[GNC] Split Actions

[David Carlson]

There is a setting under Edit > Preferences > General regarding setting
book options to use  split action field...
with the flyover note [quoted from the help manual]
"Set book option on new files to use split "action" field for "Num" field
on registers/reports: If selected,
the displayed setting on the New Book Options dialog for the Use Split
Action Field for Number
setting will be selected and, if saved, the book option for the new file
will be set so that the "Num" field
on registers shows/updates the split-action field and the transaction-num
field is shown on the second
line in double line mode (and is not visible in single line mode).
Otherwise, the displayed setting on
the dialog will not be selected and, if saved, the book option for the new
file will be set so that the
"Num" field on registers shows/updates the transaction-num field. See the
discussion in the section
called “Book Options” about how to set book options including the option
for the section called “Use
Split Action Field for Number”. Regardless of the setting of this
preference, the user can modify the
initially displayed setting for this option on the New Book Options dialog
before saving the options."

However, it does not cover a list of actions that might appear there as the
OP is asking for information about.
I too cannot find more information than this.



On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 12:20 PM R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think they are just to make record-keeping easier.  I think these tags
> show up in some of the reports.
>
> I routinely do account transfers, so I tend to try hard to use the
> "Transfer" action (also note that the generated list changes depending upon
> the type of account... but it is also a freeform field - you can type in
> whatever you like. I tend to use Transfer, Check, DirectDebit, and Online.
> I don't tend to use Actions for credit card entries.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 9:44 AM interesse <interesse at he-m.org> 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
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