Reconciliation Reports

[David T.]

--- On Fri, 3/18/11, Gregory Forster <fgreg74 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Gregory Forster <fgreg74 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Reconciliation Reports
> To: "Derek Atkins" <warlord at MIT.EDU>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Date: Friday, March 18, 2011, 1:42 PM
> On 3/16/2011 9:41 AM, Derek Atkins
> wrote:
> > Gregory Forster<fgreg74 at gmail.com> 
> writes:
> > 
> >> I have both Quicken 2002 and Peachtree Complete
> Accounting 2008 for
> >> different entities. Neither is fully compatible
> with Windows 7.  Both
> >> programs have reconciliation reports consisting of
> a Cleared
> >> Withdrawals report, Cleared Deposit report,
> Uncleared Withdrawals
> >> report, Uncleared Deposit report, register (GL)
> report, and a summary
> >> reconciliation report showing the reconciliation
> from bank balance
> >> adding in the uncleared transactions reconciling
> to the book balance.
> >> I always printed out these reports and stapled
> them to each bank
> >> statement, creating a "paper trail."
> >> 
> >> Is there an ability that GNUcash can create those
> reports?  If so, how?
> > Sorry, GnuCash does not have a "reconciliation
> report".
> > 
> >> Greg
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> > -derek
> > 
> I understand that GNUcash does not have the standard
> ability to create reconciliation reports. BTW, it's plural,
> not singular - reportS, not report.  I've already
> studied and tried.  However, I am understanding that
> any report can be made. I've read on the GNUcash website
> that customized reports, as these, are encouraged to be
> uploaded.  I realize that GNUcash does nor presently
> have the ability to create reconciliation reports. I'm
> trying to find out how you CAN create those customized
> reports.

Greg--

Custom reports are acknowledged to be a sore spot in Gnucash, requiring at this time knowledge of Scheme. There have been a number of attempts to create a Better Way for reporting. 

The starting point is http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Custom_Reports

One attempt at a Better Way is at http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Custom_Reports_Using_Eguile, although it does not look like much buzz has developed with that approach, and there has been little action after the initial proposal. Having tried these out, I can confirm their utility.

More current activity has been done to develop a Python interface, discussed in the lists over the last year (see http://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-devel/2010-July/029077.html). This effort appears to have one of the most important elements of success in Gnucash: someone with an active interest in writing the software to make it happen. It is not, however, part of the current package, as far as I know.

If you have an ability and the time to help with these efforts, by all means, do so. I guarantee that if you do, you will be thanked profusely by those of us out there who wish we had skills (or time) to help.

Sincerely,
David,
One of Those Non-Programming Users

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