[GNC] Transaction Linked Document - acceptable Linked Location values

[Kalpesh Patel]

No worries - I got the idea you.  I also wanted to have a links to estate documents which don't nicely fall into one of those assets where opening balance entry can server as a document link. I may be a bit overboard in trying to keep individual entries for them hence the second use case.

As for the virtual account, I'll merge it with the broker's actual account (where I keep track broker transactions like money transfers, interest received, etc.) and then point the opening balance to the folder which removes that one level. I do, however, want to track individual commodities in each account hence it can serve both function by a single parent account.

-----Original Message-----
From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> 
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2026 8:27 PM
To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Transaction Linked Document - acceptable Linked Location values

Sorry, I edited that reply several times, and I flubbed some references. 
Yes, I have opening balance transactions for both my house and car, entered many years after acquiring them, as of the date I entered them, and then linked a multi-page pdf to each transaction reflecting title and 'finance math' up to that date. Subsequent transactions and purchases had their own individual linked documents for just that particular transaction.

I see no need to create virtual accounts just for linking documents.

Regards,
Adrien

On 1/29/26 7:19 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> I get the use case, but I'm not sure that workflow is necessary. And 
> could be more effort than needed.
> 
> You can link documents to individual transactions.
> 
> For example, I have a 'opening balance' transaction for my house. 
> Linked to that is a multi-page PDF of the title and all loan/payment 
> documents to that point. (since I didn't open the account until many 
> years after buying the car)
> 
>   The same goes for my house and any other assets I track.
> 
> Investment transactions can have their own individual links. You don't 
> need to have fake accounts just for linking documents, unless, that 
> is, I'm misunderstanding what it is you are trying to accomplish.