[GNC] Problem with Saved Report

[David T.]

Hmm.

Apparently, I didn't click the dialog box enough. After 10 iterations of 
the same error, the report does load. FWIW, it's a custom report that is 
based on the Assets Pie Chart.

Moreover, it would appear that the setting that causes trouble is the 
"Account Depth" setting. When this is set to "6", I get this error; when 
it is set to "5" or lower, this error goes away. Since "6" is the 
seventh entry in the list (following "All" and the first 5 levels), this 
would also explain the "Fallback" to option '2'.

I'm not sure why anyone would alter the Account Depth setting lower, 
thus limiting the user's ability to manage this report. If anything, I'd 
argue this setting should be allowed to go even higher.

David T.

On 11/6/2019 10:14 PM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am using GnuCash 3.5 on Windows 10. GnuCash 3.5 is the latest 
> version I have ever used.
>
> I have a report that I customized and saved in an earlier version of 
> GnuCash (I can't tell you the version, but I know that it is an 
> earlier version). I can't be certain which base report I used, since 
> the saved configuration in saved-reports-2.8 only gives me the GUID of 
> that base report, although I imagine it is a basic Transaction Report 
> (since I have had trouble with version compatibility on this report 
> previously). ISTR that I brought a similar problem with the 
> Transaction Report to the list some time back, but cannot remember 
> what the fix was supposed to be.
>
> Instead of getting a report, I get a message that under the 
> circumstances is gibberish:
>
> "This report was saved using a later version of GnuCash. One of the 
> newer multichoice options '7' is not available, fallback to the option 
> '2'."
>
> First, it is unclear to me how I could have saved my report using a 
> version that I have never used or loaded. Second, this message is 
> remarkably cryptic and misleading; I don't understand how I am using a 
> newer option for a report that is invoked in the highest version I 
> have. Third, despite informing me it is using a fallback option '2', 
> the report fails to load, leaving me with no way to remedy the problem.
>
> I am feeling rather frustrated here; GnuCash shouldn't break a saved 
> report!
>
> David T.
>
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