[GNC] How to start a new GC file for a new year?

[Adrien Monteleone]

> On Mar 21, 2020 w12d81, at 1:28 PM, Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
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> Unfortunately, there is no simple and clean answer to this, but here are the easier options while keeping the book all together. (instead of separate files for each or collection of years)
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> #1 - Preferences > Register Defaults > Number of Transactions, might be useful but you can’t spec a date, you have to guess a number of transactions. A good RFE would be to change this to, or add a date option that applies to all registers.
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> (note, the General Journal defaults to showing only the last 30 days, but for all accounts, and I don’t think it is persistent.)

I meant here that a change via View > Filter By... > Date for the General Journal, I don’t think is persistent.


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> #2 - View > Filter By... > Date > Number of Days *or* Date Range, is what you are likely looking for, make sure to use the ’Save Filter’ option at the bottom or you’ll have to reset it when you re-open that register.
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> #3 - View > Filter By... > Status, adjust as needed. (and save the filter) This might be a good option to use to not show reconciled transactions for example, cutting down on anything that isn’t still pending.
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> You have to set #2/3 to each register independently.
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> I wouldn’t recommend creating separate yearly asset accounts, but whatever works for you...
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> Regards,
> Adrien