Re: [GNC] Newbie trouble deleting transaction
I have never had any issue with it... it's kind of like a prompt at a terminal, waiting for input. I'm impressed that you don't foresee ever making any manual entries... On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 9:14 AM Paul-A via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Thanks Geoff and others for your replies... I don't see the point of a > blank entry like that. For bank accounts I expect to import data from > external files, not do any manual entries, but maybe I'm naive. > > I guess I'm okay for now, except for a general feeling of uneasiness > about the interface. When doing something dumb, it wold be nice to get > some kind of complaint. > > > On Tue, Oct 08, 2024 at 08:17:16AM +0200, Geoff Jankowski wrote: > > Sorry, > > Let me clarify. By last transaction in the register I mean the blank > entry for the next input. This is the one that users cannot delete. > > > > Paul, let us know if you have sorted it or are still having problems. > > > > Geoff > > +33 6 22 93 00 53 > > +44 7770 58 48 38 > > > > > On 8 Oct 2024, at 05:53, Paul-A via gnucash-user < > gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks for all the replies... no popup, and no indication that > anything > > > happened or is supposed to. > > > > > > It is the last entry, showing today's date, maybe I should've clued > into > > > that, since I thought it was from a few days ago. > > > > > > Is it just my imagination then that I entered this, and it's just the > > > normal user-interface waiting for data entry? > > > > > > > > >> On Tue, Oct 08, 2024 at 06:00:23AM +1000, David Cousens wrote: > > >> Geoff > > >> Have no problem deleting the last transaction in a register at least > on > > >> 5.9 on Linux Mint, Don't ever remember having any problems deleting > > >> transactions previously. There is a popup asking for confirmation of > > >> deletion though. Paul do you get a popup confirmation window? Is it > > >> possible it is hidden? > > >> > > >> David Cousens > > >> > > >>> On Mon, 2024-10-07 at 08:24 +0200, Geoff Jankowski via gnucash-user > > >>> wrote: > > >>> If it is the last entry in the register it cannot be deleted. > > >>> > > >>> If it has entries above and below it, you should be able to delete it > > >>> and if you cannot, there is an issue. > > >>> > > >>> Geoff > > >>> +33 6 22 93 00 53 > > >>> +44 7770 58 48 38 > > >>> > > On 7 Oct 2024, at 08:05, Paul-A via gnucash-user > > wrote: > > > > I've just started using gnucash, and have imported a few years > > worth of > > data successfully from a bank account. Afterwards I manually > > entered > > two more transactions, where one is mistaken. > > > > I'd like to remove the mistake, but am unable to do so with either > > the Delete button or "Delete transaction" menu choice. Shouldn't I > > at least get some error if something is failing? > > > > The transaction I'm removiing is blank except for a date. > > > > Am I missing something obvious or could something be wrong with my > > 4.13 setup on Debian bookworm? > > ___ > > 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. > > >> > > >> ___ > > >> 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. > ___ > 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. > -- ___
Re: [GNC] Newbie trouble deleting transaction
Hi, On Fri, October 11, 2024 10:13 am, Paul-A via gnucash-user wrote: > Thanks Geoff and others for your replies... I don't see the point of a > blank entry like that. For bank accounts I expect to import data from > external files, not do any manual entries, but maybe I'm naive. I won't call you naive, but you're in the teeny tiny minuscule minority of people who never enter transactions in by hand. Most of us do enter them by hand, at least some percentage of the time. > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. -derek -- 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.
Re: [GNC] Newbie trouble deleting transaction
Thanks Geoff and others for your replies... I don't see the point of a blank entry like that. For bank accounts I expect to import data from external files, not do any manual entries, but maybe I'm naive. I guess I'm okay for now, except for a general feeling of uneasiness about the interface. When doing something dumb, it wold be nice to get some kind of complaint. On Tue, Oct 08, 2024 at 08:17:16AM +0200, Geoff Jankowski wrote: > Sorry, > Let me clarify. By last transaction in the register I mean the blank entry > for the next input. This is the one that users cannot delete. > > Paul, let us know if you have sorted it or are still having problems. > > Geoff > +33 6 22 93 00 53 > +44 7770 58 48 38 > > > On 8 Oct 2024, at 05:53, Paul-A via gnucash-user > > wrote: > > > > Thanks for all the replies... no popup, and no indication that anything > > happened or is supposed to. > > > > It is the last entry, showing today's date, maybe I should've clued into > > that, since I thought it was from a few days ago. > > > > Is it just my imagination then that I entered this, and it's just the > > normal user-interface waiting for data entry? > > > > > >> On Tue, Oct 08, 2024 at 06:00:23AM +1000, David Cousens wrote: > >> Geoff > >> Have no problem deleting the last transaction in a register at least on > >> 5.9 on Linux Mint, Don't ever remember having any problems deleting > >> transactions previously. There is a popup asking for confirmation of > >> deletion though. Paul do you get a popup confirmation window? Is it > >> possible it is hidden? > >> > >> David Cousens > >> > >>> On Mon, 2024-10-07 at 08:24 +0200, Geoff Jankowski via gnucash-user > >>> wrote: > >>> If it is the last entry in the register it cannot be deleted. > >>> > >>> If it has entries above and below it, you should be able to delete it > >>> and if you cannot, there is an issue. > >>> > >>> Geoff > >>> +33 6 22 93 00 53 > >>> +44 7770 58 48 38 > >>> > On 7 Oct 2024, at 08:05, Paul-A via gnucash-user > wrote: > > I've just started using gnucash, and have imported a few years > worth of > data successfully from a bank account. Afterwards I manually > entered > two more transactions, where one is mistaken. > > I'd like to remove the mistake, but am unable to do so with either > the Delete button or "Delete transaction" menu choice. Shouldn't I > at least get some error if something is failing? > > The transaction I'm removiing is blank except for a date. > > Am I missing something obvious or could something be wrong with my > 4.13 setup on Debian bookworm? > ___ > 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. > >> > >> ___ > >> 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. ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] Newbie trouble deleting transaction
On 10/11/2024 10:13 AM, Paul-A via gnucash-user wrote: Thanks Geoff and others for your replies... I don't see the point of a blank entry like that. For bank accounts I expect to import data from external files, not do any manual entries, but maybe I'm naive. Well, since you are new to this. SOME of us would be entering a transaction in the account "checking" every time we cut a check or initiate a transfer. The statement from the back would be used in the reconcile process, the dates there when cleared back at the bank, what has cleared and what's still outstanding, transactions the bank has that you don't, etc. If you JUST enter what the bank has: 1) how do you spot that a check you wrote has not yet been deposited/cashed? 2) how do you know that somebody has snuck a small monthly automatic payment onto your account Michael D Novack ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] Newbie trouble deleting transaction
On 2024-10-11 07:39, Derek Atkins wrote: > On Fri, October 11, 2024 10:13 am, Paul-A via gnucash-user wrote: >> Thanks Geoff and others for your replies... I don't see the point of a >> blank entry like that. For bank accounts I expect to import data from >> external files, not do any manual entries, but maybe I'm naive. > I won't call you naive, but you're in the teeny tiny minuscule minority of > people who never enter transactions in by hand. Most of us do enter them > by hand, at least some percentage of the time. And many of us have no option, because our banks no longer offer downloads of account activity in a form that GC can accept (or never did). Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.com/ ___ 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.
[GNC] desparately seeking susan ... no, wait, that's wrong. desparately seeking docs. Yeah, that's it.
Hi Folks, I have recently designed a spreadsheet to read the accounts list I get from QuickBooks, map the QuickBooks columns to GnuCash columns, and output a CSV for import. It works quite well. What I have learned is that account import is a rigid and brittle process; it will not accept much variability from the format of the same data as exported from GnuCash. As nearly as I can tell, it completely ignores the column headers, if it is told that they are there, and it cannot handle "tab separated values". None of this is a huge problem, since I can accommodate this rigidity. And, "forewarned is fore-armed", therefore I will simply assume that other imports are also going to be rigid, in spite of the rather elegant column mapper for transactions. "Transactions" looks like it's going to be dead simple. I am preparing to import "Customers and Vendors", "Bills and Invoices", and, of course, "Transactions". It is not clear how some of the QBK columns map to the GNC columns, although a lot of them are pretty self-evident. My imports are quite automatic, so I could easily "Guess and Check", since the cycles are pretty painless. For "Accounts", I was able to create some bogus accounts and see how they were represented on "export", which made it easy to map QBK columns to GNC columns. I don't seem to have that export option for any of the contact categories or trade account (A/R, A/P) categories, so I'm flying blind. Which raises the question, is there a place where the GNC columns are enumerated and described? I have looked at the various import procedures and I was able to gather what I believe is a comprehensive list of the GNC columns, but I would feel more secure if I could see these in a manual somewhere, with descriptions. Maybe there is even a QBK to GNC "cheat sheet" somewhere ... I also have a question about the referential integrity of the GNC data. For example, transactions usually have a "who", which would be a customer, vendor, or employee, in GNC parlance, ignoring that there are other relationships which don't fit these three, like Family, Gift recipients, Government, Partners, Benefactors/Patrons ... It there a "database" link that verifies that the "who" exists before the transaction is committed? What happens to historical data if one of these changes their name? Can I produce a report on a given vendor or customer that would work like a statement? Can I be sure that it includes all the transactions, meaning there is nothing sitting out in the periphery with a slightly misspelled "who"? Apparently Customer and Vendor reports center around trade accounts (A/R, A/P), and it is not yet clear to me what that means. These questions are best answered with reference to the documentation. I'm sure the answers already exist somewhere. Remember, I am a confused Quickbooks refugee, and I have been held captive there for thirty years, so I am looking to understand GNC in terms of Quickbooks. Be gentle. Thanks for the help, -- Chris. V:916.799.9461 F:916.974.0428 A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right. Q: > Why should I start my reply below the quoted text? ___ 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.
[GNC] How to handle the renaming of stocks
Hi everyone - another Investment question - probably procedural rather than specifically a GnuCash 'problem'. I have a number of stocks/shares that have produced dividends for many years. I have entered those stocks into GC as per the manual and from reading other threads in this mailing list. When I set them up: #1 - I used Security Editor - to create a new Security, using the name, stockcode/ symbol for the ASX, namespace STOCKS, ticked ONLINE QUOTES, selected MULTIPLE - ASX. #2 - I then set up the stock under the Brokerage Account in the Investment Parent making sure that the Select security/currency was STOCK and the security (ASX) code #3 - I THINK I set up the stock account under the Trading Parent Now the over-arching company group has decided to change the name of the stock (specifically from SLK Sea Link to KLS Kelsian on the ASX) in 2021. In my other programs, I could just edit the name entry as there is no change to the holdings (amount and price remained the same) . However, I can not seem to get GC to allow me to edit the Security name (Security Editor) or the Trading name - which reflects all the purchases during the "SLK era" which remains relevant to the new "now-KLS era". Does this mean I have to re-enter all the data for the new KLS rather than just change a name or field? Thanks! Megan in Sydney ___ 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.
