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

[Wm Tarr]

Hmmn.  Having played a bit with the Portable Apps version I think unless 
someone says the all users way is possible with newer versions of gnc 
I'd go for the per user way which I can confirm works.

Wm

On 2026-06-10 08:06, rsbrux via gnucash-user wrote:
> 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>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> <<
>>>>
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