[GNC] Merge two pairs -> one 4-way split

[Justin Vallon]

Maybe unrelated, but when entering reimbursable transactions, I enter a 
second transaction to indicate a reimbursable expense. Mostly so I don't 
lose it.

For example:

Day1 Doctor Visit - Copay
                          Amex          -20
                          Doc           +20
                          FSA Funds     -20
      Memo: DocVisitDay1  FSA Unclaimed +20

Now, I have an FSA Unclaimed account with non-zero balance. Since there 
is a non-zero balance there, I need to enter some claims.  When I enter 
the claim:

Day2 Submit claim
      Memo: DocVisitDay1  FSA Unclaimed  -20
Memo: DocVisitDay1  FSA Submitted  +20

If I don't have the "FSA" account on the original visit, it becomes 
difficult to locate that original Doctor Visit transaction, since it is 
in a different account.  Or, I would need to make sure that I 
simultaneously enter the Copay entry and submit the insurance claim, 
otherwise I might lose track of the original expense that I need to submit.

This is from the GNUCash manual: 
https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/accts-oa5.html - 
reimbursable expenses, travel advances

For example, when you use your personal card on a business trip, you 
enter CreditCard -X, Dining +X and Employer -X, Reimbursable +X in the 
same transaction.  At the end of the trip, submit all Reimbursable 
entries, and wait for a check from your employer. The check is entered 
as Reimbursable -X, Checking +X.

For an out-of-network doctor:

Day1  DocVisit                      Medical +200
                                     Doc +200
Day1  DocPay                        Amex -200
                                     Doc +200
Medical -200
Unclaimed +200
Day2  Submit DocVisit to insurance  Unclaimed -200
Claimed +200
Day20 EOB                           Claimed -200
       Covered 75% Covered +150
       Copay, etc Uncovered +50
Uncovered -50
FSA Unclaimed +50
Day21 Insurance Check               Covered -150
                                     Checking +150
Day22 FSA Submit                    FSA Unclaimed -50
                                     Submitted +50
Day25 FSA Approved                  Submitted -50
                                     Approved +50
Day28 FSA Reimburse                 Approved -50
                                     Checking +50

You can shorten some of these A>B>C transfers, but since the processing 
period is sometimes weeks, the dates on the doctor visit, insurance 
check, and FSA reimburse might be days or weeks apart.  The date of the 
Insurance check deposit should correspond to the deposit date, not the 
doctor visit date; same for the FSA reimbursement.

-Justin

On 1/15/23 3:46 PM, Phyllis Bruce wrote:
> I agree, why change them.  However, I question the need to make a single 4
> way split unless one of the transactions is to or from a single account.
>
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 1:51 PM Fred Tydeman <tydeman.fred at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have one transaction moving money from A to B (one pair)
>> I have another transaction moving money from C to D (another pair)
>> I now realize I should have one transaction with 4 splits.
>> Is there an easy way to merge the two pairs into one 4-way split?
>> Or, do I have to manually re-enter 40 transactions?
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