[GNC] New top-level accounts

[Derek Atkins]

It is not possible to create additional root accounts.
-derek
Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos.
On September 7, 2024 14:11:42 Brook Milligan via gnucash-user 
<gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:

> I am trying to create a book that includes within it records for two 
> top-level entities that are closely coupled.  For example, consider Family 
> and Sole Proprietor.  Within each, I of course want the normal subaccounts 
> (assets, liabilities, equity, expenses, income) with their various subaccounts.
>
> When creating a new top level account, I am forced to give it a category, 
> which dictates the possible categories that subaccounts may use.  This 
> clearly makes it impossible to accomplish what I need (which was a 
> suggested solution given here a few weeks ago).
>
> It seems that it should be possible to create a new top level account that 
> has no category associated with it and allows any categories to be applied 
> to subaccounts.
>
> Is this possible?  Am I understanding the limitations of GC correctly?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Cheers,
> Brook
>
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