[GNC] Exporting Data

[Stephen M. Butler]

I have never used the opening balances from the wizard.  I setup the COA 
and then enter one multi-split transaction to load all the balances as 
the first transaction in the file.  Looks like you would only have 8 
splits (I have 30-50 in my initial transaction).  Since the transaction 
balances all is good.

Sorry I can't help with the Wizard.
--Steve

PS.  This also let's me adjust the opening transaction later if I messed 
up and missed an item or later decided to split an account retroactively.

On 12/30/21 14:07, Rogier F. van Vlissingen wrote:
> in the 3.8 version I had:
>
> My Opening balances transaction on 1/1/20 was
>                                                                    Debit
> Credit
> Assets: Current Assets Checking:            $A
> Assets: Current Assets Advance/Loan:    $B
> Equity: Opening Balances:                       $C
> Equity: Retained Earnings:                       $D
> Liabilities: Credit Card:                                           $E
> Liabilities: Officer Loan 1:                                       $F
> Liabilities: Officer Loan 2:                                       $G
> Liabilities: Officer Loan 3:                                       $H
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> And it all balanced. That is just exactly how simple it is.
>
> in 4.9 I have not been able to recreate anything similar. for when you edit
> the accounts, you can enter the opening balance, but not for Retained
> Earnings.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 4:54 PM Adrien Monteleone <
> adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>
>> There is nothing special about opening balances. They are just regular
>> transactions that the fresh start wizard makes for you.
>>
>> You should be able to edit those transactions just like any other.
>>
>> But I don't understand what the problem is. Even the Retained Earnings
>> account would have an 'opening balance' entry if you didn't start your
>> books at zero. Thus the Opening Balance account would very likely
>> include Retained Earnings. Why do you think it shouldn't?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>>
>> On 12/30/21 6:01 AM, Rogier F. van Vlissingen wrote:
>>
>>> However, now I end up with another problem to which I have yet to
>> receive a
>>> satisfactory solution. When setting up the opening balances, the retained
>>> earnings is not allowing editing, so it ends up that the Opening Balance
>>> account now holds the total of the actual opening balances plus an amount
>>> that should be retained earnings. In 3.8 I was able to set this up
>> properly
>>> with one opening transaction, but in 4.9 I have not found the way. I
>> posted
>>> about it on the list, but so far no usable suggestions. Only another user
>>> having the same problem.
>>>
>>> I used gnucash years ago without a problem for some small project, but at
>>> this point , I feel like I am in a total Catch-22. I don't trust 3.8
>>> anymore and so far 4.9 is letting me down.
>>>
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