Cross-reporting ?

[Derek Atkins]

Accounts have numbers, the "account code".  You just have to enter
the codes yourself.

-derek

sublime78ska at comcast.net writes:

> 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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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
       warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available