Recording and viewing Splits

[Alex]

> Because Description is a transaction field and Memo is a split field. The register displays the Description field on the transaction line and in Basic View that’s the only line displayed.
>
> Whether or not it’s a feature is a matter of opinion, but it’s the way GnuCash is designed.

Ah. So switch to View -> Transaction Journal

Thanks

Alex


On 22/09/15 14:51, John Ralls wrote:
>> On Sep 22, 2015, at 6:42 AM, Alex <mcmurchy1917-gnucash at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All
>>
>> If I record a cheque as income which needs to be allocated to a variety of Income accounts I set up a split transaction in the Bank Account (Asset).
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>> I give it a general description and the total value of the cheque, then in each line of the split ignoring the Action field, I record a  specific description in the Memo field, the income account it relates in the Account field and then the value in the appropriate field
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>> For sake of example say I have 5 lines in my split transaction all of which relate to one specific Income account but with different descriptions in the Memo field.
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>> So my split transaction looks like
>>
>>
>> 22/09/2015     BP     General Description
>> Asset Account            £1000.00
>>                                  Specific Description 1 Income Account                                 £200.00
>>                                  Specific Description 2 Income Account                                 £200.00
>>                                  Specific Description 3 Income Account                                 £200.00
>>                                  Specific Description 4 Income Account                                 £200.00
>>                                  Specific Description 5 Income Account                                 £200.00
>>
>>
>> Why is it when I look at the Income account, it doesn't show the Memo Field where I've put the specific description, so all I see is
>>
>> 22/09/2015     BP      General Description     -- Split Transaction --                                 £200.00
>> 22/09/2015     BP      General Description     -- Split Transaction --                                 £200.00
>> 22/09/2015     BP      General Description     -- Split Transaction --                                 £200.00
>> 22/09/2015     BP      General Description     -- Split Transaction --                                 £200.00
>> 22/09/2015     BP      General Description     -- Split Transaction --                                 £200.00
>>
>> Whereas I would hope to see
>>
>> 22/09/2015     BP      Specific Description 1     Asset Account                                    £200.00
>> 22/09/2015     BP      Specific Description 2     Asset Account                                    £200.00
>> 22/09/2015     BP      Specific Description 3     Asset Account                                    £200.00
>> 22/09/2015     BP      Specific Description 4     Asset Account                                    £200.00
>> 22/09/2015     BP      Specific Description 5     Asset Account                                    £200.00
>>
>>
>> Have I misunderstood something or is this just a feature of gnucash.
>>
>> BTW. If I generate an Account Report I see this -
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>> 22/09/15    BP    General Description - Specific Description 1    -- Split Transaction --        £200.00
>> 22/09/15    BP    General Description - Specific Description 2    -- Split Transaction --        £200.00
>> 22/09/15    BP    General Description - Specific Description 3    -- Split Transaction --        £200.00
>> 22/09/15    BP    General Description - Specific Description 4    -- Split Transaction --        £200.00
>> 22/09/15    BP    General Description - Specific Description 5    -- Split Transaction --        £200.00
> Because Description is a transaction field and Memo is a split field. The register displays the Description field on the transaction line and in Basic View that’s the only line displayed.
>
> Whether or not it’s a feature is a matter of opinion, but it’s the way GnuCash is designed.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
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