GunCash’s use of the term “split” is quite specific, and defined in the Glossary of the Guide, as well as Chapter 4.1 Basics. Basic Concepts.
David > On Mar 18, 2019, at 10:49 PM, Michael Hendry <hendry.mich...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 18 Mar 2019, at 16:36, Patrick <plafr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> That makes sense. Thank you for the very helpful response and the example. >> >> Regards, >> Patrick > > Am I alone in finding the use of the word “split” in this context to be > confusing? > > In ordinary everyday English, splitting an object involves its being > separated into two or more fragments. > > When I split a log in two with an axe, the result is ONE split (the plane in > which the log separates) and TWO smaller logs. If I keep on going, the > outcome of N splits is (N - 1) smaller logs. > > In the context of double-entry bookkeeping, each transaction involves two > entries - one (for example) recording the issue of a cheque from a bank > account, and the other logging the same transaction through the appropriate > expense account. > > When several expense accounts are involved in the same payment (e.g. if you > buy petrol, milk and a bunch of flowers at a service station) there are > actually three double entries. It’s convenient to record the cheque issued to > cover all three expenses as one entry, and to allocate an entry for each of > the separate expenses to put together as one (quadruple)-entry transaction. > > So what you get when you split a Gnucash transaction is two or more _entries_ > relating to the same financial transaction. > > No? > > Michael > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
