Opening balance correction.

[jim]

Thanks Andrew for the help.  I corrected the problem with a little more
detective work. I searched the "home" folder until I found an XAC file
with a zero beginning equity balance. Then, I modified the beginning
equity balance to the difference I was getting in the reconciliation
window and BEHOLD, it reconciled to zero difference with no changes on
any other transactions. NOW all I have to do is make sure I don't do it
again (make the same mistake) or at least remember how I corrected this.
I do appreciate so much the assistance you,Ron, and Tim have offered.
Perhaps I can help someone someday.
Respectfully,
Jim


On Sat, 2007-12-15 at 11:29 -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 12:01:43PM -0600, jim wrote:
> > Thanks Andrew for the response.  I may have misled everyone by using the
> > term opening balance. The part that is incorrect is in the reconcile
> > screen and is the "starting balance". I have checked repeatedly all
> > entries for the year in question and all are correct. The difference
> > must have occurred sometime during this past year when I did a
> > reconciliation and unknowingly entered an incorrect starting balance.
> > This makes all subsequent reconciliations to not reconcile as far as I
> > have been able to determine. I suppose the only solution is to re-enter
> > all the transactions without reconciling any of the periods, then doing
> > a reconciliation at the end. Shouldn't take but about two, may three
> > days.:(
> 
> If at some point that reconciled starting balance was correct and your
> reconciliation was working correctly, and then suddenly the
> reconcilied starting balance was wrong, the only explanation is that
> you've changed something that was already reconciled. You'll have to
> try again... going over everything with a fine toothed comb. 
> 
> If it was *my* accounts, I would weigh the cost/benefit here. If I've
> tweaked something by a few pennies to a few dollars, and I've spent a
> reasonable amount of time trying to track it down, I'd be just as
> likely to write it off. An entry to correct the balance (back to
> Equity) is certainly reasonable. But it depends on your situation and
> your stomach for that stuff. My time is worth too much to spend
> hours/days trying to trakc down minor issues. but that's me. 
> 
> > 
> > I do have another question. Is there a way to reverse the position of
> > the columns, debit and credit (increase and decrease)? If so, I haven't
> > found it yet. The reason? All printed registers and all software of
> > which I'm aware, have the debits listed first, credits listed second...
> > at least in my "neck of the woods".
> > 
> 
> My register displays this way by default. 
> 
> A
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