[GNC] delete invoice or bill

Derek Atkins derek at ihtfp.com
Wed Oct 23 12:46:19 EDT 2019


It can be reused.  Just assign a different vendor.

-derek
Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos.
On October 23, 2019 12:41:12 PM Mark Hedges <mark.hedges at weirdvibe.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 1:13 PM Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
>> >> The recommended procedure is to change the bill/invoice number to
>> >> something like “use next”. You can additionally create a placeholder
>> >> customer and vendor to assign them to if you like.
>> >>
>> >> Then just try to remember at some point to search for any bills/invoices
>> >> numbered “use next” and edit them to reflect a real new bill/invoice.
>> >
>> > Instead of letting people correct bad data?
>>
>> This is how you correct bad data -- by re-using the underlying data
>> structure.  The assumption is that the user will make more invoices, so
>> re-using vs creating is not an extreme burden.
>
> Vendor A has Job X.  I created an invoice for Vendor B and assigned
> Job X.  The invoice was created for Vendor A (from the Job) but I
> didn't notice, so I had to unpost it.  It's the same job from my
> company's perspective, and the same person, but A was him personally
> and B was his new LLC.  I wasn't able to change the vendor from the
> invoice edit screen.  The erroneous invoice cannot be re-used.  I
> created a new Job Y for Vendor B and created a new invoice.
>
> Mark





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