It seems that there are more different solutions to my question. Entering the transaction twice in the same database influences the total expenses amount and this is not something I like. I get the information about the categories I need, but the total expenses are spoiled by exactly the same amount. Therefore looking at the totals, I should bear this in mind all the time.
Entering this particular data into a separate database would solve the problem in a clean way (entering same description, same amounts twice in different databases). But this is prone to errors, since the items are not in the same window) Moving the particular transactions into sub accounts (like vacation-fuel, vacation-...) solves the problem in a more elegant way. But I do not particularly like having a mixed type accounts (partly placeholder, partly not). -- I have also tested memo/notes suggestion and using filter on transactions report. This is my favorite and I think this is the one I will use. In my test I have realized - opening the split transaction view, I can assign my description for the account I wish (expenses only) - opening double line view allows to enter notes, but these are assigned to both accounts (not exactly what I wish) Therefore using memo is preferred for my case. Before starting with this, one should define the keywords which will be used, otherwise they are not filtered correctly (a kind of vocabulary for this purpose). And it is important to stick to the vocabulary, because by default the filter is case sensitive ! Thanks to all who shared the experience and suggestions ! -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html _______________________________________________ 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.
