[GNC] Confusing and inconsistent headers in transaction entry and report forms

[Adrien Monteleone]

I took another look at your initial report screenshot.

It is correct and *not* reversed.

There are some parts of it missing, but you can see them in my 
screenshot version.

The main difference otherwise in our two reports is that you've listed 
the Donations transaction first and the Checking transaction after. (not 
sure how that worked out, because I thought they appear in their order 
in the Account Tree, but I guess you have a customized reversed sorting 
order in Options > Sorting > Primary Sort Order > Descending. Default is 
Ascending)

The first line then, is from the perspective of the Donations account. 
In that account, the amount is a credit and that is what the report 
shows, with the transfer account being Checking.

The second line is from the perspective of the Checking account, and 
that amount is a debit (also correctly shown) with the transfer account 
being Donations.

I can't find an option to turn off the Account name. I'm guessing you 
copy/pasted the lines or blocked out that part resulting in missing labels.

Look at my screenshot again showing both accounts ,and the extra labels 
and info, which should make the report more clear.

Regards,
Adrien

On 8/2/22 12:24 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> Peter,
> 
> Yes, I caught all of that.
> 
> I'm referring to default options of the report - not GnuCash generally.
> 
> If you have the report still open, close it.
> 
> Now, run it again. Note, you shouldn't get anything at first except a 
> page telling you that you need to set options first, particularly to 
> choose accounts.
> 
> Click the Options button on the toolbar, on the Accounts tab, select 
> only the Checking account. Set the date range however you like in the 
> General tab, but narrowing it down to the one day of the transaction 
> will remove cruft. Do not change any other report options.
> 
> You should now see a list of transactions on that date affecting the 
> Checking account.
> 
> Is it correct?
> 
> Note, if you have only that one transaction, you should see only one 
> line in the report, not two.
> 
> Now, edit the Options > Accounts again, and this time, select *both* 
> Checking & Donations and click Apply.
> 
> Now, you should see separate sections of the report, one for each 
> account with subtotals and you'll see the same transaction twice, once 
> from the perspective of the Checking account, and the other from the 
> perspective of the Donation account.
> 
> I've done a sample transaction with similarly named Asset & Revenue 
> accounts and attached screenshots of the register, the Transaction 
> Report with just Checking selected, and the Transaction Report with both 
> Checking & Donation accounts selected.
> 
> If your report doesn't look exactly like this save for the specific 
> Description and amount, something is off.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
> On 8/2/22 12:05 AM, Peter S. Shenkin wrote:
>> Hi, Adrian,
>>
>> My first image shows a single transaction (the "wepay to checking"
>> transaction). But I separately pasted in the Checking balance from the
>> previous transaction, which is not fully shown. I wanted the reader to 
>> see
>> that indeed the transaction I did show raised the Checking balance. And I
>> also pasted in the header line from the top of the page.
>>
>> I'm not sure which default/non-default options you are referring to. 
>> If you
>> mean using Debit/Credit headers as register labels instead of
>> Increase/Decrease, I tried it both ways and it didn't change the 
>> appearance
>> of the transaction report.