Cash ledger reports

[Dave Smith]

Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Please remember to CC gnucash-user on all your replies...

No problem. Sorry about that.
> 
> Quoting Dave Smith <dave.smith at tstt.net.tt>:
> 
>>
>>
>> Derek Atkins wrote:
>>> Dave Smith <dave.smith at tstt.net.tt> writes:
>>>
>>>> I've just started to use GnuCash for running some accounts for s 
>>>> trade union. Our Government appointed auditor is requiring us to 
>>>> produce reports in the form of a cash ledger. Is this possible? I've 
>>>> been through all the default reports and searched this archive and I 
>>>> can't see a answer.
>>>
>>> Maybe if you explain what a "Cash Ledger" looks like?  I've never
>>> heard the term before.
>>
>> A Cash Ledger would have columns with budget heads and row giving 
>> dates on which entries were made. The entry would be made on a certain 
>> date and then allocated to one or more budget heads and totaled on a 
>> daily basis horizontally and a budget head basis vertically. My 
>> understanding is that this how things would be done manually in the 
>> days before computers! Hope my description is clear.
> 
> "budget heads"?  Oh, categories.  I see.
> 
> No, I do not believe that any report like this exists in gnucash.  It
> would be a simple matter of (scheme) programming to write such a report,
> but at this point I dont think anyone has done it.

I suspected as much.
> 
>>>> Has any else found it necessary to produce reports in this formate 
>>>> and found a solution?
>>>
>>> Well, gnucash does have a bunch of reports.. Have you tried them?
>>
>> Yes, I've looked at them all. They suit our purposes internally but 
>> the the legal requirements of our Trade Union legislation which is 
>> very old and doesn't seem to have heard of computers.
> 
> Silly "formatting legislation"..  :)

I think we will campaign to change the law because we don't have the 
programming skills. It's a stupid law anyway.

Thanks for your response. We'll keep using GnuCash as part of our 
commitment to using Open Source software. It's a nice programme so keep 
up the good work.

Dave
> 
>>>> Thanks for any comments/advice.
> 
> -derek
>