I'm just spitballing here, but under the circumstances, I imagine a scheduled transaction might be best? Set one up to be run manually and then run it as needed. I'm not sure how much you'd gain by doing it that way, though.
David T. On January 10, 2026 6:29:25 AM GMT+05:30, R Losey <[email protected]> wrote: >If you mean "duplicate transaction", I use this a lot, but that is helpful >when the amounts are the same. In my case, I have 4 or more splits with >each amount the same in a given transaction, but different for each >transaction. > > >On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM Joseph St. Denis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello all >> >> I just use duplicate check for keep the splits most of the time they are >> the same, but some have to be be adjusted for the sales tax or for wages >> and pensions. Also for car payments interest payments. >> >> All the best >> >> Joseph St Denis >> Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer >> <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=US_Acquisition_YMktg_315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=US_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100002039&af_sub5=C01_Email_Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_android_url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail&listing=search_organize_conquer> >> >> On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 5:45 PM, R Losey >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Greetings, all. >> >> I have multiple occasions in which I have a 4-way spilt - all of the >> amounts are the same and I'm finding it tedious to enter the same number >> four times. >> >> I know GnuCash has variables, but I think they only work for Scheduled >> Transactions. >> >> Is there a way to make the data entry easier? Perhaps (if not using a >> variable), a keyboard shortcut? >> >> Thanks to the maintainers for a great program! >> Thanks to the people in this group, from whom I have learned much! >> >> >> -- >> _________________________________ >> 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. >> >> > >-- >_________________________________ >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. _______________________________________________ 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.
