[GNC] Unreconciling

[Adrien Monteleone]

Yes, simply change the flag from 'y' to 'c' or 'n'. ('c' - cleared will 
be auto-checked for you in the reconciliation window, 'n' - no, will not)

It isn't so much of 'going back to a previous screen' as no such thing 
exists, but rather you will be re-reconciling to whatever date (and 
balance) you desire.

There is no requirement this be done monthly or on any other periodic 
basis. You can reconcile, realize you need to change a reconciled 
transaction that changes its flag, and re-reconcile.

You can give up trying to find an error, enter a balancing transaction 
and reconcile, then later find the error, fix it or enter a correcting 
entry, then remove the balancing transaction or reverse it, and 
re-reconcile as if you had it all correct the first time.

Other than the reconciliation function being the only way to change the 
flag to 'y' there is no other magic that happens. It is just a tool for 
you to compare your books for that account to an outside source.

Regards,
Adrien

On 11/14/23 3:45 PM, Phyllis Bruce wrote:
> David Carlson wrote:
> 
> "If you remember that the reconciliation ending balance was correct in
> GnuCash fairly recently a process that will actually work would be to
> *unreconcile* all transaction splits after a given date, then re-reconciling
> each month after that date with your bank statements handy......"
> 
> David, I was unaware I could safely unreconcile statements!  Is it a simple
> matter of changing the "y" to a "c" and does that take the
> reconciliation screen back to a previous reconciliation?
> 
> I have a $219 discrepancy on a bank record and of course there is no single
> transaction that got me there.  I don't mind doing one account.