Profit and Loss Statement for Closed Books

[Derek Atkins]

Colin,

"Colin Scott" <gnucash at double-bars.net> writes:

> Some reports have account selection options that permit you to filter
> out transactions from selected accounts.  Unfortunately, P&L reports
> do not permit this.  If they did, you would be able to filter out
> transactions involving Equity accounts, and that would solve your
> problem more simply.
>
> There seems to be no rhyme or reason for some of the differences
> between the various pre-defined reports.  It seems obvious to me that
> all reports should include the account filtering facility, and I have
> to say that it would be sensible if their operation were standardised
> and rationalised so that instead of looking like a rag-bag assortment
> of "good idea at the time" one-offs, they were look like a properly
> planned reporting suite.

The issue here is that the reports are a conglomeration and accretion
over time.  Then new features get added, but that does not mean that
developers go back over all the reports to make sure each one "works"
with the new features.  This is a lot of work, so it falls by the
wayside when other progress is made.

Are you offering to go and test each report against each new feature to
make sure it "works correctly"?

> Colin

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-derek

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