[GNC] How to reorganize the account tree

[Alan A Holmes]

Gyle,

 

As per my 1st reply

 

<< Personally, I sort on the Hidden column which I have displayed, mainly
because it puts the Imbalance and Orphan accounts together at the bottom of
the list and enables me to find errors in transactions quickly.

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.>>

 

 

 

Alan A Holmes

 

From: Gyle McCollam <gmccollam at live.com> 
Sent: 12 June 2022 17:07
To: Alan A Holmes <gnucash at alanaholmes.me.uk>; gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] How to reorganize the account tree

 

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

609.680.2326                     Mobile

 <mailto:gmccollam at gyleshomes.com> gmccollam at live.com           email

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From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail.com at gnucash.org
<mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail.com at gnucash.org> > on behalf of
Alan A Holmes <gnucash at alanaholmes.me.uk <mailto:gnucash at alanaholmes.me.uk>
>
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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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From: gnucash-user
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Michael or Penny Novack
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To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org <mailto: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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