[GNC] Change account type by editing XML?

[Geert Janssens]

Op donderdag 30 april 2020 00:03:06 CEST schreef Stephen M. Butler:
> 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.

It could be called a bug. However business accounts (AR and AP) hold more data than other 
accounts. Moving away from that account could hence result in data loss that's not immediately 
obvious.

As it turned out to be too complicated to isolate in which exact conditions it is safe or possible, 
we have chosen to not allow it in any case for the time being.

Regards,

Geert