[GNC] Delete acct + move txns - can't specify acct

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

I admit I have not used the function, but my recollection is that it only
lets you roll it up into a parent account -- so if you want to choose a
specific account you need to re-parent the account-to-be-deleted under the
account you want to move the transactions into, and then when you delete
it you should be able to choose the new parent.

I'll note that I have not tried to verify this belief, so YMMV.

-derek

On Mon, June 3, 2024 7:43 am, Mark at Lorimark wrote:
> I'm curious what your account tree looks like.
>
> I just tried to delete an account, and it only shows a couple of my
> other asset accounts.  I created a 'test' account, and even that didn't
> show up... interesting.
>
> Never used that before, not sure what's expected of it.
>
> ~mark petryk
> ~w:http://www.lorimarksolutions.com
>
> On 6/2/24 17:21, Chris Skudder wrote:
>> I'm on Flathub 5.4.1, on Xubuntu 22.04 (xml db).
>>
>> I tried to delete a closed checking acct, and move the transactions to
>> another checking acct.
>>
>> When in the "Delete Acct" dialog box, I get the button to move
>> transactions to another acct, and GnuCash offers another asset acct -
>> but not the one I want.
>>
>> I cannot change this "move to" acct - I can't type the name of the acct
>> that I want into the box. I can type characters, but whatever I type, it
>> only offers the one single acct which it first offers. The dropdown also
>> offers Imbalance + Orphan.
>>
>> I looked here -
>> https://gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-manual/acct-delete.html
>> ... didn't find any mention of how to specify the "move-to" acct.
>>
>> Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
>>
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