[GNC] accounts setup (how to duplicate same payment in two expense accounts)

[malam]

It seems that there are more different solutions to my question.

Entering the transaction twice in the same database influences the total
expenses amount and this is not something I like. I get the information
about the categories I need, but the total expenses are spoiled by exactly
the same amount.
Therefore looking at the totals, I should bear this in mind all the time.

Entering this particular data into a separate database would solve the
problem in a clean way (entering same description, same amounts twice in
different databases). But this is prone to errors, since the items are not
in the same window)

Moving the particular transactions into sub accounts (like vacation-fuel,
vacation-...) solves the 
problem in a more elegant way. But I do not particularly like having a mixed
type accounts (partly placeholder, partly not).

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I have also tested memo/notes suggestion and using filter on transactions
report. 
This is my favorite and I think this is the one I will use. In my test I
have realized
   - opening the split transaction view, I can assign my description for the
account I wish (expenses only)
   - opening double line view allows to enter notes, but these are assigned
to both accounts (not exactly what I wish)
Therefore using memo is preferred for my case.
Before starting with this, one should define the keywords which will be
used, otherwise they are not filtered correctly (a kind of vocabulary for
this purpose). And it is important to stick to the vocabulary, because by
default the filter is case sensitive !

Thanks to all who shared the experience and suggestions !








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