[GNC] Merger of Accounts

[Adrien Monteleone]

If you are getting lost with the same account name under different 
top-level accounts (what you call 'heads') then there are other 
considerations:

1. By default, the full account name is shown, not just the 'end' name 
(termed 'leaf' in the software) If you changed this to only show 'leaf' 
names, it can indeed lead to confusion with same-name accounts that are 
in different parts of the tree, and likely different types.

2. You can only combine same-type accounts. Thus:

Assets:ABC
Liabilities:ABC

are not the same type, and cannot be combined. (yes, I think you can put 
an asset type under the liabilities parent, but do try to avoid that mess)

3. Just because both are named "ABC" does not necessarily mean they can, 
or should, be combined. There might be very good reasons for keeping 
them separate, but only you (or your accountant) would know.

Regards,
Adrien

On 1/17/26 1:32 AM, Ram Vilas Gupta wrote:
> *Thanks for the explanation.In fact it has solved my biggest problem; where
> the same account name was created under various heads like Bank, Asset,
> Exp. etc.*
> *Many Many thanks for your prompt reply*