[GNC] Getting the date order in a report ?

[Finbar Mahon]

Thanks, but I have found, via various 'tests', a set of options that 
works. It requires a bit of homework, trying various combinations.

IMO, the options under edit>report options are sufficient, if a bit 
laborious to set up. There is a 'bonus' if you have any spelling errors 
in transactions, for ex, they show up as new entries in a  report!

Thanks to all  for the suggestions. Happy New Year!

Barry

On 04/01/2019 02:16, Christopher Lam wrote:
> This set of options sounds about right. What's the output? You can 
> attach a screenshot, blanking out confidential data.
> Don't forget to set General/Add options summary to 'always'
>
> On Thu, 27 Dec 2018 at 17:47, Finbar Mahon <mahon.finbar at neuf.fr 
> <mailto:mahon.finbar at neuf.fr>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks, but I am not too sure what options I should chose to get the
>     registry sort order.
>
>     I used the edit>report options and after bit of fiddling I have a
>     result
>     by month in 'proper' date order.
>
>     That is OK, but I would like to get Source of Salary from Income >
>     Salary and annual/by month, in date order.
>
>     The selection I have under report options > sorting is -
>
>     Primary Key - Account Name; Primary Subtotal clicked; Primary Sort
>     order
>     -  Ascending; Secondary Key - date; Secondary Subtotal for date key -
>     monthly
>
>     I am using 2.6.19 on Windows 10
>
>     Barry
>
>     On 24/12/2018 20:18, David Carlson wrote:
>     > I am not sure if this will help.  Check that the register sort
>     order
>     > is set to date posted.  If that does not work please let us know
>     which
>     > GnuCash release you are using and your operating system.
>     >
>     > David C
>     >
>     > On Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 4:49 AM Finbar Mahon <mahon.finbar at neuf.fr
>     <mailto:mahon.finbar at neuf.fr>
>     > <mailto:mahon.finbar at neuf.fr <mailto:mahon.finbar at neuf.fr>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     Hello, this is not urgent, just so I don't forget.
>     >
>     >     I am trying to print a listing of salary payments for the year.
>     >
>     >     I have selected the description for the transaction report
>     and the
>     >     data
>     >     I want appears, fine.
>     >
>     >     However the dates are random, typically the output is date, the
>     >     description, the amount, but the sequence of the dates is
>     all over
>     >     the
>     >     place.
>     >
>     >     I've looked through and selected the various options I think I
>     >     need but
>     >     cannot find a way of getting things in date order.
>     >
>     >     Ideas?
>     >
>     >     Thanks, and best wishes of the season, Barry
>     >
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