> On May 2, 2018, at 1:09 PM, David T. via gnucash-user > <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > Hello, > > Before I submit a bug report, I’d like to see whether there has been some > change to the reports system that causes the degradation I am seeing, and if > there is a different way to achieve my same goal. > > I have a custom report that is set to display a single figure for YTD totals > for a subset of my income accounts (dividends). This is a simple transaction > report that has the Income:Dividend accounts selected, is set to cover the > current accounting period, and is supposed to display only “Totals”. > > In general, the result is as follows: > > YTD Dividends > From 01/01/2018 to 05/02/2018 > ———— > Grand Total $9,999.00 > > In the past, this report would present the current YTD dividend total in a > single figure in a compact area (I use it on a dashboard multicolumn > display). With 3.1, however, I get all the accounts listed, and no figures > anywhere (not for individual accounts, and not for a grand total). > Furthermore, if I try to load the saved report separately, I get a generic > “Report Error” message. If I close out GC 3.1 without saving and reload the > file in 2.6.19, the report functions as expected. > > Finally, if I try to recreate the report from scratch, I cannot get the > report to format as I prefer—with no account information and a single YTD > amount. I can only seem to get the total if I display all the transaction > data, which defeats the purpose of my report showing me at a glance how much > dividend income I have accumulated YTD. > > Has anyone encountered this problem and found a remedy? > > While I am at it, I note that the report setting to reverse account signs on > the transaction report doesn’t seem to affect the total amount any more—it > worked correctly in 2.6.19. ISTR that others have noted this—or does that > need to get a bug as well? >
I think someone has mentioned that issue before, perhaps on IRC, and that Chris Lam had proposed a small change to the Transaction Report to restore that capability. Regards, John Ralls _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
