Re: [GNC] New User Oh boy I need an accountant

2022-07-18 Thread Fred Bone
On 18 July 2022 at 17:32, Phyllis Bruce said: > I am getting too many unanticipated results. Watched many YouTube videos > since I cannot make sense of the Help manual. I have added accounts where > they appear to belong, added my opening balances, and imported a couple > CSV files from a bank a

Re: [GNC] New User Oh boy I need an accountant

2022-07-18 Thread davidcousens49
Phyllis, The problem with the import is the negative sign on the Debit/Withdrawal column. GnuCash expects this to be a positive quantity when the debits and credits are in separate columns, i.e if both columns are specified then both columns are positive. If the data is in a single column then neg

Re: [GNC] [MAINT] Planned outage to plug into new UPS (Sunday or Monday, time/date TBD)

2022-07-18 Thread Derek Atkins
This work is now complete and the server is back on a UPS! Please let me know if you notice anything not working properly. -derek On Mon, July 18, 2022 6:30 pm, Derek Atkins wrote: > Just an update that I plan to do this maintenance tonight. > There will be a 30 minute (or so) outage as I shut do

Re: [GNC] New User Oh boy I need an accountant

2022-07-18 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Someone who is more familiar with the importer can help, but from what I see in the screenshots: The first image looks reasonable. You just need to assign the 'transfer' accounts in the first column. (the sources or destinations for funds in/out of the bank account) The second screenshot app

[GNC] New User Oh boy I need an accountant

2022-07-18 Thread flywire
Firstly, an accountant won't know how to use GnuCash unless they are a user. Have you done the GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide as an introduction for Getting Started and Managing Personal Finances? Put it in a window on one side of your screen and start a new GnuCash file in a window on the ot

Re: [GNC] [MAINT] Planned outage to plug into new UPS (Sunday or Monday, time/date TBD)

2022-07-18 Thread Derek Atkins
Just an update that I plan to do this maintenance tonight. There will be a 30 minute (or so) outage as I shut down everything, change the power, and let everything boot up again. Exact time still TBD. -derek On Sat, July 16, 2022 3:42 pm, Derek Atkins wrote: > Hi, > > A replacement UPS arrived yes

Re: [GNC] Online Help manual CSV import section is out of date

2022-07-18 Thread davidcousens49
I think David Carlson was principally referring to the temrinology using" category". When I rewrote the importer section last time there was a major reorganisation of the guide and help in progress and it was suggestsed that it was more appropriate to the Help manual as it is largely a button by