been using a simple paper invoice.
Thank you so much for the suggestion.
Tim
From: Alan Johnson
Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 11:01 AM
To: timothyscu...@yahoo.com; 'David Carlson'
Cc: 'gnucash-user'
Subject: Re: [GNC] split transaction description field length limit
I use GNUCash
You don't need long text lines to allocate splits to rental properties.
Have a look at Custom GnuCash 5.x Transaction Report with Tags -
https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2023-May/107048.html
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You could employ custom 'tags' for each property either in the Notes,
Action, Num, Memo, or Description fields, whatever works best for you.
Then when you run a Transaction Report, you can filter the results that
match your tag.
The only downside to this method, at this time, over setting up
Your example doesn't really need the business features. You can do that
with a single transaction too, and that isn't 'kludging' the memo fields
at all. That is what they are intended to be used for—info relating to
just that particular split. ('Notes' would be info relating to the
transaction
ociated with each expense account in a form that's easy to double
> check.
>
> Thank you again for trying to help with my problem.
>
> Tim
>
> From: Alan Johnson
> Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 7:43 AM
> To: David Carlson
> Cc: timothyscu...@yahoo.com; gnucash-
:43 AM
To: David Carlson
Cc: timothyscu...@yahoo.com; gnucash-user
Subject: Re: [GNC] split transaction description field length limit
You don't have to have 'a business' to use the business features. You would
need to set up an AP and AR account to post the invoices to. To me, the vendor
On 3/4/2024 10:43 AM, Alan Johnson via gnucash-user wrote:
You don't have to have 'a business' to use the business features. You
would need to set up an AP and AR account to post the invoices to. To
me, the vendor bill - payment system is the proper way to store the
data, rather than kludging
Combined with the other suggestions of an outside log file, using vendor
bills, or using the Notes field, consider this:
If you are advised of work as it occurs, record transactions between the
expense accounts and a liability account named something like "Work
Payable". Put your detail in
I think you are right, the notes field also is limited to one line tall in
the register view.
On Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 11:05 PM Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote:
> That log file can also be attached to the transaction in GnuCash.
>
> Also, explore using View > Double Line
That log file can also be attached to the transaction in GnuCash.
Also, explore using View > Double Line as that exposes a Notes field for
the entire transaction.
Regards,
Adrien
On 3/3/24 7:08 PM, Jim DeLaHunt wrote:
I suggest a workaround: write in separate log document your detailed
Whatever the actual character count limit is for the memo field in a
transaction line, I have found the practical limit is what can be printed
in reports that show that field. On the computer screen you cannot
directly see anything that is after a linefeed character unless you scroll
past that
I suggest you put your handyman in as a vendor. Then you can create a bill with
long descriptions per item, and then pay the bill with a check. If you want to
see what was paid, right click on the payment entry in the register and choose
jump to invoice/bill. You can also run a vendor report.
Hello, Tim:
On 2024-03-03 15:39, Tim via gnucash-user wrote:
The descriptions that I enter in GNU cash for split items get truncated. Is
there a way to change this or is this a hard limit?
I am not certain, having not looked at the GnuCash code, but in my years
using the program I have not
The descriptions that I enter in GNU cash for split items get truncated. Is
there a way to change this or is this a hard limit?
To provide some context, I pay a handyman to work on various projects. When
I write the check to pay him I split the amount among the various projects
(which
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