[GNC] Change account type by editing XML?

[Adrien Monteleone]

That’s another valid and safe option.

The OP noted 1000+ accounts to migrate though. So even 1 transaction per account would not be fun.

On the upside, I discovered that accounts with zero transactions can have their type changed. So if the OP had some empty accounts, those could be done rather painlessly. (if slowly via GUI)

I’d recommend not to retain individual A/R accounts per customer. While there are some advantages to doing so, I’m not sure GnuCash *needs* this treatment. It would be wise to investigate the ‘why’ of the individual accounts before the OP proceeds with a change.

Some apps (and certainly paper books) almost necessitate sub-accounts per customer. (and per Vendor under A/P) But GnuCash does not and can handle tracking amounts owed or owed to with a single A/R and A/P account. One can always employ special or other A/R or A/P, but they may not be as necessary as one might think.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Apr 29, 2020 w18d120, at 8:07 PM, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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