Cash flow report gets confused by three split transaction

[Derek Atkins]

Yep, this looks like a bug.  Can you file a bug report
at bugzilla.gnome.org?

If you'd like to supply a patch, too, that would be even better ;)

-derek

cosmodog at comcast.net writes:

> I noticed that for split transactions the cash flow report adds the
> transaction "total" to the in or out number rather than just the
> amount for splits in the "selected" accounts.  The net (Difference)
> figure ends up correct but the in/out flows are exaggerated.
>
> In story form.  If the deposit of a paycheck (credit>Income debit>Bank
> Account) and a product rebate check (credit>Expenses debit>Bank
> Account) are recorded in the same transaction, the total deposit is
> reported as a flow from Expenses.  If the same checks are recorded
> separately in two transactions, only the rebate check is reported as a
> flow from Expenses.
>
> This seems odd.  Does anyone use this report?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help with this.
>
> Richard
>
> I made a minimal gnucash book with three accounts and one transaction
> to isolate this.   Here are a cash flow report and a ledger report for
> that book.
>
> Cash Flow - 2004-01-01 to 2004-01-07 for
> Selected Accounts
> Expenses
> Money into selected accounts comes from	
> Income	$3,000.00
> Money In	$3,000.00
> Money out of selected accounts goes to	
> Bank Account	$3,010.00
> Money Out	$3,010.00
> Difference	-$10.00
>
> General Ledger Report
> Date	Num	Description	Account	Debit	Credit	Balance
> 2004-01-06		deposit two checks				$3,010.00
> 	Deposit		Bank Account	$3,010.00		
> 		rebate on purchase	Expenses		$10.00	
> 		paycheck	Income		$3,000.00	
>
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