Find transaction

Michael Hendry hendry.michael at gmail.com
Sat Mar 21 14:26:37 EDT 2015


> On 21 Mar 2015, at 18:02, Jamestk <davidjamestk at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hello good people,
> 
> Could someone give me a tip on how to use the 'find' feature please. It
> works fine when searching description (payee) but seems not to for
> transactions.
> 
> I use it from the main tree hierarchy to ensure all accounts are searched, I
> first try a test search using a known amount and then select the 'number'
> field from first menu. 
> 
> It returns nothing even if 'any criteria' is selected.
> 
> Any ideas where I am going wrong? - thanks 

I think you may be selecting a Number as the search criterion (i.e. the “Num” field) when you should be selecting a Value (i.e. a debit or credit amount).

Michael




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