[GNC] How to install/load custom report in flatpak, installation *for all users*

[rsbrux]

Sorry, forgot to change the subject line!

Also, I should have specified:
"This is where the standard reports are located in a flatpak 
installation *for all users*."

On 09.06.2026 19:08, rsbrux wrote:
> It's exactly because of the text you quote below that I chose the 
> directory:
> /var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/current/active/files/share/guile/site/2.2/gnucash/reports/standard/
>
> This is where the standard reports are located in a flatpak installation.
>
> This is the report I am trying to use;
> https://github.com/apowell656/gnucash-financial-radar/blob/main/financial-radar-5.15.scm
> and it does include
> define-module
> define report-name
> and
> define report-guid
>
> statements
>
> Am I missing something?
> Thanks for your help!
>
>
>> >>
>> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 10:32:35 +0100
>> From: Wm Tarr<wm at ilipsis.net>
>> To:gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] How to install/load custom report in flatpak
>> 	installation *for all users*
>> Message-ID:<922e1002-d5a1-4380-92ff-651c4966b586 at ilipsis.net>
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>>
>> I think you're using the wrong directory, double check this bit:
>>
>> ===
>>
>> While not recommended you can also copy the report to the installed
>> report directory. Make sure you have included a module definition as
>> shown above. All*.scmfiles from
>> thegnucash/scm/gnucash/report/standard-reports/directory will be loaded
>> automatically. This applies/only/to thestandard-reports/sub-directory,
>> not to any of the other directories with reports. Hence, the easiest way
>> to have your report available to gnucash is to copy your *.scm file into
>> that directory.
>>
>> ===
>>
>> >From what you have said I don't think you have a standard-reports sub 
>> dir and you still have to make a module definition anyway.
>>
>> Wm
>>
>>
>> On 2026-06-08 19:35, rsbrux via gnucash-user wrote:
>>> Many thanks for your tips.
>>>
>>> 1. I did have a copy under ~/.var/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/data/gnucash/
>>> but deleting it didn't change anything
>>>
>>> 2. I replaced the original guid in the SCM file (which contained
>>> hyphens) with one generated byhttps://www.guidgenerator.com/ as
>>> recommended here;
>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Custom_Reports#Setup_a_prototype_report
>>> however, the behavior remained the same: GC fails to start unless I
>>> remove the new report from:
>>> /var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/current/active/files/share/gui
>>> le/site/2.2/gnucash/reports/standard/
>>>
>>> P.S. this would happen if you had the reports in both a user dir and
>>> the
>>> system wide one
>>>
>>> Wm
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2026-06-07 13:47, Wm Tarr wrote:
>>>> Have you ended up with a duplicate report guid?
>>>>
>>>> see
>>>>
>>>> ===
>>>>
>>>> Your report must have a globally unique identifier (guid). GnuCash
>>>> will fail to start if multiple reports have the same unique id.
>>>>
>>>> ===
>>>>
>>>> from the same page you linked to in your message.
>>>>
>>>> Wm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2026-06-03 17:18, rsbrux via gnucash-user wrote:
>>>>> I have installed GnuCash flatpak for *all users* under Ubuntu Studio
>>>>> 24.04.1.LTS.
>>>>> Extrapolatiing from
>>>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#System-wide
>>>>> and
>>>>>
>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Custom_Reports#Load_the_report_from_the_installed_report_directory
>>>>> I tried copying a custom .scm file (the recently announced
>>> financial-
>>>>> radar) into
>>>>>
>>> /var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/current/active/files/share/gui
>>>>> le/site/2.2/gnucash/reports/standard/
>>>>> However, this prevents GnuCash from starting.
>>>>>
>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Custom_Reports#Load_the_report_from_a_user_account
>>>>> says that I need to declare the report in config.user or
>>>>> config_user.scm.
>>>>> However, I don't want to have to do that for every user.
>>>>> How can I declare the report for all users of the flatpak
>>> installation?
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>> <<
>>>