Rearranging the order of entries

[Alex Aycinena]

On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 9:00 AM, <gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org> wrote:

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Maf. King" <maf at chilwell.net>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org, bsoffer at soffer-law.com
> Cc:
> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:41:49 +0000
> Subject: Re: Rearranging the order of entries
> On Tue 26 January 16 07:20:50 Benjamin Soffer wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> >
> > Say I enter 20 transactions in a given account, all having the same date.
> > After the entries are "entered," is there a way to rearrange the order in
> > which individual entries are listed?  For example, is there a way to move
> > the 15th entry so that it is listed 2nd within the date grouping?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > Ben Soffer
> >
>
> Hi Ben,
>
> If you aren't using the NUM field for anything already, I believe that you
> can
> sort on that as a secondary to the date sorting.
>
> Otherwise, I don't think there is a way to do what you want.
>
> HTH,
> Maf.
>
>
There is a way to do it that doesn't change the existing entries or use the
NUM field but it could be tedious depending on the number of transactions
involved.

Since the sequence for the listing is based on the transaction date, which
you can change directly, then the entry date and time, which you can't
change directly, you can sort of 'trick' the system by changing the entry
date and time using copy transaction and delete transaction.

Starting with the first transaction you want in the sequence, copy and
paste the transaction. You will now have two copies of the same transaction
with the new one at the bottom of the date range, since it was the last one
entered. Delete the first, out of sequence, one. Repeat with the second
transaction and so on. You will essentially be re-entering the group of
transactions in the order you want and thereby achieve your ordering.

Alex