[GNC] Correcting an incorrect amount on a payment

[Frank H. Ellenberger]

But that arises the question: Are you allowed by your applicable law, to
correct a transaction after a few weeks 'in-place'?

If not you have to add a reversing transaction or void it and the
correct transaction.

Regards
Frank

Am 04.08.20 um 06:05 schrieb Adrien Monteleone:
> Not really sure what you mean by 'in place' but I think you can edit the
> original payment transaction amount (since it is in excess of what was
> applied later) and all *might* flow correctly afterwards. You'll have to
> try it to find out.
> 
> Medium case, you'll need to 're-apply' the payment to each invoice.
> 
> Worst case, well, let's cross that bridge if you get there, as it is a
> bit involved. (but still do-able)
> 
> Do this on a copy/backup of your file just in case, and if it doesn't
> work or turns into a mess, you can always just ditch that copy and open
> the original again, otherwise, turn the edited file into the main copy.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
> On 8/3/20 10:55 PM, Tim Quinn wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> I’m using the business features. A few weeks ago I entered a customer
>> prepayment amount incorrectly, and since then I have posted several
>> invoices and paid them using that prepayment. Now I realize I entered
>> the incorrect amount for that prepayment. Although Gnucash now shows
>> that the prepayment is used up, there should really be a non-zero
>> amount remaining.
>>
>> I know I can create a credit memo to correct my error. I was
>> wondering, just to make it easier for me to match up the Gnucash
>> records with the actual bank account transactions, if there is a
>> supported way to change the prepayment amount “in-place.”
> 
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