[GNC] Partial use of reconciliation

[Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)]

Thanks, Gyle!  I'll give that a try, after first making a backup copy of
my current file, just in case.

Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
https://BrownMath.com

On 2025-04-24 12:40, Gyle McCollam wrote:
> If you know everything is correct, you can start the reconciliation and
> use ctrl A to select all the items on one side, tab to the other side of
> the recon window and do the same.  Then all you have to do is select the
> items that have not clear as of the statement date and you should be
> good to go.
> 
> *Gyle McCollam*

> 
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> *Subject:* [GNC] Partial use of reconciliation
>  
> I've never used reconciliation because I get real-time transactions from
> all my credit cards and my bank, so if there's something wrong I deal
> with it before the statement arrives.
> 
> But recently I realized there's one _piece_ of reconciliation I'd like
> to use in my bank accounts: cleared (c) versus not cleared (n). I think
> it would be useful to get a list of uncleared checks, deposits, and
> transfers from time to time which I can do with a filter.
> 
> But ... I've got over 7 years of data in my book, so clearing all those
> items individually would be quite a job. I know I can filter by date as
> well as not-cleared status, but I wonder if there's any shortcut to
> clearing a lot of transactions at once.
> 
> For instance, it looks like I can treat everything before this year as a
> single statement and just bulk-reconcile it; that would leave me only
> this year's transactions (about 100 of them) to mark as cleared. Any
> reason not to take that approach, or is there a better way?