Keep in mind that, GENERALLY, the search is on a SPLIT basis, not a TRANSACTION basis. So if you do a search on "Account == X AND Account == Y" you will get an empty set, because it is impossible to find anything where Split.account == X and Split.account ALSO equals Y.
-derek On Tue, November 21, 2023 11:35 pm, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > Maybe. That's a trial and error sort of situation. > > Certainly, you can craft a Find from the Accounts tab with multiple > criteria, the first should likely find all transactions matching > Assets:PayPal, then the next might exclude all other accounts, or > specific accounts. (since it is most likely you would have had an extra > split to Expenses:PayPal Fees, just exclude that match from the results) > > An alternative is to run the first find to get a list. Then with that > resulting register list open, run another find to narrow it down as > needed. > > Which is the best or shortest route - I have no idea. You'll have to try > and then see what works best for you. > > ----- > for the record, all transactions have at least two splits—a debit and a > credit. I know why you used the terminology you chose, but I put this > here for clarification. That will be important for you in the future. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 11/21/23 7:43 PM, David Kirkby wrote: >> I often receive PayPal transactions, which get put into the PayPal >> account >> as >> >> Credit: Assets: Accounts Receivable (£720.00) >> Debit: Assets:PayPal (£720.00) >> >> What I should then do is edit the PayPal account so the fees are put in >> the >> correct place - for one example transaction >> >> Credit: Assets: Accounts Receivable (£720) >> Debit: Assets:PayPal (£705.62) >> Debit: Expenses:PayPal Fees (£21.38) >> >> But I quite often forget to do this, so the PayPal account will not >> reconcile. >> >> Is there any way to search to find transactions going into accounts that >> don't have a second split, or some other way to weed out the ones that >> have >> gone into the PayPal account, but don't have an entry in PayPal >> expenses? > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- 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.
