Bridgit, The hidden feature in GnuCash simply means that the account will not be visible in the Account Tree (and any popup selection menus ? - see below), not that the account is inactive, and not in use at all and is effectively removed from the account tree.
A hidden account can still have transactions which target the account, its balance still sums into any parent accounts. It is primarily a convenience to simplify the account tree presentation and selection popups. This is an exerpt from the help manual on creating accounts https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-help/acct-create.html "The Placeholder check-box sets an account to read-only status and prevents the addition of transaction data to the account. Note Setting an account to Placeholder will also hide that account in the pop-up account list in a register. Sub-accounts to the placeholder account will still display in the pop-up, however. The Hidden check box hides an account (and any sub-accounts) in the account tree. To reset this option, you will first need to open the View → Filter By... dialog for the account tree and check the Show hidden accounts option. Doing so will allow you to select the account and reopen this dialog. Note Hidden accounts still appear in the pop-up account list in a register. To remove an account from this pop-up account list as well, check the Placeholder check box." It is also worth noting here that an account which has transactions into it can be set as a placeholder, i.e. readonly and the existing transactions can remain, it still has a balance associated with those transactions and itsbalance should also include the sum of any child accounts as well as any transactions to the placeholder itself. If you want to remove an account from the account tree completely the Delete Account option in the popup menu which appears when you right click on an account in the account tree presents you with a dialog which will transfer the transactions in the account to another specified account before deleting the account. David Cousens ----- David Cousens -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html _______________________________________________ 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.