old issue about sub accounts and reconcile

Dave Peticolas dave@krondo.com
10 Dec 2001 16:33:07 -0800


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On Mon, 2001-12-10 at 16:30, Rusty Carruth wrote:
> On or around Sat, 23 Sep 2000 17:51:15 GMT, Bob and Dave said:
> >=20
> > "Bob Machan" writes:
> > > I would like to use sub accounts under my checking account.  Is it
> > > possible for all the transactions to show in the parent account and
> > > be able to reconcile from that register?  I like to keep track of rec=
urring=20
> > > expenses and projects.  However this makes it difficult to easily rec=
oncile=20
> > > my checking.  It would be nice be able to delete the sub accounts and=
 not=20
> > > lose the transactions and to have the parent account with a balance c=
olumn.
> >=20
> > Reconciling with subaccounts is on our todo list, but is not available
> > yet. Deleting accounts and having the option to move the transactions
> > to another account is also on the todo list.
> >=20
> >=20
> > thanks,
> > dave
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> Well, I need this functionality.  I run a very similar thing, and
> want to have my 20 or so categories reconcilable (is that a word?)
> under the checkbook I actually hold the money in.
>=20
> It seems to me that "all" I should need to do is to add a check box
> to the 'reconcile' startup window (the one with the 'ending balance'
> and 'date' fields) that says 'include all subaccounts as though they
> were one big account' (or whatever makes more sense to say ;-)
>=20
> So, has anyone done this or started on it?  (I really need it
> or something like this, as unless someone can come up with a=20
> better way to keep track of 'allocated funds' as Bob asked=20
> for back then then this is the best way I can come up with
> to emulate the shoeboxes ;-).

This was implemented by Paul Campbell and is in GnuCash 1.6.4.

dave


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