Maybe I finally understand how to enter split transactions

[Geert Janssens]

On Friday 20 March 2015 17:50:04 Michael Wagner wrote:
> I spent some time last night trying to enter a Credit Card split
> transaction in Chapter 6 of the Concepts manual. I kept paging back
> and forth to the paycheck example earier, but I was till confused.
> 
> I think that maybe I understand it now.
> 
> 1) Click on the blank transaction line in the Credit Card account -
> add a description and a data, maybe a transaction number - but don't
> add any amounts or transfer account information.
> 
> 2) Click on the Split icon.
> 
> 3) In the first split line, select the Liabilty:Visa for transfer, and
> add a charge (credit) of $125.
> 
> 4) Tab down to the split line, select Expenses:Groceries for the
> transfer, and add an expense (debit) of $80.
> 
> 5) Tab down to the next spit line, select Expenses:Home for the
> transfer and add an expense (debit) of $45.
> 
> 6) Click on the + icon, and everything will be folded so that a $125
> charge shows up in Visa account - with "-- split transaction --" in
> the transfer.
> 
> Is this correct?

That's how it works indeed.

Well done, you do understand split transactions now !

Geert