Newbie needs help ( bills and payments)

[Geert Janssens]

Op donderdag 21 december 2017 08:46:57 CET schreef Paul Neuwirth:
> On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:32:13 +0100
> 
> Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be> wrote:
> > Op dinsdag 19 december 2017 12:18:11 CET schreef Paul Neuwirth:
> > > Hi Geert,
> > > 
> > > hartelijk bedankt. Thank you, that was exactly what I missed.
> > > Would be very nice If open bills would be shown after selecting
> > > vendor..
> > > 
> > > groetjes
> > > 
> > > Paul
> > 
> > Dag Paul,
> > 
> > (I readded your reply to the list as the remainder of this
> > conversation may also be of interest to others. Please use reply-all
> > in the future)
> > 
> > I'm not sure I understand what you mean or would like. Can you
> > explain in some more detail what happened and what you would have
> > liked instead ?
> > 
> > Groeten,
> > 
> > Geert
> 
> Hi,
> (thank you... new to this e-mail client)
> 
> Semms as I cheered too soon.
> https://www.swabian.net/extern/gncml/gnucash7.png
> If I process as payment, (entering the bill no. manually, as on
> documents bill is not selectable - this is what behaviour I miss), the
> bill stays due (see top screen of screenshot)
> https://www.swabian.net/extern/gncml/gnucash8.png
> if I click process payment from bill-side, I see the bill and a new
> transaction, identically to the real one is being created, if I confirm.
> 
> Thank you (all) for help

Ah, your bill is not posted to the same account as the one you are trying to 
post your payment to.

After "Assign as payment", set both vendor and post-to account appropriately 
and your open bill will appear.

Regards,

Geert