Account Codes

[David Carlson]

On 4/13/2012 4:15 AM, Maf. King wrote:
> On Thu 12 April 12 08:11:56 Shokster wrote:
>
>> I really do need a "unique_account_code" that I can match with papers filed
>> in the drawer. Currently, by my paper based bookkeeping, I use a code that
>> is composed of something like [Cabinet#_Drawer#_PositionBetween1&100#]
>>
>> I'm trying to port my paperbased bookkeeping system onto GNUCash and was
>> hoping that there would be an option to input the same indexing scheme.
> Hi Shokster,
>
> Why not just name the leaf accounts within the GC chart of accounts using the 
> above system?  I can't see a reason why you can't have (for example) 
> Assets:Investments:1_3_20
> Assets:Investments:3_1_15  
> and so on... but I don't use brokerage accounts etc so there may be something 
> that this would break.
>
> You can put other text in the account's notes fields to be more "human 
> friendly"
>
> You have a perfectly good, logical and working system for your paperwork, I 
> don't think that the GC GUID numbers are the way to go for a convenient human-
> readable system.  (I always try to make GC reflect the real world, not bend 
> the world to fit GC!)
>
> HTH,
> Maf.
>
>
>> Also, if I were to continue using the same indexing scheme, each time I make
>> a new investment, depending on which cabinet and in which drawer the papers
>> go, and where it stands (between position 1 and 100), a new
>> "unique_account_code" would be generated.
>>
>> This will then be the handle for the investment for it's lifetime.
>>
>
>
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I believe that Gnucash does not allow the separator character to appear
in an account name, but I think some punctuation is allowed.
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