enforce explicit double entry?

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Mon Jan 29 17:29:36 EST 2007


Yeah, it's an oft-requested feature..  If there's not an entry in
bugzilla please create one.  This has annoyed me a few times, too.
It's especially an issue when working on a multi-split transaction.

-derek

Quoting Alan Su <su.alan at gmail.com>:

> Hi all,
>
> i've done a test run transitioning from Quicken on Windows to gnucash
> on Mac, and for the most part (at least for the stuff i do), i like
> everything at least as well in gnucash as i did in Quicken.  the
> biggest exception is the way gnucash deals with entries that are not
> in debit/credit balance.  I find that it's too easy to enter a
> transaction that creates an "Imbalance-USD" or an "Orphan-USD"
> account!  i'd prefer that gnucash at least prompt me when it's going
> to create such an account and give me an opportunity to balance the
> transaction before it hits the books.  however, i couldn't find any
> option to either prohibit unbalanced transactions or to warn before
> creating an imbalance.  am i mistaken?
>
> thanks!
>
> -alan
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