[GNC] Lost my top level aka Master account

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

On Tue, September 7, 2021 8:34 pm, Mom wrote:
> Thank you Derek! You were exactly right. Joint checking was under assets.
> It is so funny how GnuCash opened after the migration. I usually just keep
> the joint checking account open and, like you, never enter transactions
> via the income/expense accounts so the new-to-me view that came up really
> had me freaked out. BTW I don’t know what you mean by CoA view.

Sorry.  Chart of Accounts.

> I started having computer problems back in March, so now I can look
> forward to reconciling 6 months of transactions!
>
> Thank you everyone for your help.

You're welcome!

-derek

>> On Sep 7, 2021, at 11:14 AM, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tue, September 7, 2021 10:40 am, Mom wrote:
>>> Hi Derek:
>>>
>>> Here is what I see. These are all income/expense detail accounts that
>>> should all be under “Joint Checking,” the master file that I no longer
>>> see. I am trying to use the account nomenclature in the user’s guide
>>> BTW.
>>>
>>> Like you, I am optimistic that the data are all there, but at this
>>> point,
>>> everything is disconnected :-(
>>
>> So you have Expenses and Income expanded, but Assets and Liabilities are
>> not expanded.  If you click on the little triangle to the left of
>> Assets,
>> it should expand that out.  Then you may need to expand out more,
>> depending on what your hierarchy looks like.
>>
>> For what it's worth, normally I only keep my Assets and Liability
>> accounts
>> expanded in my CoA view, because I rarely need to see those account
>> balances, and I never enter transactions in via Income/Expense accounts.
>>
>> So click on those triangles and I'm sure you'll find the account!
>>
>> Good Luck!
>>
>> -derek
>>
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>>       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
>>       derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
>>       Computer and Internet Security Consultant
>>
>
>


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       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
       derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
       Computer and Internet Security Consultant