Different transaction numbers for split

[J. Alex Aycinena]

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Aryeh Leib Taurog <vim at aryehleib.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:17:48 +0200
> Subject: Different transaction numbers for split
> Hi all,
>
> What do you use the 'Num' field in each ledger entry for?  It seems to me that each transaction can only have one number, which limits the use of such a field.
>
> In my case I have found that when looking at transaction on my bank account it's useful to populate this field with the number the bank assigns each transaction.  On the other hand, when looking at transactions on the income account for my wife's business, it's useful to fill in the number of the receipt she issued.
>
> The problem is now I have a payment she received by check, so the transaction is split between the income account and the bank account.  When I modify the 'num' field in the register for the bank account, it changes in the income account as well.
>
> I would think this 'num' field would be much more useful if I could assign a different 'num' to each split.
>
> Aryeh Leib

Aryeh,

You are right that this is the way Gnucash works and I agree that it
is a limitation. On my list of enhancements is to add to gnucash the
capability to have both a transaction-level number and a split-level
number but it is not a trivial task because of the changes implied to
the user interface. No comment on when this might happen.

Alex