Transaction Reconciliation

[David T.]

David--

I'll note that Colin made an important point regarding the OP's query: that there is a Reconcile process that is a more normal method of reconciling against a statement. With regard to *that* issue, I imagine that the Reconcile process would help them out. I will add to Colin's advice to note that when a user has the Reconcile window open, it is possible to check off a transaction in the list simply by using the space bar. Cursor keys allow you to navigate from one transaction to the next, and TAB will take you from the deposits list to the charges list.

As for your first use case, I don't really see why you'd need to change the R status on a manually-entered transaction; in my experience, the primary difference this makes is to pre-check a transaction in the (above-mentioned) reconciliation window. However, it is a simple matter in that window to mark such a transaction as reconciled--despite it's not having a "C" status.


Your second use case (double-checking expense accounts), is more interesting. I see where your approach has utility. I wonder if it might be also viable for you to a) verify expense transactions for a given time period (say a week or a month) and then b) reconcile the account. This would then mark the transactions with a "y" in the R field.


David



________________________________
 From: David Carlson <carlson.dl at sbcglobal.net>
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org 
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: Transaction Reconciliation
 
On 10/25/2012 10:56 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 25 October 2012 16:28, C. Andrews Lavarre <alavarre at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've googled and read 5.8 of the documentation as well as
>>
>> *    **http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Keyboard_Shortcuts **
>> *
>> and examined
>> *
>> **    ~/.gnucash/accelerator-map*
>>
>> but have not found:
>>
>> *How to change a transaction reconciliation status from n to c with key
>> combination without mouse*.
>>
>> When you tab through a transaction the cursor skips the Reconciliation
>> column.*
>>
>> *So how can this be done?
>>
>> I do asmuch I can with keyboard, especially when reconciling statements.
>> It would be very useful to either have a hotkey to change a transaction
>> reconciliation from *n* to *c*  or else be able to tab to the column and
>> press space or something to change it.
> Just in case you are not aware of it the normal method of
> reconciliation is via Actions > Reconcile.  I don't think I have ever
> changed that field manually.  Or is there a use case that I am not
> aware of?
>
> Colin
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Colin,
Absolutely yes there are use cases.  I get very imperfect results when I
import transactions from my banks.  Sometimes I miss that an incorrect
match was made and I need to either manually enter or re-enter a
transaction or undo and re-do an import.  The former is usually easier. 
As far as improving the accuracy of imports, that is not likely with the
particular way they structure their exports, unless GnuCash get better
in this area.

Secondly, in other accounts (especially income and expense accounts, I
use the "C" in the reconcile box to tell me that I have double-checked
that transaction line.  I often make guesses in splits and go back later
when I find out how much interest the bank really charged.

I would vote for adding a keystroke or key combination to move the focus
to the reconcile field.

David C

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