Chris, You are correct, highlight tab you want in a new window and click Windows >> New Window with Page.
Cheers Dave H. On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 at 06:24, Chris Good <goodchri...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Fran, > > Something I didn't realize you could do for a long time was to open 2 > reports in separate side by side windows so you can easily visually compare > them. I'm not at my computer now but I think the options to do this are > under the Window or View menus. > > Regards, > > Chris Good > --------------- > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 18:17:02 +0000 (UTC) > > From: Fran_3 <mailbox0...@yahoo.com> > > To: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>, Adrien Monteleone > > <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > > Subject: Re: [GNC] How to compare 2 Transaction Reports to find orphan > > transactions > > Message-ID: <1766876513.1811024.1573323422...@mail.yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > Adrian, you said... "instead do a Find operation then run an Account > Report instead of a Transaction Report. (since Find can filter on more > fields)" > > My comment: > > I did not know about the "Account Report"? option... It seems it only > appears under the Reports Menu if you are looking at a register (aka > account)... like the check register or AP or AR register... or after you do > a Ctl F (Find) operation... > > This is very useful. > > Thanks for this tip Adrian ! > > Fran3 > > > > On Saturday, November 9, 2019, 10:14:16 AM EST, Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > > > I would say consider the criteria you used to create the set of > transactions for each report, then try to craft a report using the options > that gives you only those that don?t lie in the joint set. > > > > If *every* transaction on both reports is between two and only the *same > two* accounts then you might do better with using regex and/or instead do a > Find operation then run an Account Report instead of a Transaction Report. > (since Find can filter on more fields) > > > > My personal mileage is better with running Find operations from the > Accounts tab rather than a particular register. > > > > If however, the two reports have transactions all sharing one account in > common (say checking) but not other splits, you might want to investigate > the Account Filter option. So while filtering on other data might appear to > get you what you want, sometimes filtering by the ?other? split narrows > things down much faster. With a Transaction Report (as opposed to Find then > Account Report) you can filter based on including or not including > transactions which have splits in other accounts. > > > > Otherwise, the spreadsheet approach is likely the simplest. If you know > how to use command-line tools, you could use the spreadsheet step just for > saving in CSV format, then using a cli `diff` tool to show you what is > different between the two files. (MacOS as well as most if not all BSD & > Linux distributions have this built-in. I?m not sure about Windows) > > > > Such tools are very fast and each one has its own features. The output > takes some getting used to as most are not super ?clean? on screen, but > once you do it enough, you?ll be able to use them more effectively. > > > > You could jump straight to using `diff` and get used to it, and it will > help get the job done, but the better option is to think carefully about > what you are trying to find and then crafting a Find or Report that gets > you there from within GnuCash. > > > > Regards, > > Adrien > > > > > > > >> On Nov 9, 2019 w45d313, at 8:53 AM, Fran_3 via gnucash-user < > gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > >> > >> I want to compare Transaction Report A to Transaction Report B > >> and find transactions that appear on one report but not on the other... > aka orphan transactions > >> In past I have either... > >> - Done a screen capture of each, pasted them side by side in PC Paint > and marked off matching transactions one by one... > >> - Or printed them out and done the same with pen & paper > >> - Or exported the reports and then imported them into a spreadsheet and > marked matching transactions one by one > >> All of this is a bunch of work... > >> > >> Is there an easier way? > >> Thanks for any help - Fran3 > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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