[GNC] Double Line View Possible Bug?

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

On Thu, February 19, 2026 9:17 am, Paul Feakins wrote:
> Hi Geert,
>
[snip]
> I am starting to think this really is a genuine bug rather than desired
> behaviour.

Nope, this is specific, desired behavior of the business account types.
And you are correct, once you have data in the account, you are not
allowed to change the type by hand.  Again, not a bug -- it's designed
that way so as not to break the business features.

Something you can try... (MAKE A BACKUP FIRST IN CASE THIS DOESN'T WORK)..
Try to delete the A/R account.  GnuCash /should/ ask you where to move the
transactions, and you should be able to select an Asset account.

I say "should" because I don't remember if this action is blocked, too. 
This is why I suggest making a backup, so if it doesn't work you can exit
gnucash and restore the backup.

> I am pretty familiar with GnuCash having used it since 2008 when I
> started my business, it has been fantastic and I've integrated it with
> other open source systems to create a pretty good accounting system.

I'm just curious -- if you're using it for your business, why don't you
use the Invoice/Bill features?

-derek

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