On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 at 08:00, David T. <sunfis...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Dr. Kirkby, > > While I understand the requirements for not editing existing transactions, > I'll note that in your initial post, you mentioned going back to a backup > and re-entering the transaction. Not to put too much of an emphasis here, > but how does editing the date differ from opening a backup and re-entering > the transaction? > > David T. >
One thing I discovered tonight is that if I enter the wrong date, then charge it on one side of the transaction (from account) then it doesn’t get changed on the other side (to account). This was a simple transaction - ie two splits. I am going to have to double check for any of these sorts of transaction, where the date one said may be different to the other. Dave. On Dec 27, 2022, at 3:07 AM, "Dr. David Kirkby" < drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 19:22, William Prescott <w...@theprescotts.com> >> wrote: >> >> Your post puzzles me. >>> >>> I am trying to enter some transactions from March. Every now and again I >>>> forget to change the date on something, so I get today’s date. Then I >>>> >>> have >>> >>>> to go back to a backup file. >>>> >>> >>> >>> Why? Can't you just edit the date on the transaction and change it. >>> >> >> >> I thought one wasn’t supposed to do that - at least in formula accounting. >> >> >>> >>> It would be nice when entering historical >>>> transactions if it was impossible to use todays date - one is forced to >>>> change the date is something in preferences prevented todays date being >>>> used. >>>> >>> >>> I must be missing something. Not being able to use today's day would make >>> it impossible to enter transactions on the day they occurred. Are you >>> asking for some switch that could be set before entering historical >>> transactions? It seems like a cumbersome solution to a non-problem. >>> >> >> >> Yes, a switch for entering historical transactions. >> >> >>> Will >>> >> >> >> Dave >> >> -- Dr. David Kirkby, Kirkby Microwave Ltd, drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk https://www.kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/ Telephone 01621-680100./ +44 1621 680100 Registered in England & Wales, company number 08914892. Registered office: Stokes Hall Lodge, Burnham Rd, Althorne, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6DT, United Kingdom _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.