[GNC] New user error (was: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 251, Issue 12)
Patrick James
patrickjames14 at comcast.net
Wed Feb 7 14:00:24 EST 2024
After suggesting that the manual was read, and that "the double entry is understood," at some point the best answer becomes "it's time to hire an accountant."
> On 02/07/2024 10:50 AM PST sunfish62--- via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>
>
> 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
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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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> >software.
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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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> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> * Thank you and Regards,*
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> *Accounting *
> >>> *Office: +1(215)717-7881 x101*
> >>> *Fax: +1(267)817-7771*
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >*Thank you and Regards,*
> >
> >
> >*Accounting *
> >*Office: +1(215)717-7881 x101*
> >*Fax: +1(267)817-7771*
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