Hi, On Sun, January 22, 2023 7:31 am, xboxboy.mageia+GnuCash wrote: > Thank you to all who have replied. > > I attempted to enter a split transaction in the 'dividend' income page, > and then it vanished: I found it had transferred to the company stock > tab: It appeared to be correct, and the amounts ending up in the correct > accounts :)
The reason it "vanished" was because you had no splits tied to the open account. So there was nothing holding it to the current view. > > So I was able to enter ALL the data for that stock, and then I was even > able to enter the final sale and scrub the account correctly. > > I can not express how WILD, FRUSTRATED and angry I was with myself. But > it's now done, and I can always refer to that as a template/transaction > to copy. > > Is there a function to 'lock' an account so it can no longer be edited > accidentally? Yes. Mark the account as "placeholder" and you won't be able to add any transactions or otherwise edit the contents of the account. > > Thank you everyone, I really, really appreciate your patience and help. You're welcome. Happy Gnucashing! -derek > On 22/1/23 18:57, Maf. King wrote: >> On Sunday, 22 January 2023 04:50:47 GMT xboxboy.mageia+GnuCash wrote: >> >>> Thanks: Now which page/account/ledger do I do this on? The dividend >>> income one? the company dividend income one? the company stock one?? >>> >> When the dividends are being reinvested automatically, I enter the >> transaction >> in the relevant stock account. I just find it easier to see with the >> number/ >> price/value boxes in front of me. >> >> Instead of the usual approach of the cash to buy the shares being >> transferred >> from Assets:Bank, just transfer from Income:dividend[:etc] and also if >> requited ensure you have the split to show the tax credit too. >> >> HTH, >> Maf. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> ----- >> 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 > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
