What purpose is served by the Account Code field?

[Ken Heard]

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David,

On 2017-02-18 20:17, David Carlson wrote:

> In my response to your earlier post I mentioned that you can enter 
> the account code in the account name field when entering 
> transactions, and that works nicely even though there is no 
> configuration to show the account code in the account name field.
> 
> The account tree being fixed as the first column on the COA page
> is what can interfere with sorting by account number if your tree 
> deviates too much from the traditional number schemes.

I use the Placeholder field in the first column and have no trouble
sorting my accounts properly either with the alphanumeric code alone
in the Account Code field or the alphanumeric code preceding the name
in the Account Name field.

Regards, Ken

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