[GNC] Split Actions

[Michael or Penny Novack]

On 10/21/2024 10:43 AM, interesse wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> can someone explain the meaning and consequences of the different 
> actions that can be selected for each transaction split?
> What do they mean?
>
> Are they used for anything? For reports or something else?
>
> Kind regards
> Marco 

Unclear what you are asking about. What "different actions"?

In a case like this can be useful to consider the JOURNAL ENTRY as it 
would have been done in the days of pen and ink on paper. After all, 
when you enter a "split transaction" in gnucash you are in Journal Entry 
mode. With large space meaning new line.

Date   check number<optional>    posted<not used gnucash since always 
immediately posted to ledger>                  debit account1  amountd1 
debit account2  amountd2  .................... debit accountn amountdn 
                         < indented>   credit account1   amountc1    
................................. credit accountcm amountcm              
         <double indented> description of transaction

When posted to the ledger, the line for each account will appear in the 
ledger for the corresponding  account, same description (there only was 
one for the entire transaction)  and when on paper that line  would have 
a  Journal page number << not used by gnucash, the journal is virtual 
and unpaged: in pen and paper days, this Journal page number told you 
where to go to see the rest of the transaction>>

NOW ---- what element of THIS description of a split transaction are you 
referring to?  (when you day "different action")   For example, the 
action to close/enter/complete the transaction is the action "post to 
ledger". But I can't think of an action affecting just ONE of the lines.

Michael D Novack