Forms facility.

[Bengt Thuree]

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.
>

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


> 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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