Scheduled Transactions

[Liz]

On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:45:04 +0100
"Keith Royall" <keithroyall at visitnz.plus.com> wrote:

> I withdraw a fixed amount from my Bank account for personal spending
> on the same day of each week, and because it's cash it is cleared by
> my bank the same day.
> 
>  
> 
> However, this week I have withdrawn the amount a day early.  Is there
> any way I can 'force' this amount to be processed a day early,
> without it affecting the future set dates?
> 
>  
> 
> Withdrawing it after the set date is not such a problem.  All I have
> to do is change the date in the register, after it has been
> automatically processed. I will still see a true balance in the
> register for the day I would normally have withdrawn it.
> 
>  
> 
> I could wait till the normal withdrawal day till it's processed, then
> change the date. But, until that is done, I would not get a true
> balance showing in the register, on the date the cash was actually
> withdrawn. 
> 
>  
> 
> I can't find anything in the help file. It appears that the only way
> would be to have to go into the editor, and change the date there.
> Close Gnucash, and reopen it, so that the amount is automatically
> entered. Then go back into the editor and readjust the date again,
> which is time consuming.
> 
>  
> 
> Regards
> 

Tell the scheduled transaction system to put this transaction in the
register one or two days early.
It will be displayed under a thick line, with the expected date.
You can then change the date in the register as you did this week.