GNUCash Documentation vs. actual Transaction Screen heading discrepency (deposit vs increase)

[Suresh Bazaj]

Hello Don and Dave,

 

            Thanks for the prompt response to my question. Couldn’t respond earlier due to a Conference.

 

Don,

 

            The first entry (Opening Balance) in the Transfer column shows as Equity:ABC Bank. All other entries show as Assets:XXXX. These entries are for subaccounts under Assets. The first entry (Opening Balance) under Equity account shows up as Assets. 

 

Dave,

 

            Yes, I can change the headings to whatever I want. I am not looking to change the headings. I can work with either heading pair deposit/Withdrawal on increase/decrease.

 

            The purpose of submitting my question was more to make sure that I am not making a mistake somewhere          

 

            I am running into another related issue for which I’ll start a new thread.

 

Thanks,

 

Suresh

 

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From: Dave H [mailto:hellvee at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 3:46 AM
To: Suresh Bazaj
Cc: Gnucash Users
Subject: Re: GNUCash Documentation vs. actual Transaction Screen heading discrepency (deposit vs increase)

 

Suresh,

You could try going to Edit >> Preferences >> Accounts and toggling the "Use formal accounting labels" setting, this changes my column headers (Gnucash 2.6.12 on Windows 7) from Deposit/Withdrawal or Increase/Decrease (Equity Account) to Debit/Credit.

Cheers Dave H

From: Don Ireland [mailto:gnucash at donireland.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 2:35 AM
To: Suresh Bazaj; gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: GNUCash Documentation vs. actual Transaction Screen heading discrepency (deposit vs increase)

 

I don't have gnuCash open to look at it but I believe it depends on the type of account the transaction is talking about. 

An EXPENSE or ASSET account doesn't have 'deposits' & 'withdrawals'. It has 'increases' & 'decreases' but a bank account has 'deposits' & 'withdrawals'. I'm not talking about whether the account is a sub-account of assets or not. But the actual account TYPE. 

On May 5, 2016 7:38:50 PM CDT, Suresh Bazaj <suresh at bazaj.org> wrote:

Hello,

 

            Pardon me for asking this. I am new to GnuCash.

 

            Pages 41 -42 (Simple Transaction Example) of the current
documentation (first copyright line is Copyright C 2009-20156 GnuCash
Documentation Team) shows the transaction headings as "Deposit" and
"Withdrawal". However, GnuCash 2.6.12 shows the headings as "Increase" and
"Decrease".

 

            Of course, a deposit increases, while withdrawal decreases
Equity. So, they are both the same.

 

            I just want to be sure that I am not on the wrong screen or
doing something wrong.  

 

Thanks,

 

Suresh Bazaj

 

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