Period End Accounts

David Carlson david.carlson.417 at gmail.com
Fri Jan 26 08:35:45 EST 2018


And if he actually lost PDF documents, it was not something GnuCash did,
but something outside of GnuCash moved or deleted them.

David C

On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 7:23 AM, R. Victor Klassen <rvklassen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Presumably those are PDF copies of the results of running the reports on
> prior years, which the OP now wants to do on the current year.
>
> > On Jan 26, 2018, at 1:22 AM, Adrien Monteleone <
> adrien.monteleone at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----
> >>> David Cousens
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