Lisa In the register display for an account you will see a field Num. You can specify a number for each transaction which will determine the order in which the transactions are displayed.This however affects all registers in which the transaction appears as per the second reference below. It is really meant for entering cheque numbers.
See https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-guide/txns-register-oview.html, https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-help/book-options.html The following posts contain useful info as well http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/Ordering-Transactions-on-same-date-td4683272.html and the FAQ http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_order_transactions_in_a_register_so_deposits_are_before_withdrawls.3F reproduced below: Q: How do I order transactions in a register so deposits are before withdrawals? A: Enter deposits (debits) first, then withdrawals (credits). When ordering transactions in a register window (the display of transactions for a particular account), you're really ordering the splits for that account. The fields examined, in order, are: The Posted Date. This is the one that's visible and editable in the register window. The Transaction's Num field 'unless' you have selected "Use Split Action Field for Number" in the Accounts tab of Book Options (accessed by File>Properties in the menus) in which case it will sort on the Action field for the split 'in the account displayed on the register window'. Note that there is also a preference on the General tab to make that selection automatically on new files. The Transaction Entry Date/time: This is the date and time that the transaction was first created. It is not editable in the User Interface. The Transaction Description field. The Split's memo field. The Reconcile field. The amount of the split. The value of the split. The Reconcile Date. The GUID identifying the split. Thus the Num or Action field is consulted only if the Posted Date is the same, the Entry Date/Time only if the Num or Action fields are the same, and so on. This question is sometimes asked as "how do I reorder transactions so that they'll match my bank statement?". Don't. You're keeping your own books, not the bank's. Use the Reconcile window to reconcile the two. If you insist on reordering, the only way to do it in the UI is to edit the Num fields on the transactions in question or the Action field for the split if you've selected that option; this might cause you problems if you're using that field for something else, like check numbers. 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.
