[GNC] How to split an existing account into two sub-accounts?

Chris Green cl at isbd.net
Tue Jul 25 05:53:14 EDT 2023


On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 10:31:23AM +0100, Paul Feakins wrote:
> On 25/07/2023 10:27, Chris Green wrote:
> > Is there an easy way to take an existing account and make it into two
> > sub-accounts and, at the same time, move transactions in the account
> > to one of the sub-accounts.
> 
> You're thinking about it in a very strange way.
> 
> 1. Make an account at the same level.
> 2. Make that account the parent of the account you talk about "splitting".

How do I do that? I tried drag&drop of the account I want to become a
sub-account but that didn't work.

OK, I've got it, it's in the 'Edit Account' you can select the parent
account. 

> 3. Make another account at the same level.
> 
Thank you, job done! :-)

-- 
Chris Green


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