How can I add Account Codes and Descriptions of the Accounts to the Profit and Loss sheet?

[ef99 at tutanota.com]

Ok, thanks. How can I change it?

ef99

2. Jul 2015 21:20 by wm+gnc at tarrcity.demon.co.uk:


> Thu, 2 Jul 2015 17:06:36 <> JtEizc8----0 at tutanota.com> >  > 
> ef99 at tutanota.com
>
>> Thanks. Michael is right.
>> Editing the names should work, but is not very elegant. Which file in
>> the source code does determine which columns are printed in reports
>> such as the profit and loss sheet? Then I could probably just change it
>> there.
>
> if you want to look but not touch
>
> \gnucash\share\gnucash\scm\gnucash\report\standard-reports\income-stateme
> nt.scm
>
> if you are sure you want to change it ask again as I can't recall the exact 
> procedure for where you have to copy it too before playing with it offhand.
>
>> Nevertheless I think it would be a feature request to be able to
>> configure which columns are printed.
>
> Not likely to happen for two reasons:
> 1) longer term scheme won't be used for reports so no-one is doing much 
> work on them
> 2) gnc regards account codes a bit like earlobes, you can look at them but 
> they don't do much; in fact gnc functions perfectly well without them at 
> all.
>
> Having said all that I'm sure someone must have done this before so a good 
> trawl through the list archives and website might reveal some previously 
> done work.
>
> Also if you are OK with SQL then I and a number of other people could 
> provide you with a basic P&L script and you could include your codes in 
> that.
>
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