the FAQ: >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_use_variables_and_formula_in_scheduled_transactions.3F >> that leads to >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Scheduled_Transactions >> >> >>> There doesn't seem to be any documentation of formulas for scheduled >>> transactions. I'm talking about the "debit formula" and "credit formula" >>> columns in the template transaction pane of the Edit Scheduled >>> Transaction window. >>> >>> There are specific formulas for things like mortgages and payroll, but I >>> was unable to find the general rules for constructing formulas, neither >>> in the Help Manual nor in the Tutorial and Concept Guide. >>> >>> Can this be added, please? >> >> Yes it should be added to the docs, so as David already said, raise a >> bug report. >> >>> -- Regards, Stan Brown >> >> Regards >> Frank >> > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > 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 gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
