Forms facility.

[Bob Allen]

Bengt Thuree wrote:
> On Ti, 2006-04-18, 14:10, Bob Allen skrev:
>   
>> Thanks Derek.
>>
>> I don't have many asset accounts or bank accounts but I do want to keep
>> track of my income and expenses in different categories. I have four
>> income categories and about 20 expense categories.
>>
>>     
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> Why would you want to open all categories/accounts?
> Should be enough to open just checking and credit card accounts for instance.
> And from those do the various transactions.
> Like buying Groceries would be in a simple Basic Ledger view
> Date      Num Description    Transfer           R Deposit Withdrawal Balance
> 19/4/2006     Buy Groceries  Expenses:Groceries           1234
>
> No need to open the Groceries category
>
>   
Thanks Bengt.

It took a while for the penny to drop :) Almost everything I do goes 
through my Cash On Hand account.

Regards, Bob.
>   
>> Maybe I shouldn't be using gnucash for this. I am very new to accounting
>> in general and I am living in Thailand so I can't afford a good
>> accountant or accounting package. GnuCash does seem to do everything I
>> want, it's just cumbersome for data entry and I don't trust my staff to
>> do it properly.
>>     
>
> Do give it a try, I am sure it would suit your needs nicely.
> Have you read the Concept Guide?
> If not, would recommend to read it.
> http://www.gnucash.org/docs/v1.8/C/gnucash-guide/index.html
>   
>> Regards, Bob.
>>
>>     
> /Bengt
>
>   
>> Derek Atkins wrote:
>>     
>>> Please CC Gnucash-User on ALL replies....
>>>
>>> Quoting Bob Allen <boballen at ksc.th.com>:
>>>
>>>       
>>>>> Um, pardon my ignorance, but what do you mean by "forms input
>>>>> facility"?
>>>>>
>>>>> -derek
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> I am running a small restaurant and have a set list of entries to
>>>> make each day. It would be nice if I could have a pop up form that I
>>>> fill in which would update all my registers instead of opening each
>>>> one individually, which is what I am doing at the moment.
>>>>         
>>> How many different bank and asset accounts do you have that you need
>>> to open up that many registers?  In my company I generally need to only
>>> open up three registers -- my main checking account, my billpay checking
>>> account, and my credit card.   I rarely have to open up any other
>>> register
>>> because all transactions I make touches one of these three accounts.
>>>
>>> No, there are no "forms" inputs, and no plans to create any.
>>>
>>> Depending on your locale and currencies you may just be able to enter
>>> everything in the General Ledger/Journal.  But that only works if your
>>> locale currency == the account currencies (e.g. you're in en_US and
>>> all your accounts are USD).
>>>
>>> Good Luck,
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Bob.
>>>>         
>>> -derek
>>>
>>>       
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