[GNC] Redo account reconciliations

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

The starting balance is computed from all the reconciled transactions "to
date".  It *can* be safe to ignore the starting balance if, for example, a
transaction became unreconciled.  For example, let's say you reconcile
from some starting balance X to a final balance of $1000.  Then you
accidentally unreconcile a $100 transactions.  If you try to re-reconcile
that same statement/date/ending-balance of $1000, it won't show X as the
starting balance, but something else (PROBABLY $900, but I'm not 100%
sure).  But that's okay -- just ensure the ending balance is correct and
all the transactions that SHOULD be reconciled ARE reconciled.

There is no way to get a transaction to reconciled status (y) manually --
the only way is through a reconcile process.  So if you have reconciled
transactions, that must've happened through a reconcile.

I would recommend you just go ahead with March, ignore the starting
balance, enter the correct March ending balance, and see if the
reconciliation works (ensure you re-reconcile anything from earlier that
might have become unreconciled).

Good Luck,

-derek

On Thu, September 2, 2021 12:22 pm, Paul Warthe wrote:
> Derek,
> Thanks for your reply. I generally try and reconcile one month at a time.
> I have reconciled January and February 2021. I attempted to reconcile
> March but found too many problems and left it for lack of time. Recently I
> have had some time to catch up and am trying to pick up from where I left
> off. One of my first problems is that my starting balance in the opening
> reconciliation window at the beginning of March is off. It no longer
> matches what February ended with. Another problem is that some of March
> appears to be reconciled and some transactions are not (I believe these
> latter ones are ones I have discovered and entered while getting caught
> up.) In QuickBooks, I can undo a reconciliation and redo it from scratch,
> which has been a big help in clearing up some situations. (It also means
> undoing and redoing every reconciliation since the corrected one, but that
> is part of the process.) Where is Gnu Cash pulling the starting balance
> from in the opening window? Can it be adjusted?
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com>
> Sent: September 2, 2021 10:42 AM
> To: Paul Warthe <warthes7 at gmail.com>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Redo account reconciliations
>
> In GnuCash, reconciliation is always "from the beginning of time"..  So if
> you reconcile an account at August 31, 2021, that will "force" you to
> reconcile all transactions prior to that date.
>
> So.... It's not clear exactly what you mean by "go back and re-reconcile."
>
> If you unrecocile a transaction (for whatever reason) you should only need
> to go in and re-reconcile the last process once more and re-select the
> transactions.
>
> -derek
>
> On Thu, September 2, 2021 11:35 am, Paul Warthe wrote:
>> Hello fellow gnu-cash users,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am behind on my bank reconciliations due to an inability to make
>> sense of some errant entries. I think I have located them all, but
>> need to go back and redo the reconciliation attempts on the last 2
>> months I attempted it on.
>> I know how to do this in QuickBooks (the program we use at my office)
>> but have not figured it out in Gnu Cash. Any assistance in this would
>> be appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> PLW
>>
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       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
       derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
       Computer and Internet Security Consultant