Placeholder Accounts report 0 balances, why?

[Jay Ridgley]

Folks,

I was able to get the reports to print the way I wanted... Now for the big 
question ... Is there any way of making a selection permanent? I would like to 
be able to save a particular set of options for each report I need.

Cheers,
Jay

BTW is top posting proper for this group or is bottom posting preferred?


Mike or Penny Novack wrote:
> Jay,
>    Whether subtotal amounts appear there (or below) and whether zero 
> amounts show, etc.  are report options to be selected. You'll have to 
> play around a bit with the options till you get the reports displaying 
> the way that you want.  You generate the report, edit the options (and 
> apply) and the report will change. For example, in my case I prefer 
> (using your example).
> 
> Assets                           Current Assets                 
>                  Amerprise - CDs        $12,062.11          
>                  Checking Accounts   $16,527.12          
>                  Savings Account        $740.74
>          Total Current Assets                            $25,329.97
> Total Assets                                                             
>     $600,797.40
> 
> But with a different choice of report options you could have what you 
> expected:
> Assets:            $600,787.40
>        Current Assets:        $25,329.97
>                  Amerprise - CDs        $12,062.11          
>                  Checking Accounts   $16,527.12          
>                  Savings Account        $740.74
> 
> Michael D Novack
>        
>> Folks
>>
>> Several of my Placeholder accounts show balances in the data file, as 
>> expected, however, when I print a report they show ZERO! What have I 
>> missed? I am including an example(brief) below:
>>
>> In the datafile:
>>
>> In the data file:
>>
>>     Assets:            $600,787.40
>>         Current Assets:        $25,329.97
>>                   Amerprise - CDs        $12,062.11          
>>                   Checking Accounts   $16,527.12          
>>                   Savings Account        $740.74
>>
>> As reported:
>>
>>     Assets                  $0.00              Current 
>> Assets           $0.00                            Amerprise - 
>> CDs        $12,062.11                            Checking Accounts   
>> $16,527.12                            Savings Account        
>> $740.74         
>> I hvae also noticed that the Grand Total Assets does not agree with 
>> the Assets, but is several dollars smaller. Again,why?
>>
>> OS info:  Ubuntu 8.04LTS GnuCash 2.2.4
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jay
>>
> 
> 


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Jay Ridgley
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