Hello On Sat, 12 Oct 2019 at 15:38, <orn...@tutanota.com> wrote:
> 1. Account tab: What does the “Include transactions to/from Filter > Accounts” (and “Exclude”) mean? The documentation uses those same words to > describe their function. > > 2. Account tab: I understand the Account tree selection under “Accounts” > (top block), but what is the account tree under “Filter By” used for? How > can you “filter by” something you’ve already chosen? > You'll notice "Filter By..." is only enabled when "Filter Type" is not None. Consider an account structure Asset:Bank:Current, Expenses:School:Fees: Select Account/Account - Asset:Bank:Current, Filter-Type: None --> will show all bank transactions Select Account/Account - Asset:Bank:Current, Filter-Type: Include to/from, Filter-By: Expenses:School:Fees --> will show only school fees > 3. Filter tab: How is the “Account Name Filter” used? Am I to change it > each time for a selection or is this invoking a previously-named “Account > Name Filter?” > Consider a rental business book with dozens of accounts; Expenses:Property1:Maintenance, Asset:Property1, Asset:Property2, Income:Property1:Rental, etc... If you wish to analyse Property1 amounts, you could select *only* property1 accounts in the account tab... or alternatively select *all* accounts in the account tab, and filter account-name by ":Property1". > > 5. Filter tab: When would I select “Use regular expressions for > transaction filter?” > 6. Filter tab: What is POSIX and how and why should I invoke it? > 7. Filter tab: How can I invoke a boolean “OR” to report either of two or > more transaction filters? (in this case I want to report a transaction that > has either one person’s name or another in the Description.) > Transaction Filter searches transaction's description/notes/memo. It either searches conventionally e.g. "Party", or searches using POSIX regex matching: "Party|Flights" is the boolean OR. Regex is powerful, e.g. "Party201[7-8]" will search Party2017 and Party2018. HTH. _______________________________________________ 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.
