Manually Post Scheduled Transactions

[Dale Alspach]

I have not really used this but perhaps using the scheduled transaction 
editor in the following way might accomplish what you want.

Create a scheduled transaction but mark only Enabled, Reminder and  Days 
in advance. Set the frequency and approximate posting date. Create a 
transaction template. When you select Scheduled Transactions Since Last 
Run, each scheduled transaction within time interval between posting 
date less days in advance and posting date will appear as a reminder in 
the list. For those that you are ready to post, change Reminder to To 
create. The template transaction will be created and then you can edit 
the transaction itself to set the correct amounts.

If the goal is to save typing, both the ability to duplicate 
transactions and the fact that gnucash tries to match what is being 
typed in the Description to an existing transaction can be helpful.

Dale

On 07/24/2017 09:01 PM, pfwoolverton at juno.com wrote:
> Thanks David, Section 4.5 explains how to set a scheduled transaction.  I don't see how to manually post the scheduled transaction.   I scheduled a transaction to pay my water bill based on a prior transaction in the ledger.   It is set to occur on the 9th of every month.  I did not set the transaction to be created by GC.  I want to manually post the transaction.  Prior to posting the transaction, I want to set the date,  the amount, and add a comment in the notes field.  In the Template tab of Edit Scheduled Transaction, I can edit several fields including the note field and the amount.   The Date column shows "Scheduled" and does not allow me to set a date.  I do not see how to set the date to the date I pay the bill and I do not see how to manually post the transaction.  ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
> To: "pfwoolverton at juno.com" <pfwoolverton at juno.com>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Manually Post Scheduled Transactions
> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2017 23:03:36 +0500
> 
> 
> Have you looked at section 4.5 of the Tutorial and Concepts Guide? https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/txns-sxn1.html
>   Let us know what that fails to cover. DavidOn Jul 23, 2017, at 10:54 PM, pfwoolverton at juno.com wrote:I am struggling with Schedule in GC 2.6.16.  I want to manually post scheduled transactions and have the transactions show dates I select.I reviewed the Concepts Guide and the Help Manual, and searched the user archives without success.  I have bits and pieces, but still do not understand how to manually post the transactions.My prior experience is with MS Money 3.0.  MS Money shows a window with a list of future transactions.  To post a transaction in MS Money, I select it and update fields such as date, amount, and memo.  Then I enter the transaction.  The transaction is posted and a new, future transaction is created in the list.I would like step-by-step instructions on how to manually post a scheduled transaction starting with a transaction which is not set to be created by GC.  Is there a source for such instructions?_______________________________________________gnucash-user ma
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