2011-02-14 GnuCash IRC logs

02:13:08 *** esperegu has joined #gnucash
02:50:49 *** ceen has joined #gnucash
02:54:17 *** ceen has quit IRC
03:17:00 *** ErKa has joined #gnucash
03:27:40 *** gjanssens has joined #gnucash
03:27:40 *** gncbot sets mode: +o gjanssens
04:53:24 *** esperegu_ has joined #gnucash
04:59:02 *** esperegu has quit IRC
05:09:23 *** esperegu has joined #gnucash
05:15:09 *** esperegu_ has quit IRC
05:29:04 *** esperegu_ has joined #gnucash
05:30:45 *** esperegu_ has quit IRC
05:33:18 *** esperegu has quit IRC
05:59:50 *** sparxz has joined #gnucash
06:08:56 *** ErKa has quit IRC
06:09:14 *** bentob0x has joined #gnucash
06:49:08 *** sparxz1 has joined #gnucash
06:56:16 *** sparxz has quit IRC
06:56:25 *** sparxz1 has quit IRC
07:53:42 *** Jimraehl has left #gnucash
08:03:57 *** Jimraehl has joined #gnucash
08:25:18 *** ErKa has joined #gnucash
08:47:13 *** fbond has joined #gnucash
08:50:04 *** Askarii has joined #gnucash
09:32:31 *** Jimraehl has quit IRC
10:59:59 *** kpreid has quit IRC
11:01:25 *** ceen has joined #gnucash
11:06:37 *** ErKa has quit IRC
11:48:36 *** bentob0x has quit IRC
12:48:35 *** ceen has quit IRC
13:08:29 *** kpreid has joined #gnucash
13:32:53 *** slidesinger has quit IRC
13:46:39 *** qhelix7 has joined #gnucash
13:46:39 *** helix7 has quit IRC
14:05:32 *** indigo has joined #gnucash
14:07:07 *** qhelix7 has quit IRC
14:07:37 *** helix7 has joined #gnucash
14:11:21 *** qhelix7 has joined #gnucash
14:11:21 *** helix7 has quit IRC
14:16:45 *** qhelix7 has quit IRC
14:27:13 *** Jimraehl has joined #gnucash
14:37:44 *** helix7 has joined #gnucash
14:52:32 *** kpreid has quit IRC
14:58:11 *** slidesinger has joined #gnucash
14:58:26 *** kpreid has joined #gnucash
15:33:28 *** Jonta has joined #gnucash
15:34:04 <Jonta> Easiest way to specify which groceries were bought when making a new transaction?
15:35:31 <jsled> Jonta: in what sense?
15:35:53 <Jonta> jsled: I'd like to track exactly what I buy
15:35:55 *** notbatman has joined #gnucash
15:35:58 <jsled> for a while I subdivided my "grocery store" bills into slightly more refined categories: food, bath/beauty, alcohol, &c.
15:36:00 <Jonta> (well, perhaps not down to the brand)
15:36:19 <Jonta> Hm, sounds like something up my alley
15:36:19 <jsled> but going below that is … certainly possible, but I would not advise it
15:36:30 <Jonta> Mm, too many categories
15:36:38 <laga> ocd++
15:36:42 <Jonta> Hehe
15:36:49 <jsled> In any case, it's just a normal split transaction. use the keyboard to optimize entry, and leverage auto-fill as much as you can, I guess.
15:37:12 <Jonta> Where can I find details? Im
15:37:17 <Jonta> *I'm starting right now
15:37:28 <Jonta> Just searching for split transaction in docs?
15:37:35 <jsled> http://code.gnucash.org/docs/guide/chapter_txns.html
15:37:57 <Jonta> Thanks
15:39:37 <notbatman> Is there any info on accrual vs. cash when setting-up Gnucash? It seems to default to accrual with an accounts receivable account.
15:48:06 *** kpreid has quit IRC
15:49:01 *** gjanssens has quit IRC
16:01:33 <notbatman> or maybe I defaulted to l unwittingly during setup thinking I would need an accounts receivable account in order to create invoices.
16:03:23 <jsled> notbatman: I believe the business features only do accrual accounting
16:03:33 <jsled> (sorry, gotta run.)
16:03:53 <notbatman> Aha, thank-you!!!
16:04:24 *** kpreid has joined #gnucash
16:05:36 *** FrozenZi1 has left #gnucash
16:06:08 *** laga has quit IRC
16:06:11 *** laga has joined #gnucash
16:41:20 *** notbatman has quit IRC
17:18:33 *** markjenkinsparit has quit IRC
17:47:22 *** Jonta has quit IRC
18:05:31 *** fbond has quit IRC
18:26:16 *** ceen has joined #gnucash
18:51:29 *** Silly has quit IRC
18:54:46 *** Silly has joined #gnucash
19:05:23 <slidesinger> If I want to calculate a percentage (say 5%) of paid receivables and put that money into a reinvestment account (e.g. for R&D) is there a way to do that?
19:30:01 *** ceen has quit IRC
19:41:22 *** sparxz has joined #gnucash
19:47:36 *** sparxz has quit IRC
20:08:13 *** Askarii1 has joined #gnucash
20:13:46 *** Askarii has quit IRC
21:36:56 *** slidesinger has quit IRC
21:39:35 *** slidesinger has joined #gnucash
21:42:31 *** ska has joined #gnucash
21:46:13 <ska> How do I deal with a vendor refund. Partial refund for overpayment..?
21:46:53 <ska> Before I just created a Refund accounts and did GL entry to that account, bypassing any Receivable/invoice.
21:48:08 <ska> But someone told me I'd be better off doing a negative invoice and paying that somehow. But seems broken.
21:52:44 <ska> I'm guessing the refund doesnt show in the customer report (according to mailing list).
22:02:43 <ska> I don't see a way to make a bill with a negative quantity ..
22:28:08 *** wizkid238 has joined #gnucash