[GNC] How to merge one category ( in gnucash called account) via command line or graphical approach.

[sunfish62 at yahoo.com]

I don't understand what you are describing. In what mode are you creating transactions? And where are these menus to which you refer? 

What is the "Asset & Income" group, and where is it located? For example, my Chart of Accounts has top level accounts for Assets, Equity, Expenses, Income, and Liabilities (standard accounting,  BTW). I don't have an Assets & Income. Where do you see this? 

What are the exact full name of the problem accounts? For example, I have my checking account as Assets:Checking. What are yours? Is it possible that you're actually trying to use the same account from different spots in the app? 

I believe GnuCash uses a hidden code to identify an account, so in theory one should be able to repeat an account name, but I could be wrong about the data entry limitations there. 

⁣David T. ​

On Apr 10, 2025, 11:07 AM, at 11:07 AM, Shashi Gupta <mfskanpur at gmail.com> wrote:
>O.S. Ubuntu 20.04.6 (64) gnucash version 5.10
>During creating transactions the same category (account) is created in
>different menus. For example one account belonging to an income group
>is
>wrongly opened in the Asset & Income group. When I try to edit the same
>in
>the desired group it shows this name already exists. And I have to edit
>each transaction one by one; which takes a long time and is  a
>cumbersome process. *Is there any option to merge such accounts to any
>one
>of them either via command line or via graphical menu.*
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