[GNC] New user error (was: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 251, Issue 12)

accounting Billing accounting at rapidroutelogistics.com
Wed Feb 7 13:40:06 EST 2024


I think this is a technical difficulty. Because none of the transactions
are showing at all.

On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 11:02 AM sunfish62 at yahoo.com <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> You keep entering the second entry in your transaction **into the same
> account you're in. **
>
> Think of it this way, you take $20 out of your right pocket, and then put
> $20 into your right pocket. Assuming your right pocket started with $20,
> how much is left after this transaction? ($20)
>
> GnuCash is recording *that* transaction, which is what you told it to do.
>
> You say you've read the manual, but I'd recommend reviewing 2.2.3 and 5.3
> in the Guide, and section 6.2 in Help.
>
> David T.
> On Feb 7, 2024, at 5:43 PM, accounting Billing <
> accounting at rapidroutelogistics.com> wrote:
>>
>> I did read the manual and understand the double entry. But how come the
>> software is not recording and showing any transactions?
>>
>> If anyone can get a zoom call and help us to set this up. We will donate
>> and compensate for their time.
>> My name is Beck, Cell 347-206-1096.
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 9:38 AM sunfish62 at yahoo.com <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Also, you need to read the manual to understand double entry accounting
>>> and its implementation in GnuCash. (Stephen's previous reply to your
>>> question about Equity applies here as well.)
>>>
>>> And GnuCash list etiquette.
>>>
>>> David T.
>>> On Feb 7, 2024, at 5:27 PM, accounting Billing <
>>> accounting at rapidroutelogistics.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Also, When i try to record the expenses transactions, It is not showing on
>>>> the dashboard.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 9:16 AM <gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org> wrote:
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>>>>>     1. Re:  GNUCash 5.5 (Stan Brown (using GC 4.14))
>>>>>     2. Re:  Change Printed Invoice (Lester Bennett)
>>>>>     3. Re:  Change Printed Invoice (Michael or Penny Novack)
>>>>>     4.  GNUCash 5.5 (accounting Billing)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Message: 1
>>>>>  Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 17:30:43 -0800
>>>>>  From: "Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)" <stan+gc at fastmail.fm>
>>>>>  To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>>>>>  Subject: Re: [GNC] GNUCash 5.5
>>>>>  Message-ID: <065b2fe8-8524-48c6-98c5-644030e7acc9 at fastmail.fm>
>>>>>  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
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>>>>>
>>>>>  On 2024-02-06 16:51, accounting Billing wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>  From: accounting Billing <accounting at rapidroutelogistics.com>
>>>>>>  Date: Tue, Feb 6, 2024, 3:00?PM
>>>>>>  Subject: GNUCash 5.5
>>>>>>  To: <goodchris96 at gmail.com>, <jralls at ceridwen.fremont.ca.us>, <
>>>>>>  christopher.lck at gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  We are willing to use GnuCash for our business accounting, But we are
>>>>>>  facing some issues.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  When I try to add any transactions. It is not showing on the Accounts
>>>>>>  Total numbers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  When I try to put a transaction on the list, It is not showing on the
>>>>>>
>>>>>  main
>>>>>
>>>>>>  page.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  You debited and credited Equity:Opening Balances for the same amount, so
>>>>>  the net is zero, just as your attachment shows.  I don't understand the
>>>>>  context of the I/O error; possibly the @ signs in your disk names are a
>>>>>  problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Before you go further, may I strongly, strongly suggest that you read
>>>>>  the Tutorial and Concepts Guide and actually work through the examples
>>>>>  that are relevant to your particular situation.
>>>>>  <https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=5&lang=C&doc=guide>
>>>>>
>>>>>  At bottom, GnuCash is just a computer replacement for keeping books of
>>>>>  account in pen and ink. However, it has its own special ways of doing
>>>>>  things, and if you don't use the techniques as shown in the examples,
>>>>>  results will not be as you expect and you'll get immensely frustrated.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Stan Brown
>>>>>  Tehachapi, CA, USA
>>>>>  https://BrownMath.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Message: 2
>>>>>  Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 12:47:05 +1000
>>>>>  From: Lester Bennett <lesterbennett1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>  To: John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us>
>>>>>  Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>>>>>  Subject: Re: [GNC] Change Printed Invoice
>>>>>  Message-ID: <e7854a04-9b12-456a-84f5-6ad32ea528e2 at gmail.com>
>>>>>  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>>>>>
>>>>>  Thanks John. I don't know why I didn't see the Custom Title options. I
>>>>>  must have been through the configuration about 5 times. I guess I was
>>>>>  blinkered and just looking for the word "Invoice".
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  On 7/02/2024 10:27 am, John Ralls wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  On Feb 6, 2024, at 4:01 PM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Please remember to copy the list on all replies.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  The tab is actually called "Printable Invoice". I've attached a
>>>>>>>  screenshot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  The screenshot apparently got eaten. Another try:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>  Message: 3
>>>>>  Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 08:31:33 -0500
>>>>>  From: Michael or Penny Novack <stepbystepfarm at comcast.net>
>>>>>  To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>>>>>  Subject: Re: [GNC] Change Printed Invoice
>>>>>  Message-ID: <8611cce1-7df7-4c98-9ea7-767abc8f91c2 at comcast.net>
>>>>>  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>>>>>
>>>>>  On 2/6/2024 9:27 AM, Glenn Fowler wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>  You can edit invoice.scm and replace "Invoice" with "Tax Invoice". All
>>>>>>  invoices after will say "Tax Invoice".
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Putting my old senior business analyst hat back on for a moment, this is
>>>>>  presumably NOT what is being requested. I am pretty sure if we ask
>>>>>  (business analysts ask, do not tell the client what the client wants) we
>>>>>  will find out that the request for is a SELECTION ox, so only specific
>>>>>  invoices would be so titled.
>>>>>
>>>>>  But the real point I am trying to make is that at any time a
>>>>>  jurisdiction can impose requirements, even things like font and font
>>>>>  size, etc. And what one jurisdiction requires independent of what the
>>>>>  next requires. THAT is why things like this best handled with editing
>>>>>  outside of gnucash. We should ask of the gnucash developers that the
>>>>>  CONTENT not be lacking for any jurisdiction, not the editing details.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Michael D Novack
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Message: 4
>>>>>  Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 09:13:31 -0500
>>>>>  From: accounting Billing <accounting at rapidroutelogistics.com>
>>>>>  To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>>>>>  Subject: [GNC] GNUCash 5.5
>>>>>  Message-ID:
>>>>>          <CAPf0W8eco+VzrH98YC7V=
>>>>>  xfTkyryFGYRoo_8km_rHXNy3RUkeQ at mail.gmail.com>
>>>>>  Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>>>>
>>>>>  Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>>  We are willing to use GnuCash for our business accounting, But we are
>>>>>  facing some issues.
>>>>>
>>>>>  When I try to add any transactions. It is not showing on the Accounts
>>>>>  Total numbers.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Hello there,
>>>>>
>>>>>  When I try to put a transaction on the list, It is not showing on the main
>>>>>  page.
>>>>>
>>>>>  --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Thank you and Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Accounting
>>>>>  Office: +1(215)717-7881 x101
>>>>>  Fax: +1(267)817-7771
>>>>>  Rapid_Route_Logistics
>>>>>
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