[GNC] Have I screwed up with my Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable?

[Dr. David Kirkby]

On Thu, 26 Jan 2023 at 09:31, Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:

> Dave,
>
> First off, let's get this out of the way:
>
> I noticed in your last screenshots, the window title bar is included
> with a 'Reconciled ...' file name. Name your file whatever you want, but
> I can imagine that will get tedious as time goes on to keep renaming the
> file. (but I suppose if you're making copies and proceeding from there,
> that is an interesting strategy)
>

I like to name things occasionally with names that indicate what I'm going
to do, or what I have just done. If I notice a problem, I can look back and
find where the problem first occurred.  It seems to work for me.

>
> The more concerning part is that the file name has a 'date stamp' after
> 'gnucash' which indicates, at some point you opened up a backup file
> rather than your main file. This again, may be intentional, but if not,
> you have a bit of a mess on your hands as you may inadvertently enter
> data in two different files.
>

It would have been intentional, if I noticed a problem, I would have looked
for an earlier backup.

now, on to the show...
> -----
>
> I tried to duplicate what I could from your screenshots & description
> but I can't seem to duplicate the issue. (I eventually did, but keep
> reading)
>

Thank you for your efforts. I see you put a lot of effort into this.  To
describe the HKD problem would be quite complicated, as it is made up from
two transactions to the same vendor.

I did update the bug you reported

https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798734

with a slightly more complicated case, but this time on Receivable Ageing.
It's more complicated, because unlike the very low value Porkbun case for
USD, which was paid on a debit card, this transaction was a bank transfer,
and attracted a bank fee, which I recorded separately.

I did not bother to obfuscate Porkbun, since who I buy a domain from is
hardly confidential - I used them after GoDaddy wanted about 5x as much, so
I decided to shop around. I did however obfuscate my customer, so little is
shown of their name.

Dave