On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM Fred Tydeman<tydeman.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 11:53:25 -0300
From: Fred Tydeman<tydeman.f...@gmail.com>
To: Brad Morrison<bradmorri...@sonic.net>
Cc:gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Strange Imbalance transactions
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On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 11:01?AM Brad Morrison<bradmorri...@sonic.net>
wrote:
What operating system are you using?
What version of GNUCash are you using?
https://gnucash.org/download.phtml shows that the current version is
5.10
I forgot to add those details: Fedora Linux 41, Gnucash 5.10
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Importing.2FExporting_Data has some
info on importing data, as you mentioned a regular QIF import
Regarding the stock purchase with 2 start & end transactions, 1 being
balanced and the other being imbalanced - are both entries for the same
transaction? Possibly meaning an importing error?
My guess (based upon looking at the log file) is both are for the same
transaction.
Also, why is the account titled "Imbalance-USD" - ?
In the past, I have seen
Imbalance-COP
Imbalance-GBP
Imbalance-USD
I have transactions in multiple currencies.
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 10:01:49 -0500
From: "Derek Atkins"<de...@ihtfp.com>
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Cc: "Brad Morrison"<bradmorri...@sonic.net>,gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Strange Imbalance transactions
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Interesting.. These are all 0-value splits, so... nothing to balance
against.
I have no idea how these were created, or why.
-derek
On Thu, February 6, 2025 9:48 am, Fred Tydeman wrote:
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Fedora Linux 41
Gnucash 5.10
On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 11:19?AM Derek Atkins<de...@ihtfp.com> wrote:
HOWEVER -- the transactions in Imbalance SHOULD be connected to
transactions with other accounts. There cannot be a lone-split
Imbalance
transaction. So, Fred, any chance you could show a screen shot of your
Imbalance account?
I can easily create no-account imbalance entries. When doing splits (for
instance, groceries with cash back, or a paycheck with a gaggle of
deductions), as I'm entering, if there's an imbalance at any time an
imbalance entry is created. When I'm finished, it stays there with no
balance, and is reflected as such in the Imbalance-USD (because I'm in
the US) account. I usually make it a point to delete that blank
Imbalance entry before closing out the transaction, just to tidy up.
It might be helpful for GnuCash to do that automagically when a split is
closed with a zero Imbalance entry. Another workaround would be to add
something in the description for the Imbalance entry to show that it was
a temporary working value that can be deleted (manually).
Not sure if that's where the Imbalance transactions are coming from in
this case, but it's a possibility if you're doing splits. I have a note
to self in the Description field for the Imbalance account that says
"Something's wrong - need to fix it" so if there's an actual balance
showing I know to look at it and figure out what I fat-fingered.
Likewise, the Orphan-USD account has a description note that says
"Usually offsets Imbalance" so I know to check it if non-zero.
Otherwise, for either, the zero-balance entries are mainly a nuisance
and usually come from not tidying up splits.
Mike Brady Plain Olde User Wife is a recovering bookkeeper
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