Fwd: cannot process the payment problem
Daniel O'Shea
daniel at oshea.id.au
Mon Oct 1 21:17:45 EDT 2007
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From: Daniel O'Shea <daniel at oshea.id.au>
Date: Oct 2, 2007 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: cannot process the payment problem
To: Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu>
Thanks for your help, I found the answer in the mailing list.
You spotting the error on having the Root Account was fantastic. Thank you
very much.
Cheers
Daniel
From: Ron Morse <rbmorse <at> comcast.net>
Subject: Re: File Format
Issue<http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c1187016545.6774.12.camel%40localhost%3e>
Newsgroups: gmane.comp.gnome.apps.gnucash.user<http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnome.apps.gnucash.user>
Date: 2007-08-13 14:49:05 GMT (7 weeks, 10 hours and 18 minutes ago)
On Mon, 2007-08-13 at 09:41 -0400, Ed P wrote:
> Hi Josh
>
> > I think if you hand-edit your data-file to remove this *Root* *
account* (and all
> > references to it's GUID, specifically the <act:parent> refs in the other
> > top-level *account*s) it should work. If you feel this adventurous, be sure to
>
> Thanks for the feedback. I wondered if that would work, but was
> concerned that as annoying "*Root* *
Account*:" is to enter each time I
> make a transaction (even with auto-complete), that it was a
> requirement of the system and would break if I removed it.
>
> I can give it a try on a copy of my data file...
Not necessary to hand edit the data file. At least on Linux.
Go to the main *account* tab. For each *
account* in the tree under the "*root*
*account*" go to "edit *
account*" and in the "parent *account*" scroll box
change whatever it is to "new top level *
account*" (at the top of the
scroll). This will move the *account* and all of it's sub-*
account*s to top
level. Do this only for *account*s you want to be new top-level *account
*s
(which they used to be).
This will fix both auto-complete and the registry enteries without
having to hand tool each line.
If you do that for all of the *
account*s under "*root* *account*" you can,
once it is completely empty, delete the
*account* "*root* *account
*" without
ill effect.
As always, try it on a backup, first.
Ron Morse
On 10/2/07, Daniel O'Shea < daniel at oshea.id.au> wrote:
>
> Thanks Derek,
>
> I think that occurred after I opened the file on my linux workstation at
> home? Any Ideas on how to remove the root account and move the sub-account
> up?
>
> Cheers
>
> Daniel
>
> On 10/2/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm forwarding back to the list...
> >
> > I load up the app with your data file, the bills-due reminder comes up.
> > I click on the due bill, click on "Process Payment", and the dialog
> > comes
> > up filled in with:
> >
> > Vendor: Newstead Flowers
> > Bill: 100 (posted)
> > Date: 10/01/2007
> > Amount: 100.00
> > Num:
> > Memo:
> >
> > Post To
> > Root Account:Liabilities:Accounts Payable
> >
> > Transfer Account
> > [Empty]
> >
> > Hmm.... Why do you have a "Root Account"? That seems.... Wrong! How
> > did you get that? But I suspect that's the problem; it's filtering
> > on the account types and "root account" isn't in the list of acceptable
> > types.
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > Quoting Daniel O'Shea <daniel at oshea.id.au>:
> >
> > > Here is step 4.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Daniel
> > >
> > > On 10/2/07, Derek Atkins < warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Oh, your file isn't already at step #4? Could you get me to step #4
> >
> > >> and send me a new file? I dont want to have to do anything but click
> >
> > >> on "process payment"...
> > >>
> > >> -derek
> > >>
> > >> Quoting Daniel O'Shea < daniel at oshea.id.au>:
> > >>
> > >> > Sorry,
> > >> >
> > >> > 1) Under business/vendor/new bill, create a new bill give it a
> > dummy
> > >> invoice
> > >> > ID and select any vendor then press ok.
> > >> >
> > >> > 2) Fill in bill. e.g. description = test, expense account =
> > >> > Expenses:Insurance, quantity = 1, unit price = 100.00 then post it.
> > >> >
> > >> > 3) Save and close.
> > >> >
> > >> > 4) Open again.
> > >> >
> > >> > 5) Bill due reminder will popup, select process payment.
> > >> >
> > >> > 6) On the payment information form you will notice that you cannot
> > >> select a
> > >> > transfer account as the tree view is empty. This is the problem.
> > >> >
> > >> > Cheers
> > >> >
> > >> > Daniel
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > On 10/2/07, Derek Atkins < warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> And... could you give me the step-by-step to reproduce the problem
> > >> >> based on this file?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> -derek
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Quoting Daniel O'Shea <daniel at oshea.id.au>:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > Thanks Derek
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > On 10/2/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Sure, I'll take a look.
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> -derek
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Quoting Daniel O'Shea < daniel at oshea.id.au>:
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> > Thanks for the reply Derek,
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > Would you be interested in taking a look at the data file
> > which
> > >> >> exhibits
> > >> >> >> the
> > >> >> >> > problem?
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > Kind Regards
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > Daniel O'Shea
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > On 10/2/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu > wrote:
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> Quoting "Maf. King" < maf at chilwell.net>:
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> > On Monday 01 Oct 2007, Daniel O'Shea wrote:
> > >> >> >> >> >> Hi,
> > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> I am using GnuCash 2.2.1 on WindowsXP, I have discovered
> > a
> > >> >> problem.
> > >> >> >> >> Under
> > >> >> >> >> >> the business menu Customer, Vendor and Employee "Process
> > >> Payment"
> > >> >> >> >> option
> > >> >> >> >> >> when selected. The Transfer Account selection tree is
> > empty.
> > >> So I
> > >> >> >> >> cannot
> > >> >> >> >> >> select an account ant thus cannot process the payment.
> > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> Has anybody else discovered this problem?
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> > Hi,
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> > Not a problem I've come across before - I suggest that you
> >
> > >> check
> > >> >> that
> > >> >> >> >> your
> > >> >> >> >> > account types are correct (ie an asset/bank type) for the
> > >> transfer
> > >> >> >> >> accounts.
> > >> >> >> >> > IIRC, that drop-down list won't show income/expense
> > accounts.
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> I have seen a report about it from windows users but I've
> > never
> > >> been
> > >> >> >> >> able to reproduce it on Linux. Nobody has sent me a data
> > file
> > >> that
> > >> >> >> >> exhibits the problem for me.
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> > HTH,
> > >> >> >> >> > Maf.
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
> > >> >> >> >> > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> -derek
> > >> >> >> >> --
> > >> >> >> >> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media
> > Laboratory
> > >> >> >> >> Member, MIT Student Information Processing
> > Board (SIPB)
> > >> >> >> >> URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA
> > N1NWH
> > >> >> >> >> warlord at MIT.EDU PGP key
> > available
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > --
> > >> >> >> > Kind Regards
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > Daniel O'Shea
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> --
> > >> >> >> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> > >> >> >> Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
> > >> >> >> URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
> > >> >> >> warlord at MIT.EDU PGP key
> > available
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > --
> > >> >> > Kind Regards
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Daniel O'Shea
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> > >> >> Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
> > >> >> URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
> > >> >> warlord at MIT.EDU PGP key available
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > Kind Regards
> > >> >
> > >> > Daniel O'Shea
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> > >> Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
> > >> URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
> > >> warlord at MIT.EDU PGP key available
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kind Regards
> > >
> > > Daniel O'Shea
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> > Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
> > URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
> > warlord at MIT.EDU PGP key available
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Kind Regards
>
> Daniel O'Shea
>
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