Cross-reporting ?

[sublime78ska at comcast.net]

I miss that, too.  A cost center would work.  It would be nice if the accounts
had numbers.

Phil
> It is not high on the radar, sorry.  There is some, but very little
> call for such a feature.  As I said, you could use the Action, Description,
> (split) Memo, or Notes fields for this...
> 
> -derek
> 
> "Thiers Botelho" <thiers at fosfertil-ultrafertil.com.br> writes:
> 
> > Well, I'll resort then to ressurecting ye olde Lord Quicken . . .  :(
> > 
> > Maybe this added feature would not be so far ahead on your future release 
> > schedule ??
> > 
> > Thanx anyway for your prompt reply, and good luck ! 
> > 
> > Thiers
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU>
> > 11/07/2003 13:11
> > 
> >  
> >         Para:   "Thiers Botelho" <thiers at fosfertil-ultrafertil.com.br>
> >         cc:     gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> >         cco: 
> >         Assunto:        Re: Cross-reporting ?
> > 
> > 
> > unfortunately not really.. You could use the description or action
> > fields in the transaction for this..  But no, gnucash does not have
> > the concept of a "class".  Note that category directly maps to

> > "account".  but there is no direct mapping for "class".
> > 
> > -derek
> > 
> > "Thiers Botelho" <thiers at fosfertil-ultrafertil.com.br> writes:
> > 
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > I've been thinking of using GnuCash to (re)start controlling my home 
> > > expenses. I'm a former user of Quicken 2000, which I have not used it in 
> > 
> > > the last 2 yrs or so. For this reason I'm not quite sure on the 
> > > terminology, but there is a particular item which is important for me ; 
> > I 
> > > could do it in Quicken, and I'd be glad if someone could tell me if 
> > > GnuCash will do something similar  - preferably before I start studying 
> > > the documentation. It goes like :
> > > 
> > > In Quicken, I could record transactions within particular categories (?) 
> > 
> > > like "Dining Expenses" and "Medicine", for instance ; PLUS when entering 
> > 
> > > each transaction I could also add another qualifier (class ?) such as 
> > > "John" and "Mary". 
> > > 

> > > Therefore, when producing reports, I could have all the cross-reporting 
> > > options, like "Dining Expenses for Everybody", "All Expenses for Mary", 
> > or 
> > > "Medicine for John".
> > > 
> > > Does GnuCash provide a practical means to achieve this flexibility ? If 
> > > so, what structures and options I should look for in the docs ?
> > > 
> > > Thanx all in advance.
> > > 
> > > Thiers
> > 
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