[GNC] New user error (was: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 251, Issue 12)
sunfish62 at yahoo.com
sunfish62 at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 7 13:50:19 EST 2024
Your register shows transactions. They add up to zero (as I and others have noted) and so don't show in the Chart of Accounts.
RTFM
David T.
On Feb 7, 2024, 9:40 PM, at 9:40 PM, accounting Billing <accounting at rapidroutelogistics.com> wrote:
>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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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