Period End Accounts

Fri Jan 26 01:22:42 EST 2018

I have no idea what he means by having PDFs of his reports ‘saved’ in GnuCash. The only thing I can save are report configurations. Not sure what’s going on there…

Regards,
Adrien

> On Jan 26, 2018, at 12:16 AM, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The saved reports-2.4 folder is in the .GnuCash (hidden) folder in the user directory as described in the WIKI where other program specific settings are stored.
> 
> However, the OP should have kept printouts or electronic backups such as PDFs, so the custom reports would not be needed.
> 
> David C
> 
> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 12:07 AM, Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at gmail.com <mailto:adrien.monteleone at gmail.com>> wrote:
> I just had #2 happen to me recently.
> 
> It was the result of not being careful in using the command line to delete a folder. I inadvertently deleted a large portion of my "~/Library/Application Support" folder. (I’m on a Mac, not sure of the location for Linux or MS)
> 
> I realized what a I did after about a second or two, and managed to kill the rm process, but it was too late. That bugger was fast. Naturally, I happened to be so careless while in-between a physical volume change on my Time Machine backup, (the last one died 6 months ago and I haven’t had the scratch for a new one) thus I had no way to restore anything and lost several months worth of preferences. (Contacts wiped out entirely, that was rough)
> 
> My GnuCash register data was all intact, because I store it in my User folder, but my saved report configurations, as well as some custom reports I obtained on this list were all gone.(luckily, I saved a copy of those reports to a special User folder, so I didn’t have to go hunting the list archives for them)
> 
> Perhaps something (or someone) either removed those similar files on Mike’s computer or else caused them to not be found where they were expected by GnuCash.
> 
> I’m not sure if the naming conventions hold across platforms, but at least the saved-report config for me is called "saved-reports-2.4”. If a file search for that name turns something up, he might be able to get those configs back.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
> > On Jan 25, 2018, at 11:28 PM, DaveC49 <davidcousens at bigpond.com <mailto:davidcousens at bigpond.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > 1. it is unlikely but it is possible to unset the reconciliation status but
> > a warning with an opt out of the change is issued before it is changed and
> > it is possible to edit a reconciled split of a transaction but you will
> > normally get a warning even if the split you are editing is not into a
> > reconciled account.  The most likely possiblity is that you may have opened
> > one of the backup files from before the reconciliation rather than the main
> > file. The mainfile will be <filname>.gnucash while the backup files have a
> > format <filename>.gnucash.<timestamp>.gnucash where <timestamp> looks like
> > "20161215163750". Each time a backup file is created (when gnucash is
> > closed) a corresponding log file is created
> > <filename>.gnucash.<timestamp>.log.  If you find files with a format
> > <filename>.gnucash.<timestamp>.gnucash.<timestamp).gnucash (or log) it is
> > highly likely you have opened up a backup file in error at some point. (I
> > lost 3 months of reconciliations through doing this recently).
> >
> > The other files you can expect to see in the data directory will be
> > <filename>.gnucash.LCK ( a lock file to prevent the file being opened
> > more than once) and a <filename>.gnucash.<random string>.<random
> > number>.LNK. These are normal
> >
> > 2. Unsure of what is happening here. I have just saved a custom report using
> > Reports->Save Report Configuration
> > and recalled it using
> > Reports->Saved Report Configuration.
> >
> > After closing Gnucash and Reopening the report is still there so the
> > mechanism is fine. I wonder if your problem may be related to a similar
> > possibility as 1 where an earlier backup file has been opened as the main
> > file?  As far as i can tell the saved reports are in the main gnucash file
> > (I couldn't find them elsewhereon my Linux setup).
> >
> > 3.  Yes there is a mechanism for period end. Tools->Close Book.  (see
> > https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/tool-close-book.html <https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/tool-close-book.html>)  in
> > the Gnucash Help manual
> > (https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/help.html <https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/help.html>). This should
> > create transactions to zero the income and expense accounts to Equity as
> > described in the documentation referenced.  There is much discussion about
> > whether this is necessary in Gnucash as the reports can be set to generate
> > for any specified period but if you have a pedantic accountant it is there.
> >
> > Setting in stone is another question. Any computer file on a read/write
> > medium is always alterable ( any file locking only helps with accidental
> > writing not a deliberate attempt to change the file). Most people drop a
> > copy of their file as it is when the financial reports are generated onto a
> > readonly medium like CDROM, DVD and store that as a set in stone copy of the
> > state of the finances at that time. You will also find a lot of discussion
> > of this issue in the forum archives.
> >
> > David
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
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