There is a setting under Edit > Preferences > General regarding setting book options to use split action field... with the flyover note [quoted from the help manual] "Set book option on new files to use split "action" field for "Num" field on registers/reports: If selected, the displayed setting on the New Book Options dialog for the Use Split Action Field for Number setting will be selected and, if saved, the book option for the new file will be set so that the "Num" field on registers shows/updates the split-action field and the transaction-num field is shown on the second line in double line mode (and is not visible in single line mode). Otherwise, the displayed setting on the dialog will not be selected and, if saved, the book option for the new file will be set so that the "Num" field on registers shows/updates the transaction-num field. See the discussion in the section called “Book Options” about how to set book options including the option for the section called “Use Split Action Field for Number”. Regardless of the setting of this preference, the user can modify the initially displayed setting for this option on the New Book Options dialog before saving the options."
However, it does not cover a list of actions that might appear there as the OP is asking for information about. I too cannot find more information than this. On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 12:20 PM R Losey <[email protected]> wrote: > I think they are just to make record-keeping easier. I think these tags > show up in some of the reports. > > I routinely do account transfers, so I tend to try hard to use the > "Transfer" action (also note that the generated list changes depending upon > the type of account... but it is also a freeform field - you can type in > whatever you like. I tend to use Transfer, Check, DirectDebit, and Online. > I don't tend to use Actions for credit card entries. > > > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 9:44 AM interesse <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > can someone explain the meaning and consequences of the different > > actions that can be selected for each transaction split? > > What do they mean? > > > > Are they used for anything? For reports or something else? > > > > > > Kind regards > > Marco > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > 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. > > > > > -- > _________________________________ > Richard Losey > [email protected] > Micah 6:8 > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > 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. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
