Credits befroe debits

[Liz]

On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:16:12 -0700
Patrick Laprocina <skyway727-b at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I imported all of ny Quicken transactions into GnuCash. In my Quicken
> check register, all of credits for any given day were automatically
> moved to the beginning of the transaction list for that day, because
> that is the way that the banks all process transactions - credits
> then debits per day. When I looked in my GnuCash check register, the
> credits and debits were scattered about. The only time that I
> balanced with Quicken was at the end of the day. There were also many
> indications of overdrafts in GnuCash that did not occur.
> 
> I looked in the register settings and could find no option to process
> credits first. Where/how do I get GnuCash to process credits before
> debits per day to match my bank records?

The object of accounting is NOT to match your bank records.
It is to keep your own record, and periodically check for errors on
both sides (reconciliation).

Rearrangement of imported data is only meaningful on the day - consider
whether this will be meaningful in one year, or in 5 years.

Liz