"Account" option for search

[David T.]

Gomer,

Chris’s comment goes partway to explaining how search works in GnuCash in general, but doesn’t answer your question directly.

Regarding Chris’s point: when invoked in an account, Find searches that account, whereas if invoked in the Chart of Accounts, it will search the entire accounst structure.

Now, as to your question, I had similar results when I tried what you did; however, if you choose “All accounts” in the find dialogue, it will have the effect you are seeking, I think. I don’t use the search features extensively, so I have no idea what the difference between these two choices is.

If it were me, to see all the transactions going to a particular account, I would simply open that account up. In your case, I’d open the “Medical” account. Then I’d see all transactions going to that account.

Cheers,
David

> On Mar 23, 2017, at 5:57 AM, Christopher Lam <christopher.lck at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I find the Edit>Find often only works when you trigger it from the main
> Account Tree view.
> 
> 
> On 23 March 2017 at 06:51, Gomer Thomas <gomerthomas at cgomert.com> wrote:
> 
>> Can someone explain to me how to use the "Account" option when doing an
>> Edit-->Find operation?
>> 
>> I have an asset Account register open that represents my bank account. I
>> want to search for all the transactions that have a "Medical" expense
>> Account as their Transfer Account (the Account that appears in the
>> "Transfer" column in the register). I click on Edit -->Find... A dialog box
>> comes up. I select "Account" in the selection box at the top left. I select
>> "matches any account" in the selection box to the right of it. I select
>> "Choose Accounts" in the selection box to the right of that, and I select
>> the "Expenses/Medical" Account and click on "OK". I select "any criteria
>> are met" in the selection box to the right and a little above that. I
>> select the radio button "New search" in the "Type of search" box in the
>> lower left of the dialog box. I then click on "Find" at the lower right of
>> the dialog box. It comes back with a "Search Results" page that shows no
>> results.
>> 
>> The register contains numerous transactions that have the "Medical"
>> Account as their Transfer Account.
>> 
>> I have read the "Help" text that pops up when I click on the "?Help"
>> button at the bottom left of the dialog box several times. I still can't
>> decide whether I am doing something wrong, or if I completely misunderstand
>> how an "Account" search is supposed to work.
>> 
>> Gomer Thomas
>> 
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