[GNC] journal report is missing balance totals

[Michael or Penny Novack]

>     My general journal report has debits and credits but no balance
>     entries.  As well, I can't get a proper year to date report for 2024
>     when I have good ones for 2021-2023.
>
>     The general ledger file is fine.  The only one off is the general
>     journal report.  Any advice?  Thanks.

That is correct (for the journal). The journal is virtual with gnucash, 
but as you have discovered, your report shows you transactions in a way 
you didn't expect.

Back in the days before computers when we kept books pen and ink on 
paper, we FIRST entered transactions in a book called the journal. Each 
transaction would have a date, maybe check number, at least one debit 
account and amount, at least one credit account and amount, and a field 
for description. There would also be a field to check off when that 
entry was posted (entered into the ledger. No "balance column" because 
the net balance of each transaction always zero (total debits equal 
total credits)

In other words, looks like when you are entering a "split transaction" 
(more than one debit or credit). You can tell gnucash to have you enter 
transactions this old fashioned way even when only two accounts.

With gnucash we are entering transactions directly into the ledger. Us 
old timers think of it as "virtual journal, automatic posting"

Michael D Novack

PS -- If you have lost past P&L reports you can recreate them. Just 
specify the start and end dates for the date interval you want 
(Edit=>report options=>general will let you change the report to the 
dates you want.