> 15+3=19 days
oops
18 days for those who can add.
On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 3:05 PM Tommy Trussell <tommy.truss...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I enter scheduled transactions from the future all the time. For example,
> when I receive a utility bill or a credit card that will draft my bank
> account on the (future) draft date.
>
> The secret is to use the "Remind in advance" field in scheduled
> transactions. For my bills, the statement might usually come on the 15th of
> the month and draft on the 3rd day of the NEXT month. SO I have my reminder
> ("remind in advance") come up about 15+3=19 days before the draft date. It
> takes a few months to figure out about when the bills are usually "in hand"
> (online or by mail) but I adjust them for the usual, and note the bill
> dates in the name of the Scheduled Transaction. (For example: "Water
> bill/15 due/3").
>
> If an unusual situation (such as a February?) makes the bills available a
> few days sooner than usual before the draft date, I can either wait until
> the later date or temporarily increase the "remind in advance" field.
>
> Obviously if the amount doesn't change, such as a mortgage payment, you
> could use the "Create in advance" field, even months in advance, maybe to
> help you monitor cash flow.
>
> When the Since Last Run dialog comes up, HERE is where you have a "pop-up"
> you were looking for. The status of each transaction will be listed along
> with a little chevron to remind you the status can be changed. Change the
> ones you want to enter now to "To Create." If somehow you've gotten ahead
> of yourself (or behind the times), change the ones you're not ready from
> "To Create" to "Reminder."
>
> I am tempted to add a tip about using variables, but I'll stop here.
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 12:52 AM Adrien Monteleone <
> adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote:
>
>> Is this just a one-off? I'd just enter the transaction. If it is
>> complicated and you already have an instance in a register, duplicate it.
>>
>> If it hasn't ever occurred, and you don't want to manually enter it,
>> edit to run today, click Actions > Since Last Run to fire it off, then
>> edit to revert to your future date.
>>
>> But no, there is no way I can see to otherwise execute it.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>>
>> On 1/3/23 12:36 AM, Fred Tydeman wrote:
>> > I looked in the Help: Tutorial and Concepts Guide in GC 4.13 for the
>> term:
>> > "scheduled transaction" and got no hits.
>> >
>> > My question is: Is it possible to select a scheduled transaction from
>> the
>> > future and have it be done now? I was hoping I could click on the
>> calendar
>> > entry and get a popup offering choices: Skip, Run now, Edit, ...
>>
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