Entering a credit - (We have a winner!)

[Derek Atkins]

Robert G Palmer Jr <robertpalmerjr at mac.com> writes:

> I just tried this on my file - it works and seems (so far) to have no  
> side effects
>
> - A/R is decreased by the CREDIT amount
> - the income is decreased by the CREDIT amount
> - the CUSTOMER REPORT shows the Credit
> - the TEMP account (I use an account called Income:Discounts &  
> Credits) no longer shows the transaction
>
> The only drawback is that this is a two step process, but at least  
> it's a viable solution
>
> I STILL think you should be able to enter a CREDIT just like you  
> enter a PAYMENT.  I also couldn't imagine using GnuCash for a  
> business unless I could easily do credits - it seems so important (am  
> I missing something)?

You're missing that I just never needed it when I was writing the code.
So I never implemented it, and nobody else has offered to submit
the code to do it.

Your workaround (the two-step process of making a payment and then
changing the account) is what I would recommend.

> Robert

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-derek

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