[GNC] Postpone Reconciliation

[Michael Hendry]

On 20 Nov 2024, at 08:12, Liz <edodd at billiau.net> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:54:54 -0000
> "Fred Bone" <Fred at mandfb.me.uk <mailto:Fred at mandfb.me.uk>> wrote:
> 
>>> Hi, Barry,
>>> 
>>> When the time comes to complete a reconciliation which has been
>>> postponed because of lack of time or information, simply open the
>>> account to be reconciled and click on the Reconcile button. You’ll
>>> be prompted for the same information as before (date of statement
>>> and its final balance), and proceed to complete the job. You’ll
>>> find that the previously reconciled transactions are marked as
>>> such, and you’ll be left with the ones you needed more time or
>>> information to deal with.  
>> 
>> Whereas if you "cancel", any such changes you may have made are not 
>> retained, and you'll have to start again from scratch.
> 
> I prefer that option, because how can I remember where I am in the pdf
> of the statement? I find it safer to cancel and start again when the
> problem or delay is resolved.
> 
> Liz

I continue to print off the bank statements which used to come by post, and mark each transaction off in pencil when I’ve reconciled it with GnuCash.

Michael