Ability to change System Date for GnuCash

John Nickell jcnickell at gmail.com
Fri Mar 13 18:39:12 EDT 2015


I was hoping for something a little more 'one off' without affecting the
'normal schedule'.  That would work if I go into the SX, alter the date,
make the entry and then return the SX back to the desired date.

On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 5:35 PM, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:

> Set the SX to post early. You can tell it how many days before it's date
> you want it to post.
>
> -derek
>
> Sent on my mobile. Please forgive any typos.
>
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> From: "John Nickell" <jcnickell at gmail.com>
> To: <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Ability to change System Date for GnuCash
> Date: Fri, Mar 13, 2015 6:22 PM
>
> I was wondering if anyone has figured out a way inside GnuCash to change
> the system date.  Without messing around with the date of the Operating
> System.
>
> What I'd like to be able to accomplish in the end, is to enter a scheduled
> transaction, before it's actually 'due'.  i.e. I know I'm not going to be
> around my computer for the next few days, and I'd like to go ahead and take
> care of the bills that will be due during that time now.  I'd like to be
> able to make GnuCash think it's past the due date so I can go ahead and
> utilize the scheduled transaction template to create the transaction.
>
> Our financial program at work allows you to do this by clicking on the
> 'calendar' inside the program and setting the date for that user, so that
> things like month end could be processed either pre or post time.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> If you have another way of accomplishing this, please share.
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