[GNC] empty transactions

[Marty Landman]

How is the transaction considered valid when there is no account? IMHO 
not choosing an account should cause the trx to fail validation.

On 9/4/2026 9:36 AM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hi,
> I wouldn't call it a feature, but I wouldn't call it a bug.  I would call
> it "GnuCash is doing exactly what you tell it to do".  Namely, once you
> edit ANY field in the new transaction it is considered "completed" -- and
> if you hit Enter it will run through the "is this a balanced transaction"
> tester (NB: 0 == 0: Balanced) and get committed.
>
> So you're basically saying that you want to enter a transaction with a
> specific date, but without a description (this is allowed) and with $0.00
> amount (also allowed).
>
> Train yourself to not hit Enter prematurely.
>
> -derek
>
> On Fri, September 4, 2026 9:15 am, Marty Landman wrote:
>> Notice that GnuCash creates empty transactions having nothing in it but
>> the date when altering the date on a blank transaction and entering.
>>
>> I accidentally create these on a semi-steady basis and then have to find
>> and remove them. Is this a feature for some reason? Can I remove this
>> ability through configuration somehow? Or get a warning before blank
>> trx's are created?
>>
>> Marty
>>
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