[GNC] Exporting Data

[Rogier F. van Vlissingen]

Yes, that worked.

Thinking back, I believe I did that originally when I did it the first time
in v3.8.
Now I wonder why it took me so long to figure it out again, but this is the
way to go, one single opening split transaction and that makes it work, and
if you mess up the difference will show up in imbalance-USD, so you have an
instant check.

thanks.

On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 6:00 PM Stephen M. Butler <
Stephen.M.Butler51 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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