[GNC] edit --> find --> description contains fails to show accounts receivable items

[Adrien Monteleone]

Hmmm... I just happened to need to do a Find and tried this out.

I intentionally chose an account that I knew was definitely *not* 
involved in the transaction I was looking for. (or any other 
transactions that would match my criteria)

Yet, the results were the same if I had this account 'selected' or not. 
(which returned results when it shouldn't have, and as expected, none 
involved that selected account.)

Maybe this is a terminology problem concerning 'selected' and 'focus'?

I'm doing the search from the Accounts Tab being in 'focus'. (that is, 
it is the active tab which I am viewing)

If I 'select' (highlight, but do not open) an account, and do a Find, 
this has no effect. (I thought this is what the OP said they did, and 
what I thought Liz was referring to)

If I *open* a particular account (thus now viewing its register which is 
now 'in focus' and the Accounts Tab is no longer the active tab) *now* 
the search is filtered to that account.

Which is exactly what I was warning about in my original comment.

If the OP is not getting results they expect from *other* affected 
accounts, either something is off with their criteria, or they are 
getting filtered results by doing the search from a particular register 
rather than the Accounts Tab.

Regards,
Adrien

On 6/9/22 3:46 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> Interesting, I've never noticed it work that way.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
> On 6/8/22 10:12 PM, Liz Dodd wrote:
>> On Wed, 8 Jun 2022 21:25:54 -0500
>> Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>>
>>> You don't need to 'select' an account before doing a search. (it has
>>> no bearing on the search at all)
>>>
>>> Always conduct searches when viewing the main accounts tab, and if
>>> you want to specify accounts, do that in your search criteria.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>
>> Having an account "in focus" when starting a search restricts the
>> search to that tab/account.
>>
>> Either a neat trick or a trap for the unwary.