[GNC] How to record a transaction which covers a time period in the past which is not in GnuCash?

[Maf. King]

On Monday, 23 September 2024 18:09:15 BST R Losey wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 8:20 AM Boniforti Flavio <boniforti.f at gmail.com>
> 

> 
> Well, your opening balance for your credit cards should have been whatever
> it was on 31 Dec... per your records below, that should have been
> 1136.80-252.55 (884.25). Then your checking account is reduced by the full
> bill, and your credit card has a payment of 1136.80, which -- if there are
> no new transactions -- should leave the credit card balance at zero.
> 

Exactly what I would have done.  

Murugan's method works too, and is probably the more accurate answer for "how 
do i do this".....rather than "should i be in this place to start with, could 
i do something different to avoid this".

Maf.