Repeating Invoices

[Robert Smits]

On Friday 04 May 2007 13:44, Kevin Buckley wrote:
> I am guessing that this question will either highlight a major
> misunderstanding in either GnuCash or general accounting
> practice, or possibly both, but anyway.
>
> I have been experimenting with a set of business accounts
> created by default by GnuCash (2.0.1).
>
> I created a couple of invoices and experimented with paying
> them off within the Accounts Receivable account: all seems fine.
>
> I then tried and "suceeded" to turn an invoice into a scheduled
> transaction and was pleased to see the promt for the new
> invoice when re-starting up GnuCash.
>
> Now the problem - I can't seem to edit the new Invoice, indeed,
> I cant actually see the Invoice to UnPost it when using the
> Business->Find Invoice... dialog - it just doen't seem to be there
> other than in the account window as a uneditable transaction.
>
> Being the inquisitive type, I've also tried duplicating an Invoice
> from within the account (Accounts Receivable type) window and
> see the same pattern unfold: the new invoice isn't seemingly
> considered as an invoice by GnuCash so one can't edit it, nor get
> at it to UnPost it or to make it Paid.
>
> Oh yeah, the "new Invoices" doesn't appear in the Lots dialog either.
>
>
> Hopefully I have missed something but ...
>
> Is the only way to get a Invoice to recurr or to duplicate to
> actually fill the new one in manually:
> at present ?
> for ever ?
>
> I am guessing (and here my lack of GnuCash internals knowledge
>  shines out) that:
>
> the new Invoices created by either the scheduling or the duplication
> processes come with blank Invoice numbers (because you are unlikely
> to want to duplicate the number of an old invoice ?) and it is because of
> that that they dont appear as Invoices to GnuCash, so one can't then access
> them in a way that would allow one to edit them and rectify the fact that
> they are blank ?
>
> Kevin

Kevin, I asked much the same question about April 15th. You might look at the 
thread entitled More Questions Accounts Receivable and Billing.

If you get a work around I'd love to hear it.

Bob
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