[GNC] Change account type by editing XML?

[Derek Atkins]

"Stephen M. Butler" <kg7je at arrl.net> writes:

> On 4/29/20 11:25 AM, david whiting wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> When I first set up my accounts (for a local club) I knew very little
>> about accounting and misinterpreted some information I was given by an
>> accountant and ended up creating some sub-accounts in Accounts Receivable.
>> I now know that was not the correct thing to do, and I should have created
>> these accounts as straight-forward asset accounts.
>>
>> Using gnucash I cannot change the account type for these accounts. When I
>> use ctrl+e on these accounts I only see account type A/Receivable so I
>> cannot change them through the GUI.
>
> When I've had problems changing the account type on an account, I found
> that changing the parent first opens up the additional account types to
> be used.
>
> Don't know if that will work for A/R (as I don't utilize them).

Indeed, I was going to suggest that you re-parent to make it a top-level
account, then you can change the type, and then you can re-parent it
wherever you want in the hierarchy.

-derek

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