[GNC] Split Transaction in One Account results in Multiple Transactions in the Other Account

[Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)]

On 2025-08-23 19:00, sunfish62--- via gnucash-user wrote:
> 
> He is seeing 17 transactions in Groceries because he's entered 17 separate splits for the Groceries account. As you note, if he were to change to Transaction Journal mode, he wouldn't see it as 17 entries, but one multi split transaction. 
> 
> Tom, that's your fix. GnuCash has always rendered splits this way, and I don't expect that will change any time soon. So, set your default view to Transaction Journal, or settle for entering less detail into GnuCash generally.

The point has been made in passing, but I want to emphasize it: you can
have different views of different accounts (and GC will remember your
choices).

Since the Basic view works well for Tom's credit card account, he can
keep that, but change the grocery account to Auto-Split or Transaction
Journal.

It's not necessary to change the default view in Edit » Preferences,
though that may save time if the same view is wanted in all but a few
accounts. Possibly Tom would be comfortable with Transaction Journal as
his default view, but it's also possible to change the view for
individual accounts. As often with software, experimenting will provide
the best guidance.

Again, I know this is nothing new for long-time users. But I want to
make sure Tom knows he has two options, no just one.

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