On Fri, 9 Oct 2026 at 20:43, Wm Tarr <[email protected]> wrote: > People tag stuff
There has been no response of worthwhile tag usage within GnuCash. As I offered last month, transaction tagging in GnuCash remains a false offering because the core reporting modules do not adequately support it. As an active user of the class feature in QuickBooks, I know firsthand how much it streamlines accounting and the flexible analysis it offers. There is a real opportunity to be realised by supporting this multi-dimensional filtering functionality more fully in GnuCash. You'll find concrete use cases and active community discussion within these threads I've contributed to: * October 2026 - Detailed debate regarding how GnuCash architectural limitations relegate transaction tagging to a text filtering workaround. - [GNC] How do you tag in gnucash? * September 2026 - Multi-post thread prototyping a custom Scheme .scm matrix report to pivot account columns dynamically. - [GNC] Account Customer Matrix * September 2026 - The core critique explaining why standard GnuCash financial statements break down when attempting text-string project tracking. - [GNC] New question: designating classes for expenses. * August 2025 - Formally requesting an overhaul to the standard report engines to allow unfiltered row matching. - [GNC] Enhancement Request - Filter Reports * March 2024 - Evaluating text parsing strings for rental property categories within transaction rows. - [GNC] split transaction description field length limit * May 2023 - Analyzing the operational differences between QuickBooks' one-class rule and multi-tag options. - [GNC] GNC "CLASS" equivalent to QB * May 2023 - Praise for the experimental pull request/workaround (#1623) to group reports by split memos. - [GNC] Tags for classification/category/dimension transaction report * April 2023 - Proposing regex text string filters to isolate dimensional segments in standard outputs. - [GNC] Seaking feedback on (potential) "Running Total" feature for transaction report * January 2023 - Critiquing the data entry overhead of the subaccount workaround compared to true dimensional classes. - [GNC] Importing csv files * November 2022 - Isolating specific trip and travel splits via manual text flags in the memo field. - [GNC] Account structure for tracking trip expenses * February 2022 - Evaluating the limits of handling multiple vehicle tracking layouts as a horizontal layer. - [GNC] Account setup for reports * January 2022 - Debating the total absence of native QuickBooks or Quicken style tracking categories. - [GNC] How to get debug to work (saying "uncle") * January 2022 - Exploring how to cross-track client dimensions using business invoices and item lines. - [GNC] Bill - Book Item lines to different Customers. * May 2020 - Initial discussion on flat reporting limits when attempting to track independent business segments. - [GNC] Managing Profit Centers, Enterprises, Projects Regards _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
