[GNC] Scheduled transaction with variable amount
Aleksandar Kocic
akocic11 at gmail.com
Wed Jul 28 13:33:58 EDT 2021
Thanks, I am good.
Regards,
Aleksandar
On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 1:32 PM David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> D,
>
> I plead guilty to being a co-conspirator to the hijacking.
>
> Glad Gyle found his solution.
>
> If the OP needs additional help, please speak up.
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 12:10 PM D <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > So, now this thread is officially hijacked. I hope OP finds a solution to
> > his problem, or reports back his solution.
> > On Jul 28, 2021, at 11:33, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Gyle,
> >>
> >> It looks like there are some spurious characters somewhere in your data.
> >> Do you see problems in any other windows such as import windows, the
> chart
> >> of accounts or other places?
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 9:30 AM Gyle McCollam < gmccollam at live.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Speaking of reconciliation, I have a problem with deposits not showing
> >>> on one of my accounts and I don't know why this is happening (see
> below).
> >>> I didn't include the right side, which is fine, because it shows other
> >>> banks and credit accounts. Even if I maximize the page it doesn't
> change.
> >>> [cid:4011b06e-5772-49ff-b374-e249e2baaa78]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thank You,
> >>> Gyle McCollam
> >>>
> >>> Gyle McCollam
> >>>
> >>> 609.680.2326 Mobile
> >>>
> >>> gmccollam at live.com<mailto: gmccollam at gyleshomes.com> email
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________
> >>> From: D. < sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 8:17 AM
> >>> To: Aleksandar Kocic < akocic11 at gmail.com>
> >>> Cc: David Carlson < david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>; Gyle McCollam <
> >>> gmccollam at live.com>; gnucash-user at gnucash.org <
> gnucash-user at gnucash.org>;
> >>> Derek Atkins < derek at ihtfp.com>
> >>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Scheduled transaction with variable amount
> >>>
> >>> Creating a transaction for a total amount as of a certain date doesn't
> >>> seem particularly useful. What if you have a dispute, or a return, or a
> >>> transaction that is not accurate, or needs correction? An
> >>> automatically-created transaction will need to be corrected as well.
> >>>
> >>> Gnucash provides an option during the final step of the reconcile
> >>> process to create a payment in the total statement amount. From an
> >>> accounting perspective, this is the best point to create this payment.
> You
> >>> have just established that your books and theirs match, and the amount
> due
> >>> is confirmed.
> >>>
> >>> If you're not seeing this dialog during the reconcile process, you have
> >>> turned the feature off for that account, but it can be reset. Just
> don't
> >>> ask me how...
> >>>
> >>> David T.
> >>> ________________________________
> >>> From: Aleksandar Kocic
> >>> Sent: Tue Jul 27 21:51:04 EDT 2021
> >>> To: David Carlson
> >>> Cc: Gyle McCollam , " gnucash-user at gnucash.org" , Derek Atkins
> >>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Scheduled transaction with variable amount
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> While there is a way to not enter the amount, it is not an automated
> >>> process, and, in a sense, it is not different from putting a random
> >>> value
> >>> and changing it later. Also, if a transaction can't be created
> >>> automatically, it means it will be even more manual steps to get it
> >>> done.
> >>>
> >>> What I was looking for is a scheduler checking the account balance and
> >>> setting the value automatically.
> >>>
> >>> Maybe one day.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Aleksandar
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 8:43 PM David Carlson <
> >>> david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Gyle,
> >>>
> >>> I believe you cannot create a transaction with a variable
> automatically
> >>> created, i.e. do not check the second box in the editor screen. Then
> >>> it
> >>> will ask for a value when you run the since last run assistant.
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 7:18 PM Gyle McCollam < gmccollam at live.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Derek, this is something I was looking for, however when I tried to
> put
> >>> "total" in the debit and credit formula it wouldn't allow the "s. So
> I
> >>> tried with the quotes and it wouldn't save the scheduled transaction.
> >>> See
> >>> the attach screen shot. Can you tell me what I did wrong?
> >>>
> >>> [cid:b223ae00-6131-45ea-a805-a1b590e0d7dc]
> >>>
> >>> Thank You,
> >>>
> >>> Gyle McCollam
> >>>
> >>> Gyle McCollam
> >>>
> >>> 609.680.2326 Mobile
> >>>
> >>> gmccollam at live.com<mailto: gmccollam at gyleshomes.com> email
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________
> >>>
> >>> From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc= gmail.com<
> >>> http://gmail.com>@ gnucash.org>
> >>> on
> >>> behalf of Derek Atkins < derek at ihtfp.com>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 4:37 PM
> >>> To: Aleksandar Kocic < akocic11 at gmail.com>
> >>> Cc: Gnucash Users < gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Scheduled transaction with variable amount
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, July 27, 2021 4:24 pm, Aleksandar Kocic wrote:
> >>> Hi there,
> >>>
> >>> I wonder if it would be possible to schedule a transaction with a
> >>> variable
> >>> amount. For example, if I want to schedule a credit card payment, I
> >>> need
> >>> to
> >>> provide a fixed amount per transaction although we know that these
> >>> amounts vary month to month. Instead, it would be nice to have a way
> to
> >>> set
> >>> a transaction that would just pay the balance every month.
> >>>
> >>> Yes, just put a variable (string) in the debit/credit formula. Eg,
> >>> "total". When the SX fires, it will ask you for the actual amount to
> >>> put
> >>> in.
> >>>
> >>> Enjoy.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Please advise.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Aleksandar
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>> -derek
> >>>
> >>> --
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