[GNC] Reordering splits in a transaction

[John Ralls]

> On May 16, 2020, at 5:26 PM, peterb <peterb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On 15 May 2020 at 9:03, peterb said:
>>> 
>> * I have a recurring transaction with a very complicated split. At some *>
>> * point, the splits in the recurring transaction seem to have organized *>
>> * themselves in a confusing way - seemingly not related to the order in *>
>> * which I entered them. *>
>>> 
>> * Is there any way to reorder splits within a transaction short of "Type *
>>> 
>> * everything over again from top to bottom?" Is the (seeming)
>> self-ordering *>
>> * of the splits themselves inevitable, and if so, is there some underlying
>> *>
>> * principle by which they are arranging themselves? *>
>>> 
>> * -P * I also have a recurring SX with multiple splits and messy
>> calculations (5
>> parameters, 8 splits). The splits mostly show up in the same order
>> (modulo debits-before-credits) but not always. It seems the sort order is
>> nondeterminate. I don't regard it as important.
> 
> 
> Understood. The reason it matters to me is that my recurring transaction is
> _almost_ identical, but not exactly - several values tend to fluctuate by a
> few pennies every month.  This means that I end up having to play
> hunt-the-split, whereas if the order was preserved I could use that to
> quickly zero in on the changed value.
> 
> But it sounds like this is just the way the cards have been dealt, so maybe
> I'll file an enhancement request on the bug tracker and go on with my
> life.  Thanks!

Change the amount to a variable in the SX template transaction, then the SLR dialog box will ask you for the amount when it runs.

Regards,
John Ralls