Re: [GNC] Transactions association to accounts (automatically)

2020-03-02 Thread Greg Feneis
I'll wager there is documentation on how to import transactions, and use the matcher dialog. Then, perhaps you can apply this info to your specific use case. It seems like you do a lot of manual processing of the data prior to import. This may be defying the ability and intention of the matcher

Re: [GNC] GC 2.6.19 & GC 3.8

2020-03-02 Thread Les
I have noticed in the 3.8 version, that the description field is quite large, while the amounts fields are small.  I used to know how to expand them but that was a long time ago.  Would some let me know how to? Thanks, Les On 3/2/20 3:24 PM, David Cousens wrote: Les You will need to

Re: [GNC] GC 2.6.19 & GC 3.8

2020-03-02 Thread Les
Thanks David. I made a different account file for the 3.8 version naming it 3.8.  I kept the original account file with the same description. My goal is to run both, one at a time, for about a week to verify the totals for each major account remain the same.  Assuming that there are no

Re: [GNC] Multiple copies of gnucash-user messages from the list

2020-03-02 Thread David H
Maf, I'm using the gmail web interface if I open your email and click the dropdown triangle next to you details this is what I see - note the via gnucash :-) from:Maf. King via gnucash.org to: gnucash-user@gnucash.org I think from the

Re: [GNC] GC 2.6.19 & GC 3.8

2020-03-02 Thread David Cousens
Les You will need to maintain separate data files(e.g. give them separate names identifying the version they run with) for each version as there were some data file changes going from 2.6.x to 3.x which prevent a 3.x file working with a 2.6.x version. I think Geert mentioned them in a post in

Re: [GNC] Multiple copies of gnucash-user messages from the list

2020-03-02 Thread Maf. King
On Monday, 2 March 2020 20:09:37 GMT Alan wrote: > > yet I'm still receiving hundreds of dupe > messages with [via GnuCash]appended to each user name. You had that info > two months ago. I don't see [via Gnucash] (or anything similar) routinely appended to messages from the list. I

Re: [GNC] How to install Gnucash 3.8 on Debian 10 "buster"?

2020-03-02 Thread Colin Law
On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 17:51, Peter Zimmerer wrote: > > The changes in Gnucash from version 3.7 to 3.8 and beyond are mainly > covering changes because of regulatory changes of the European Union > (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_Services_Directive), which > is neither bug fixing nor

Re: [GNC] Multiple copies of gnucash-user messages from the list

2020-03-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Alan, I’m just a user like you who participates on the list. Sometimes I ask questions for assistance, sometimes I offer to help others. I’m not a developer of GnuCash, and I don’t run this mailing list. While there are developers participating in this list, (and the list moderator) it exists

Re: [GNC] GC 2.6.19 & GC 3.8

2020-03-02 Thread Colin Law
On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 18:27, Les wrote: > > Hi Colin: > > Thanks for your input. > > It appears that they do indeed update together. In that case both apps are accessing the same file. Colin > > Les > > > On 3/2/20 10:02 AM, Colin Law wrote: > > If you update using one version does it update

Re: [GNC] Multiple copies of gnucash-user messages from the list

2020-03-02 Thread Derek Atkins
Alan, Have you by chance subscribed to notifications via Nabble or GMANE or some other third-part forum-like resender of GnuCash list emails, as well as subscribed to the mailman list at lists.gnucash.org? I only ask because I am looking at the mail server logs on the gnucash server and I do not

Re: [GNC] New User - Unique Transaction Number & Dates

2020-03-02 Thread Stan Brown
David, you may be thinking of File » Properties » Accounts » Day Threshold for Read-Only Transactions (red-line). I'm not sure why the developers thought it would be a good idea to do this as a number of days in the past instead of a date in the past, but they did. It means that if you want, say,

Re: [GNC] Multiple copies of gnucash-user messages from the list

2020-03-02 Thread Alan
Adrien, I originally set the "avoid duplicate copies of messages" to "yes." It hasn't changed. It's still set to "yes." And please stop drifting from the original message thread subject. This is consistent dupes for EVERY message posted to this list. Direct messages (cc'd to me directly) are not

Re: [GNC] GC 2.6.19 & GC 3.8

2020-03-02 Thread Les
Hi Colin: Thanks for your input. It appears that they do indeed update together. Les On 3/2/20 10:02 AM, Colin Law wrote: If you update using one version does it update automatically in the other? If so then they are the same file, but accessed via different routes on the file system.

Re: [GNC] Transactions association to accounts (automatically)

2020-03-02 Thread Stelvio Rosset
Hi, many thanks for so much help and inputs. Actually in the CSV import I was setting the column "ACCOUNT TRANSFER" and "WITHDRAWAL", and then GNUCASH was asking also the ACCOUNT in mandatory way. This is way I was specifying UNBALANCE and then doing the account change later on. Probably that

Re: [GNC] How to install Gnucash 3.8 on Debian 10 "buster"?

2020-03-02 Thread Peter Zimmerer
In my opinion one has to distinguish between - pure bug fixes, - legal changes, and - new features. The changes in Gnucash from version 3.7 to 3.8 and beyond are mainly covering changes because of regulatory changes of the European Union (e.g.

Re: [GNC] Report Income & Expense (Graph)

2020-03-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Not within GnuCash at this time. You could run a Multicolumn Income Statement (P) report (in the experimental menu), export or copy/paste to a spreadsheet, insert formulas for the accumulation, then create a graph on the result. Regards, Adrien > On Mar 1, 2020 w10d61, at 11:37 AM, Stelvio

Re: [GNC] Fastest ways to enter my transactions into GnuCash ?

2020-03-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Yes, that’s what I meant. And I have tried changing the separator, and eventually changed it back but don’t recall why. Regards, Adrien > On Mar 1, 2020 w10d61, at 6:19 AM, Maf. King wrote: > > Adrian meant that sometimes he gets ; by mistake - then the quick selection > goes all wrong. >

Re: [GNC] Is it Possible to move the blank transaction to the TOP ?

2020-03-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
This does not appear to be an option. You can file an enhancement request on Bugzilla. Regards, Adrien > On Feb 29, 2020 w9d60, at 1:43 PM, Long wrote: > > Hello, > > I really like to enter my transactions from the TOP of Register Tab, And > check my history transactions from new to old (Top

Re: [GNC] show previous years totals on account page?

2020-03-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
No, but you can run the multicolumn Income Statement, from the Reports > Experimental menu. Select a range of several years in Options > General and also set Period duration to ‘Year’ That will get you the desired previous years at least for the income and expense accounts. For your asset

Re: [GNC] GC 2.6.19 & GC 3.8

2020-03-02 Thread Colin Law
If you update using one version does it update automatically in the other? If so then they are the same file, but accessed via different routes on the file system. Colin On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 15:56, Les wrote: > > Yes, I mean the account file. I now have two seperate account files > (2.6.19)

Re: [GNC] How to install Gnucash 3.8 on Debian 10 "buster"?

2020-03-02 Thread Colin Law
On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 15:51, km22 wrote: > > P.S. I believe this is the bug in 3.4: > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797046 > > It is too bad there isn't a way for Debian's stable release to get bug > fixes so that the stable version in the repo remains the most reliable > version.

Re: [GNC] GC 2.6.19 & GC 3.8

2020-03-02 Thread Les
Yes, I mean the account file.  I now have two seperate account files (2.6.19) and (3.8). However, since I am not knowledgeable in Linux file structure, I have decided that I will only open one file at a time.  Once I am convinced that both are maintaining the same account balances, I will drop

Re: [GNC] How to install Gnucash 3.8 on Debian 10 "buster"?

2020-03-02 Thread km22
P.S. I believe this is the bug in 3.4: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797046 It is too bad there isn't a way for Debian's stable release to get bug fixes so that the stable version in the repo remains the most reliable version.  Seems the current model means that users are stuck with

Re: [GNC] GC 2.6.19 & GC 3.8

2020-03-02 Thread Colin Law
On Sun, 1 Mar 2020 at 23:05, Les wrote: > > I have just installed GC 3.8 via Flatpak and used my 2.6 version to > start it but saved the file to a different location. What file? If you mean an accounts file it should save to wherever you tell it to save, and if you open a file using File > Open

Re: [GNC] New User - Unique Transaction Number & Dates

2020-03-02 Thread David Carlson
You can use Tools > General Ledger to see all transactions in one place. You will have to change View > Filter by... to Select Range > Earliest to see more than the last 30 days or so. Use Filter > Sort By > Number to check the last number used. You can check Save Filter if you want GnuCash to

Re: [GNC] How to install Gnucash 3.8 on Debian 10 "buster"?

2020-03-02 Thread km22
Hi Andrea, Thanks for the message.  Do you know whether there is a simple command line operation I can run to install Gnucash 3.8 from Debian 10 testing repo? I tried to google the solution but what I found seemed to suggest a lot of modifications to the sources file or introducing a pinning

Re: [GNC] New User - Unique Transaction Number & Dates

2020-03-02 Thread Christopher Lam
On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 09:20, Mardem via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Hello guys, > The first thing that I noticed is that I cant have a unique number for each > transaction (that I will write on the hard copy i.e. invoice). This is very > strange to me being an accountant for

[GNC] New User - Unique Transaction Number & Dates

2020-03-02 Thread Mardem via gnucash-user
Hello guys, I have decided to give GnuCash a try for a small business that just started to do the accounting (less than 20 transactions the 1st year). The first thing that I noticed is that I cant have a unique number for each transaction (that I will write on the hard copy i.e. invoice). This

Re: [GNC] Investment Portfolio Reporting

2020-03-02 Thread Mike Alexander
On 1 Mar 2020, at 11:51, rsbrux via gnucash-user wrote: I need some reports which show the performance of various investment accounts over the past year.  I don't find anything suitable in GC 2.6.19 and don't have the chops (neither in accounting nor in guile) to write my own.  Surely I am

Re: [GNC] NEW USER: SETTING UP GNUCASH TO WORK WITH MY BANK UNDER THE UK OPEN BANKING INITIATIVE

2020-03-02 Thread Martin Parker
Hi Christopher, Shame! Many thanks for your assistance. Regards, Martin On Sun, 1 Mar 2020 at 07:11, Christopher Lam wrote: > Not currently possible I'm afraid. > > The open banking initiative has strict requirements upon the data > controller (ie FinTech apps) to have safeguards, and

Re: [GNC] Investment Portfolio Reporting

2020-03-02 Thread rsbrux via gnucash-user
The Assets Bar Chart is indeed close to what I need, but it doesn't account for transfers into and out of the accounts in question. I am still on Ubunto Studio 18.04 LTS.  Is there an easy way to get GC 3.x on this platform?  If not which Version do I need to get GC 3.x from the official

Re: [GNC] Investment Portfolio Reporting

2020-03-02 Thread rsbrux via gnucash-user
I have indeed tried the Advanced Portfolio report, but have a few problems with it: 1. It gives performance per currently owned security, but I am looking for overall performance of each securities account, including cash positions and securities which have been sold. In particular, I

Re: [GNC] What type of Data should i use to import from GnuCash Android to Desktop ?

2020-03-02 Thread Geert Janssens
Op maandag 2 maart 2020 09:10:50 CET schreef Long: > Hello, > > So, i need stick with CSV files than QIF files? > > P/s : I saw that only Android version who have exporting to QIF files. It's > seem like CSV files is default for GnuCash "official" (For import & export). > There is no default in

Re: [GNC] What type of Data should i use to import from GnuCash Android to Desktop ?

2020-03-02 Thread Long
Hello, So, i need stick with CSV files than QIF files? P/s : I saw that only Android version who have exporting to QIF files. It's seem like CSV files is default for GnuCash "official" (For import & export). Thank you so much. -- Sent from: