[GNC] Export & Import Account tree for a new file

[Adrien Monteleone]

This also works:

1. File > Export > Account Tree to CSV
2. New File
3. Cancel the New Account wizard (not intuitive, there should be an option to import here, but there isn’t)
4. File > Import > Accounts from CSV
5. Step through the import dialog
6. Fix any book preferences in the next dialog
7. See that you have an empty book with the same account tree

The result of my method is that you get a tree as an export and you import it into a fresh file. You can name the exported tree whatever you like.

The difference with using the ‘Accounts’ export rather than ‘Account Tree’ export is that the result is a .gnucash file in XML, which *is* your new file. (no need to import) So you’ll either want to be more careful when naming it, or else have to rename it when you are done.

There might be other differences.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Apr 20, 2020 w17d111, at 4:15 AM, Maf. King <maf at chilwell.net> wrote:
> 
> On Sunday, 19 April 2020 15:36:30 BST Anita Graves via gnucash-user wrote:
>> Dear Gnucash people,
>> 
>> I have tried unsuccessfully nearly 20 times to export the account tree from
>> last year and import it to a new file for this year.
>> 
>> Do I have to close the book???  I do not want to do that.
>> 
>> I just want a new account and I have created it, but not able to import the
>> account tree into the new file.  I do not want to import any transactions,
>> only the account tree.
>> 
>> I hope someone can help me in simple steps.
>> 
>> Thank you very much!
>> 
>> Anita
> 
> Hi Anita.
> 
> File -> Export -> Export Accounts
> 
> enter new filename and directory location etc.
> 
> hit save As at the bottom of the dialogue box.
> 
> then file -> Open   and choose the file you just created.
> 
> Works for me using GC 3.5 on openSuSE linux. 
> 
> HTH,
> Maf.