[GNC] Balance (Period) vs Total (Period)

[Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)]

On 2024-09-06 09:27, interesse wrote:
> can someone explain the difference between the Balance (Period) and
> the Total (Period) value in the account overview?
>
> In my case they are always the same, but is this always the case or is
> there a difference?

Balance: total of all positive and negative transactions in the book,
without rollup from any subaccounts, equal to the account balance

Total: total of all positive and negative transactions in the book, with
rollup from any subaccounts to their parent accounts, equal to the total
balance for this account and its subaccounts

Balance(Period): total of all positive and negative transactions in the
book for the current accounting period,(*) without rollup from any
subaccounts, equal to the change in balance for the current period

Total(Period): total of all positive and negative transactions in the
book for the current accounting period,(*) with rollup from any
subaccounts, equal to the total change in balance for the current period
for this account and its subaccounts

(*) You set the accounting period in Edit » Preferences » Accounting Period.

My guess is that you are still in your first accounting period, so
"evereything from the beginning of time" and "just the current
accounting period" are the same. They will be different once you are
inyto your second accouinting period.

Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
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