gnucash-user Digest, Vol 145, Issue 5

[C. Andrews Lavarre]

Hi all.

On Fri, 2015-04-03 at 12:00 -0400, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org
wrote:
> Subject: Re: How to brute force correct a reconciliation

> >>> There must be a way to tell it "Yes, I screwed up somewhere along the
> >>> way, here is the correct balance number, pay no attention to all that
> >>> math, I assume full responsibility."
>  
> >> The usual way to do that is to enter an "adjustment" transaction 

> > I think there is a button on the toolbar marked "Balance"
> 
> I think you're thinking of the Balance button on the Reconcile Window's toolbar. That will indeed create an adjustment transaction.

Thanks to all. Yes, I know I can (and have in the past) entered a split
or new transaction, e.g., Financial Misc. or Opening Balance) to change
the resulting balance in the account tab. 

That is not the problem. 

The problem is that the "Balance" column to the right in the account tab
IS correct. But in the lower right corner of the double-paned
Reconciliation window that you get when you click the "Reconcile the
selected account" button (a book with a lifering)  the "Ending Balance"
is correct but the "Reconciled Balance" is incorrect (probably as a
consequence of having deleted a reconciled transaction), even when all
the appropriate transactions have the "R" column. 

Yes, I screwed up by deleting a reconciled transaction, but it would be
nice to be able to say mea culpa, change the "Reconciled Balance", leave
a note for the auditors (if there ever are any) and get on with life.

As it is, I did my mea culpa with a payment of time. I created a new
account with zero starting balance, and moved all the valid transactions
from the faulty account to the new account, so all is well, and
hopefully shall finish taxes in time. And definitely will try to avoid
deleting reconciled balances. But it would be nice to be able to force
it, more quickly.

Thanks for the participation. Happy Easter.

Cheers, Andy