Reconciliation

[life0riley]

On 02/24/2015 10:12 AM, Alex Aycinena wrote:
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>> From: life0riley <life0s_50 at yahoo.com>
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>> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:28:23 -0800 (PST)
>> Subject: Re: Reconciliation
>> Alex Aycinena-2 wrote
>>> I don't believe this is exactly correct. When you create a new book you
>>> are
>>> given the choice to set this option. It defaults to 'not selected', so
>>> Andy
>>> could have set it, either intentionally or not, when he created the book.
>>> It is also possible to go and change the setting any time afterwards, So
>>> Andy may have set it later, also, either intentionally or not. (If you do
>>> change it later, you will end up with transactions that have the 'number'
>>> in one field before the change and in another field after the change.
>>> There
>>> is a warning about this in the help description.) Depending on how this
>>> option is set, the register shows a 'T-num' field on the second line or
>>> not. That is why some of you are seeing it and some of you are not (you
>>> don't have that option set).
>>>
>>> For users who come from a Quicken background, and transfer their data
>> from
>>> there, setting that option will make gnucash behave like Quicken in terms
>>> of how the 'num' field is displayed in different registers (that is, the
>>> same transaction can have different 'numbers' displayed in different
>>> registers; the T-num, if used will be the same in all registers for a
>>> given
>>> transaction).
>>>
>>> For Andy, if he wants to keep this behaviour, there is no need to start
>>> his
>>> book all over again. If there is a bug in the reconciliation window, I
>>> just
>>> need to fix that. Meanwhile, Andy can do his reconciliations without
>>> seeing
>>> his numbers and just focusing on the amount and dates.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Alex
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>> Does this mean that "Use Split Action Field for Number" has to be unchecked
>> for the check numbers to show in the reconciliation window or is this a
>> bug?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> life0riley
>>
>>
> This is a bug that has now been fixed; the fix will show up in the next
> release. (Thanks to Andy for finding it and reporting it, even though it
> appears he did so inadvertently.)
>
> As to whether you need to uncheck that option in File->Properties to see
> the numbers in the reconcile window the answer is: it depends.
>
> It depends on how that option was set when a particular transaction was
> entered into gnucash (whether via the user interface, that is a register
> screen, or via some kind of file import).
>
> If the option was not checked when a transaction was entered, then
> selecting the option and opening the reconciliation window will make the
> number not appear in the reconciliation window. If you close the
> reconciliation window, de-select the option, and then re-open the
> reconciliation window, the number will appear for that transaction and for
> all other transactions that were entered with the option not selected.
> (This seems to be what happened for Andy.)
>
> If the option was checked when a transaction was entered, and is selected
> when the reconciliation window is opened, the number does not appear as it
> should: that is the bug which has been fixed for the next release.
> De-selecting the option will not make the number appear for this case. When
> you get the next release and upgrade, you will see the number. Until then,
> you unfortunately have to do your reconciliations by using just the amounts
> and dates.
>
> I'll also note that if the option is set one way and some transactions are
> entered, then the option is changed and more transactions are entered, you
> will have a mixed case. (For Andy, if you entered or imported any
> transactions after setting this option and before un-setting it, you will
> be in this situation and you will only see some of the transaction numbers.)
>
> Alex
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Thank you for the detailed response.  You answered my question completely.

I checked the option in File → Properties when I initially setup and 
have not changed it.  I see the same behavior Andy reported.  I already 
have a few months of transactions entered that I have successfully 
reconciled.  I see no reason to change my settings and can wait for the 
next release and upgrade to fix the issue.

life0riley