[GNC] I just don't understand reconciliation

[Adrien Monteleone]

If you ARE balanced (‘Difference’ = $0.00) then you don’t *need* to ‘balance’ anything, you need to `Finish` the reconciliation.

I know you are averse to it, but reading the manual would have saved you and everyone else lots of time and confusion.

Heck, just hovering over the button and waiting a second for the tool-tip would have explained it for you.

Glad it is seeping in...

Regards,
Adrien

> On Jun 18, 2019, at 7:15 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
> 
> On 6/18/19 5:05 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>>> On Jun 18, 2019, at 6:58 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 2) use Balance with the starting date of my current
>>> statement, so a month behind.
>>> 
>> No, no, no, no.
>> Do *NOT* use the balance button unless the ‘Difference’ is something OTHER THAN $0.00 after checking off all transactions that match the statement. That button is ONLY to be used as a ‘shortcut’ to create a transaction that balances you when you don’t balance. You could just as well create that transaction manually, and likely shouldn’t do either one. You should figure out WHY you don’t balance and FIX that.
>> If you entered the correct opening balance, correct ending balance, and checked off all and ONLY those transactions that matched the statement (since the last reconciliation) then you should balance.
>> If not, then either you or the bank has an error and that error needs to be found. The `Balance` button is for when you know the error is yours and you give up trying to find and correct it.
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
> 
> Thank you Adrian.  I FINALLY am getting it.
> 
> Part of the problem is "balance" to me means something
> else to GnuCash.  I am looking for agreement of my
> statements open and closing balance.  Not what is missing.
> 
> I wonder if Bozo is mad at me for letting everyone know
> what he paid for his nose?  Hmmm.
>