gnucash-docs maint: Multiple changes pushed
Frank H.Ellenberger
fell at code.gnucash.org
Thu Sep 26 16:38:43 EDT 2019
Updated via https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/commit/56dced3c (commit)
via https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/commit/57881423 (commit)
from https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/commit/f1e2ea73 (commit)
commit 56dced3c8dae9d23ddbfd3eb574373a2ef3e8f3f
Merge: f1e2ea7 5788142
Author: Frank H. Ellenberger <frank.h.ellenberger at gmail.com>
Date: Thu Sep 26 22:35:25 2019 +0200
Merge PR #123 into maint
commit 5788142365d772d5d81aba228ad3c18ec0483116
Author: Rob Laan <rob.laan at chello.nl>
Date: Wed Jul 10 12:19:05 2019 +0200
Import Bills & Invoices: blank ID in import row is replaced by ID from previous row.
diff --git a/guide/C/ch_import_business_data.xml b/guide/C/ch_import_business_data.xml
index 6088bb2..1556ea9 100644
--- a/guide/C/ch_import_business_data.xml
+++ b/guide/C/ch_import_business_data.xml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ Updated:
<title>The format of the import file</title>
<para>
- The import file should contain rows of invoice entry data, each row marked by an invoice ID. The file should be
- sorted on invoice ID. Each row contains header and entry fields, but <application>&app;</application> takes the
+ The import file should contain rows of invoice entry data.
+ Any row contains both header and entry fields, but <application>&app;</application> takes the
invoice header data from the first row of an invoice ID. For informational purposes,
the header data may be repeated for each subsequent row of the same invoice.
</para>
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ Updated:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><emphasis><prompt>id</prompt></emphasis> -
- The invoice ID. Mandatory. Any row without an invoice ID will be ignored. If the invoice ID already exists,
+ The invoice ID. If the invoice ID is blank, <application>&app;</application> replaces it with the
+ invoice ID from the previous row. If the invoice ID already exists,
<application>&app;</application> will add the entries to the existing invoice (unless it is already posted).
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ Updated:
<para>
Example content for one customer invoice, with one entry, including tax and discount.
- Using comma fields separator, decimal point and dd/mm/yyyy date format.
+ Using comma field separator, decimal point and dd/mm/yyyy date format.
The the value of the description field contains the separator character.
</para>
@@ -435,7 +436,9 @@ Updated:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The field <prompt>ID</prompt> is blank. Every row should have an invoice ID.
+ The field <prompt>ID</prompt> is blank. <application>&app;</application> replaces a blank invoice ID
+ with the invoice ID from the previous row. But the first row of the import file should always have
+ an invoice ID.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
Summary of changes:
guide/C/ch_import_business_data.xml | 13 ++++++++-----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
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