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Bug 769457 - Add Note to Guide for Transactions with more than one split in a single account
Add Note to Guide for Transactions with more than one split in a single account
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: GnuCash
Classification: Other
Component: Documentation
2.6.11
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnucash-documentation-maint
gnucash-documentation-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-08-03 07:13 UTC by David
Modified: 2018-06-29 23:50 UTC
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Description David 2016-08-03 07:13:27 UTC
Per discussion on gnucash-user, recommend adding a note to the guide at section 4.3 informing users that a single transaction can appear in an account register more than one time, if the transaction has more than one split assigned to that account. 

Suggested text:

the Transfer column heading disappears, and there is no account name listed in that field. This line shows you only a summary of the transaction’s effect on the current account. For more detailed information, you need to look at the individual splits that make up the transaction.

/* NEW TEXT HERE
Note: An account register displays a transaction when that transaction has a split assigned to the account. If a given transaction has more than one split assigned to the account, then that transaction will display in the register one time for each split.
/* END NEW TEXT

The partial lines below the transaction line are the split lines, and they are separated by gray lines.
Comment 1 Chris Good 2016-08-03 08:01:26 UTC
Hi David,

Thanks for raising this and providing suggested text.
I intend to do this documentation update shortly.
I'll do some screendumps when I get a Linux vm setup with the required theme.

Regards, Chris Good
Comment 2 Frank H. Ellenberger 2016-08-12 20:38:43 UTC
Question: How about suggesting, to switch now or later, as advanced user, to the Journal View, which avoids this confusion?

...and probably add a comparing screenshot in the other mode.
Comment 3 David 2016-08-13 04:28:14 UTC
Frank: Those are probably good suggestions. Screenshots sound like a good idea. As for the first part, how about changing the note text to the following:

Note: An account register displays a transaction when that transaction has a split assigned to the account. If a given transaction has more than one split assigned to a single account, then in Basic and Auto-Split view modes that transaction will appear in the register one time for each split assigned to that account. In Transaction Journal mode, such a transaction will only appear once in the register.
Comment 4 Chris Good 2016-08-13 06:52:00 UTC
Nice words thanks David!
Thanks for your suggestions also Frank.
Comment 5 Chris Good 2016-10-22 23:40:05 UTC
David T has added text to guide/C/ch_txns.xml in
https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/pull/63
committed to Gnucash/gnucash-docs maint 16 Sep 2016.
Comment 6 Chris Good 2016-11-16 06:37:14 UTC
Hi David,

I still intend to add screendumps. Can you please reopen?
Comment 7 Chris Good 2017-03-10 06:53:32 UTC
My documentation mods for this are https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/pull/86. Not hassling, just documenting :-)
Comment 8 Chris Good 2017-03-10 07:54:14 UTC
Also https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/pull/87 has more general info re register views and example screen dumps.
Comment 9 John Ralls 2017-03-26 16:50:04 UTC
This problem has been fixed in our software repository. The fix will go into the next software release. Once that release is available, you may want to check for a software upgrade provided by your Linux distribution.

Pr 86 has been merged for GnuCash-2.6.16.
Comment 10 John Ralls 2018-06-29 23:50:20 UTC
GnuCash bug tracking has moved to a new Bugzilla host. This bug has been copied to https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769457. Please update any external references or bookmarks.