Newbie needs help ( bills and payments)

[Paul Neuwirth]

On Thu, 21 Dec 2017 09:50:31 +0100
Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be> wrote:

> 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

got it :) thank you again... too long account names..
(Passiva:Verbindlichkeiten:1600 Verblk aus Lieferungen und Leistungen.
so I did not notice.
Now it seems to work as espected. Great :)

Regards

Paul