[GNC] How to reorganize the account tree

[Gyle McCollam]

Alan,
It sorts correctly in my GnuCash as well.  Are you sure it is sorting on the account column, it the only explanation I can think of?  Can't tell that from the narrow view in the attachment. I understand why the narrow view as you don't want to display the full account names.


Thank You,
Gyle McCollam

Gyle McCollam

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From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail.com at gnucash.org> on behalf of Alan A Holmes <gnucash at alanaholmes.me.uk>
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2022 11:52 AM
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Subject: Re: [GNC] How to reorganize the account tree

I wasn't complaining, it was just a comment.

But see the attachment, where "G" and "P" both come before "C". And there
are no leading spaces or non-printable characters.


Alan A Holmes

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<gnucash-user-bounces+gnucash=alanaholmes.me.uk at gnucash.org> On Behalf Of
Michael or Penny Novack
Sent: 12 June 2022 14:52
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] How to reorganize the account tree



> What I do notice sorting this way is that within the top level
> accounts (Assets, Expenses, Income, etc.) that the 2nd and subsequent
> level Accounts under Assets AREN'T sorted alphabetically, while those
> under Expenses and Income ARE. I have insufficient sub-accounts under
> Equity and Liabilities to be able to say.

WHAT are you saying, exactly?

The CoA is a TREE structure. The accounts at the same level of the tree
should be sorted in alpha-meric order. The sibling accounts (children of the
same parent account) should also be sorted that way AMONG THEMSELVES (but
not sorted that way with respect to children of different parents)

You aren't seeing the ultimate top level parent (aka "root") but "top level"
accounts like "asset", "liability", "equity", "income", "expense",
"Imbalance" are its children and so appear in sorted order.
In other words, they are siblings at the highest level.

Michael D Novack


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