All right, thank you for giving it a try. I will use a Transaction Report instead.
For the sake of completeness, however, I have also filed a bug: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797993 On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 11:36 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > Hmm... > > Okay I tried these: > > Liabilities:AP > > 1. Open register > 2. Reports > Account Report > > Result - this generated an AP Aging Report, not the usual 'Account Report' > one would expect. > > Liabilities:AP > > 1. Open register > 2. Reports > Transaction Report > > Works as expected > > Liabilities:(Other Liability) > > 1. Open register > 2. Reports > Account Report > > Get a report titled "Transaction Report" and it does look similar to a > Transaction Report, but options are more limited like Account Report, not > advanced like Transaction Report, the results are correct, *but* indeed the > signs are not honoring the preference. (negative means greater liability) > > Either file a bug, and/or just use the Transaction Report to start. > > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 10/28/20 5:02 PM, p32--- via gnucash-user wrote: > >> Thank you very much for your answer and sorry for the confusion. I can >> confirm that the Transaction Report handles the Debit and Credit values >> in the same way the ledger does. >> >> My question was related to the Account Report. When I open an account >> ledger and use the Reports menu to generate an Account Report, I am >> presented with running balance values that are exactly the opposite of >> the values that I get in a comparable Transaction Report. >> >> On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 4:25 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: >> >>> Please specify the report. >>> >>> I just tried a Transaction Report on my AP account and it works properly. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Adrien >>> >>> On 10/28/20 2:20 PM, p32--- via gnucash-user wrote: >>> >>>> I am using GnuCash 4.2 with the option to reverse the balance of credit >>>> accounts (such as Liability) activated. In the ledger of such an account, >>>> GnuCash calculates the balance in the expected manner: Debit transactions >>>> decrease the balance. >>>> >>>> When I create a report of such an account using the Reports menu, however, >>>> this behavior changes. In the resulting report, Debit transactions increase >>>> the balance. Is this the expected behavior? And if this is the case: Is >>>> there a workaround that be used to modify it? >>>> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
