Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2023-01-02 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Sat, 31 Dec 2022 at 07:43, Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > >> I would only use them for cases where you are billed (incurred the > >> expense) before you pay, not at the same time. > >> > > > > Why is that? > > Because that is the purpose of Accounts Payable. It

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-31 Thread Liz
On Fri, 30 Dec 2022 23:54:05 + "Dr. David Kirkby" wrote: > I think that I am in a minority here using them. They seem to make > things more complicated. I just hope that the benefits outweigh the > complications. > > Dave. I use them to create invoices and check that I have been paid but

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 12/31/22 1:18 AM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2022 at 00:13, Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: I would only use them for cases where you are billed (incurred the expense) before you pay, not at the same time. Why is that? Because that is the purpose

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Sat, 31 Dec 2022 at 00:13, Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > I would only use them for cases where you are billed (incurred the > expense) before you pay, not at the same time. > Why is that? > Using your postage example: > > If you pay a company periodically for

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Glad to know that worked! (and that there isn't another bug to squash) Regards, Adrien On 12/30/22 5:47 PM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: Thank you. I think that you solved my problem. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I would only use them for cases where you are billed (incurred the expense) before you pay, not at the same time. Using your postage example: If you pay a company periodically for postage, quite possibly for more than one shipment, or have to take explicit action to pay a bill, use the

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Fri, 30 Dec 2022 at 22:56, Stephen M. Butler < stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > OK. Mine are not tied to the business features. I think that I am in a minority here using them. They seem to make things more complicated. I just hope that the benefits outweigh the complications.

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Fri, 30 Dec 2022 at 22:55, Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > > Once you post, and then re-view the bill, it should show as paid. It doesn’t. I am using version 4.12. Tonight I was using Windows, but I think I noticed the same behaviour before under Linux. > To

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 12/30/22 14:48, Adrien Monteleone wrote: How do you do that for a posted bill/invoice? Mine is immutable. (and should be) Regards, Adrien On 12/30/22 4:32 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: I just modify the account on that one line to point to Postage.  It doesn't seem to hurt any and is a

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 12/30/22 4:29 PM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: It's actually a bill, not an invoice, but I think they are pretty similar. When I unpost and edit, then look at the register, everything looks okay. Yes, similar code too. Just different terms based on perspective of Vendor vs. Customer. CR:

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
How do you do that for a posted bill/invoice? Mine is immutable. (and should be) Regards, Adrien On 12/30/22 4:32 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: I just modify the account on that one line to point to Postage.  It doesn't seem to hurt any and is a whole lot simpler than trying to enter the

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 12/30/22 12:43, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: I paid for some postage for £12.54, but instead of sticking the expense account as Postage, I put Payroll - well, then do both begin with P. Given I have reconciled the bank account, is it dangerous to change the account this transaction is debited to,

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Since this is an invoice, you can't just edit from a register. 1. Unpost 2. Edit 3. Repost 4. Then check that the payment is still applied. (it should be and GnuCash tries to keep things tidy for you, but check just in case) *you do not need to delete the payment or pay the invoice again.

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Gyle McCollam
r Subject: Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up? Hi Dave, My limited world view (I don't use the business features, trading accounts, imports, etc) tells me that I would update the transaction expense account in a Split view from Payroll to Postage n

Re: [GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread David H
Hi Dave, My limited world view (I don't use the business features, trading accounts, imports, etc) tells me that I would update the transaction expense account in a Split view from Payroll to Postage noting what the reconciliation column values were prior to the change and also the Reconciled

[GNC] Bank account reconciled, will this change screw things up?

2022-12-30 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
I paid for some postage for £12.54, but instead of sticking the expense account as Postage, I put Payroll - well, then do both begin with P. Given I have reconciled the bank account, is it dangerous to change the account this transaction is debited to, from Payroll to Postage? I was thinking of