Blank transactions appearing on one half of transaction

[Jeff]

   On 9/27/13 5:23 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote:

   On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Jeff <[1]jeff at forerunnertv.com>
   wrote:

     I just happened to come across an issue where I noticed that one
     side of a
     transaction is blank while the other side is fine. This blank amount
     causes the
     balance of that particular account to be incorrect, which obviously
     completely
     defeats the purpose of using GnuCash.
     I am using GnuCash v2.4.13 on Mac OSX v10.8.5 Mountain Lion.
     I have found several transactions with this same problem, and the
     one common
     factor seems to be that there is an exchange rate involved between
     them (one in
     USD and the other in CAD).
     So normally I import transactions from a CSV file into say my USD
     Bank Account
     register. Once they are imported, I open this register/account (its
     a BANK
     ACCOUNT in this case). I then manually go thru each transaction and
     change the
     Transfer from Imbalance to the appropriate EXPENSE account. If it
     involves
     different currencies the Exchange Rate dialog will open up, and I
     will set
     either the Exchange Rate to the To Amount as required. In this case
     the
     Exchange Rate is set to 1.0.
        QUESTION 1
        Is there a way to search for all these blank transactions? They
     do not
        appear
        when I search for a Value equal to 0.00
        QUESTION 2
        Is there a way to have all these accounts re-updated
     automatically
        without
        having to manually search thru each register and manually try to
     fix
        it?
        Thanks

   SO are you saying that these transactions do not show up in the
   Inbalance-USD (or whatever is your local currency) account? That's the
   easiest way to find them. If you have a circumstance where they are
   being assigned to another incorrect account, you should be able to open
   them up.
   If there truly is only one account defined in a transaction, then that
   sounds like a serious bug.

   No they do NOT show up on any Imbalance or Orphan account. One side is
   in USD BANK ACCOUNT and other side is in CAD EXPENSE ACCOUNT. You can
   use the JUMP button to jump back and forth between them (there is no
   split).
   I filed a bug report and attached some screenshots here:
   [2]https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=708941
   So if you look at the screenshots it might better explain what I am
   trying say.
   Thanks

References

   1. mailto:jeff at forerunnertv.com
   2. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=708941