[GNC] Scheduled transactions feature or bug?

[Adrien Monteleone]

I agree, the behavior should not be changed, but perhaps the UI could be 
improved if people aren't realizing what is going on.

Of course, there is a responsibility for the user to learn the software, 
how it works, and pay attention to things. (such as noticing last run 
and next occurrence dates)

It is also a good idea to be familiar with preference settings. There's 
no reason you *have* to let GnuCash auto-create SXs without telling you. 
You can request a notification, and you can require that each one gets 
approved first. (and of course, you can still edit or delete them at any 
time)

I'd say the feature is working as intended. If you want it to 'resume' 
but not 'catch up' then change the start date.

There might be very good reasons why someone would pause an SX and want 
it to fill-in past instances after un-pausing. Testing, troubleshooting, 
verifying something, trial scenarios, et cetera come to mind off the top 
of my head.

Regards,
Adrien

On 4/12/22 4:06 PM, David Carlson wrote:
> When you open the scheduled transaction in the transaction editor, you get
> hit in the face with the listing of the last occurred date under the
> Occurrences section.  I think that pretty obviously suggests that the next
> occurrence will follow the defined sequence from that date unless it is
> edited.  Further, in the Scheduled Transactions list there is a column
> titled Next Occurrence.  I wonder what date is listed there?
> 
> The most one could ask for is minor updates to the UI to make that even
> more obvious.