Cannot post invoice

[Derek Atkins]

DECo <diamond.edge at verizon.net> writes:

>> >> > I don't know what you mean by account type then.
>> >>
>> >> Aha!  The plot thickens.  How do you know your account is of
>> >> type A/R if you don't know what an account type is?
>> >
>> > Good question.
>> >
>> >> In the account tree view, select the account, then click
>> >> the "Edit" button.  In the window that pops up you'll see
>> >> a frame in the middle/left that labeled "Type" and has a list
>> >> of account types.  One type will be selected.
>> >>
>> >> What types are selected for these accounts?
>> >
>> > Asset
>> > Did I  screw up?
>>
>> Yes, you did -- which is what I've been saying all along.  Your A/R
>> account needs to be of type A/Receivable -- pull it up in the and
>> reset the type appropriately.  Then the post will work, as I've been
>> saying this whole time!.
>
> Yep.  That was the problem.  I changed the account type to A/Receivable and 
> then could post the invoice.  I don't know what happened there.  All the rest 
> of them had the correct type.  Thanks, Derek.

*SIGHS*

This is what I said in my first response..  You know, after all this
hand-holding you should consider making a generous donation to the
gnucash project.

Glad you got it working.

-derek

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