[GNC] Change account type by editing XML?

[David Carlson]

If the number of transactions involved is small enough to consider fixing
one at  time, one could set up the proper tree, perhaps append _bad to the
incorrect account name, then, from a transfer account change transaction s
one at a time.

On Wed, Apr 29, 2020, 7:56 PM Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:

> Already reported earlier today, that doesn’t work.
>
> I suggested it earlier, and then tested it on my own book. Indeed, once
> there are transactions in the errant account, it cannot be changed. This
> must be something specific to type A/R and/or A/P accounts.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> > On Apr 29, 2020 w18d120, at 5:16 PM, Dean Gibson <
> gnucash.stuff at mailpen.com> wrote:
> >
> > Create a new account in the desired location, & then delete the old
> account.  When you attempt to delete it, there will be a prompt asking what
> to do with the transactions.  Select "Move to new account" (or similar
> verbiage), & then delete the account.
> >
> > On 2020-04-29 15:03, Stephen M. Butler wrote:
> >> On 4/29/20 1:37 PM, david whiting wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at 21:31, Stephen M. Butler <kg7je at arrl.net>
> wrote:
> >>>> On 4/29/20 1:14 PM, david whiting wrote:
> >>>>> On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at 20:29, Maf. King <maf at chilwell.net> wrote:
> >>>>>> Just a thought - if you change the account parent away from A/R can
> you then
> >>>>>> change the type?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> HTH,
> >>>>>> Maf.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> No, unfortunately moving the parent account doesn't allow me to
> change it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> David
> >>>> I think you misunderstood, or I'm not understanding what you did.  It
> >>>> sounds like you attempted to edit the parent account and change it's
> >>>> type.  What we are suggesting is that you edit the leaf account and
> >>>> change who it's parent is so that it shows up underneath a different
> >>>> (non-A/R) account.
> >>>>
> >>> Yes, I misunderstood, however, I just tried that and still can't
> >>> change the type. See attached image showing that the account is now in
> >>> Assets:Members but other types are still not available.
> >>>
> >>> David
> >> That seems like a bug to me.
>
>
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