Odd Register Problem

[Fross, Michael]

Thank you Derek.  Makes perfect sense (now.)  I can clean up the empty
placeholder transactions that must have imported and clean it up.

Thank you very much.

Michael

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:38 PM, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:

> This means you have a split transaction with 3 splits into the same
> account.  In default views you see each split separately. In journal mode
> you see transactions, which is why the difference.  This also explains why
> duplicating gives you three new lines, and why all 3 disappear when you
> delete the transaction.
>
> -derek
>
> Sent from my mobile device. Please excuse any typos.
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Fross, Michael" <michael at fross.org>
> To: <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Odd Register Problem
> Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2017 10:16 PM
>
> Hello all,
>
> I've been using GNUCash (currently v2.6.15) happily for about a year, but I
> just noticed something odd.
>
> In looking at my Income:Salary account where my paychecks go.  These
> transactions have many splits for insurance, taxes, etc.  I noticed that
> there are about 10 transactions early in the account that were imported
> from quicken that take up three lines in the register.  The math is correct
> as the "income" column is only populated on the first one.  The splits are
> all identical for each one.  The math is all correct.
>
> Looking at the Basic and Auto-Split views shows this.  Looking at the
> Transaction Journal view shows just the one transaction.
>
> If I jump to some of the accounts in the split, there is only one
> transaction on 11/06/2015 in those accounts.
>
> Performing a duplicate transaction adds three new rows.  Deleting one of
> the three deletes all three.  This occurs in Windows 10 or Ubuntu.  I've
> not noticed this in any other account although I have not looked at all of
> them.
>
> I assume there was an issue during import, but I have no idea how to fix
> it.  I've attached a screenshot but not sure how helpful it will be.  The
> 1st is the basic register view.  The second is the transaction journal view
> that shows there is only one listed for 11/06/2016.
>
> Has anyone else see something like this?
>
> Thanks for the help.  It doesn't seem to be breaking anything, but I'm not
> one to leave well enough alone....
>
> Michael
>
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