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| research on your data file. | | research on your data file. |
| </para> | | </para> |
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| <sect2 id="tool-find-txn"> | | <sect2 id="tool-find-txn"> |
| <title>Find Transaction</title> | | <title>Find Transaction</title> |
| | |
| <para><guilabel>Find Transaction</guilabel> is used to search for transact
ions in &app; and display the | | <para><guilabel>Find Transaction</guilabel> is used to search for transact
ions in &app; and display the |
| results in a register window. To open the <guilabel>Find Transaction</gu
ilabel> dialog in | | results in a register window. To open the <guilabel>Find Transaction</gu
ilabel> dialog in |
| <guilabel>Split Search</guilabel> mode, you can type the keyboard shortc
ut | | <guilabel>Split Search</guilabel> mode, you can type the keyboard shortc
ut |
| <keycombo> | | <keycombo> |
|
| <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>;<keycap>f</keycap> | | &kc.ctrl;<keycap>f</keycap> |
| </keycombo> | | </keycombo> |
| . | | . |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <para>Exactly which transactions are searched depends on where you invoke
the tool from. If you start from | | <para>Exactly which transactions are searched depends on where you invoke
the tool from. If you start from |
| the main accounts hierarchy page, all transactions will be searched. If
you start from an | | the main accounts hierarchy page, all transactions will be searched. If
you start from an |
| individual account register, only transactions in that account will be s
earched. And if you | | individual account register, only transactions in that account will be s
earched. And if you |
| filter the transactions in a register using | | filter the transactions in a register using |
|
| <menuchoice> | | &mc.vw.f-by; |
| <guimenuitem>View </guimenuitem><guimenuitem> Filter By... </guimenuit | | |
| em> | | |
| </menuchoice> | | |
| , then only transactions in that account and shown by the filter will be
searched. | | , then only transactions in that account and shown by the filter will be
searched. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <note> | | <note> |
| <para>The first row of the <guilabel>Find Transaction</guilabel> dialog
indicates that you are performing | | <para>The first row of the <guilabel>Find Transaction</guilabel> dialog
indicates that you are performing |
| a <guilabel>Split Search</guilabel>. | | a <guilabel>Split Search</guilabel>. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| </note> | | </note> |
| | |
| <para>There are two panes in the <guilabel>Find Transaction</guilabel> dia
log. The top pane contains the | | <para>There are two panes in the <guilabel>Find Transaction</guilabel> dia
log. The top pane contains the |
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| be matched. | | be matched. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <para>The criteria row in the <guilabel>Search Criteria</guilabel> pane is
used to combine different | | <para>The criteria row in the <guilabel>Search Criteria</guilabel> pane is
used to combine different |
| criteria buttons (see table <xref linkend="tool-find-bttns" /> for a com
prehensive list of | | criteria buttons (see table <xref linkend="tool-find-bttns" /> for a com
prehensive list of |
| combinations) | | combinations) |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <para>In the <guilabel>Type of Search</guilabel> pane there are five selec
tions. The first option is | | <para>In the <guilabel>Type of Search</guilabel> pane there are five selec
tions. The first option is |
| always enabled, the following three are available when you invoke the | | always enabled, the following three are available when you invoke the |
|
| <guimenuitem>Find...</guimenuitem> option from a register window or afte | | &gmi.ed.find; option from a register window or after performing the |
| r performing the | | first <guibutton>Find</guibutton> if the &gmi.ed.find; command was |
| first <guibutton>Find</guibutton> if the <guimenuitem>Find...</guimenuit | | |
| em> command was | | |
| invoked from any other window. The last option is available only for | | invoked from any other window. The last option is available only for |
| <link linkend="tool-find-bsnss">Business search</link>. | | <link linkend="tool-find-bsnss">Business search</link>. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <variablelist> | | <variablelist> |
| <varlistentry> | | <varlistentry> |
| <term><guilabel>New Search</guilabel></term> | | <term><guilabel>New Search</guilabel></term> |
| | |
| <listitem> | | <listitem> |
| <para>Perform a new transaction search | | <para>Perform a new transaction search |
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| <note> | | <note> |
| <para>When selecting search criteria keep in mind that criteria are appl
ied to individual splits or fields | | <para>When selecting search criteria keep in mind that criteria are appl
ied to individual splits or fields |
| in transactions, and that the entire transaction is included in the re
sults. There is no | | in transactions, and that the entire transaction is included in the re
sults. There is no |
| visual indication in the results to indicate which split or field met
the search criteria. | | visual indication in the results to indicate which split or field met
the search criteria. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| </note> | | </note> |
| | |
| <para>When search criteria are selected, you can press the <guibutton>Find
</guibutton> button. You will be | | <para>When search criteria are selected, you can press the <guibutton>Find
</guibutton> button. You will be |
| presented with the search results in a new register tab. A report of the
search results may | | presented with the search results in a new register tab. A report of the
search results may |
| created and printed using | | created and printed using |
|
| <menuchoice> | | &mc.rep.acct-rep; |
| <guimenu> Reports</guimenu><guimenuitem>Account Report</guimenuitem> | | |
| </menuchoice> | | |
| . The Account Report has limited formatting options but, like all &app;
reports, being in | | . The Account Report has limited formatting options but, like all &app;
reports, being in |
| html format, can be copied and pasted into a spreadsheet for further for
matting. | | html format, can be copied and pasted into a spreadsheet for further for
matting. |
| Alternatively, the Account Report can be exported to an html file, and t
he html file may be | | Alternatively, the Account Report can be exported to an html file, and t
he html file may be |
| opened in a spreadsheet. | | opened in a spreadsheet. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <note> | | <note> |
| <para>Press the <guibutton>Close</guibutton> button to close the <guilab
el>Find Transaction</guilabel> | | <para>Press the <guibutton>Close</guibutton> button to close the <guilab
el>Find Transaction</guilabel> |
| dialog. | | dialog. |
| </para> | | </para> |
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| </para> | | </para> |
| </sect3> | | </sect3> |
| </sect2> | | </sect2> |
| | |
| <sect2 id="tool-find-bsnss"> | | <sect2 id="tool-find-bsnss"> |
| <title>Find Customer, Invoice, Job, Vendor, Bill, Employee, Expense Vouche
r</title> | | <title>Find Customer, Invoice, Job, Vendor, Bill, Employee, Expense Vouche
r</title> |
| | |
| <para>The business find assistant is used to search for business related i
tems (Customer, Invoice, Job, | | <para>The business find assistant is used to search for business related i
tems (Customer, Invoice, Job, |
| Vendor, Bill, Employee, Expense Voucher). To open the business search di
alog select the | | Vendor, Bill, Employee, Expense Voucher). To open the business search di
alog select the |
| desired item to <guimenuitem>Find</guimenuitem> from the | | desired item to <guimenuitem>Find</guimenuitem> from the |
|
| <menuchoice> | | &mc.bus.cus.find-cus;, &mc.bus.ven.find-ven; or &mc.bus.emp.find-emp; |
| <guimenu>Business</guimenu><guisubmenu>Customer/Vendor/Employee </guis | | |
| ubmenu> | | |
| </menuchoice> | | |
| submenus. | | submenus. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <tip> | | <tip> |
| <para>The titlebar and the first row of the assistant dialog reports the
item type you are searching for: | | <para>The titlebar and the first row of the assistant dialog reports the
item type you are searching for: |
| <guilabel>Customer, Invoice, Job, Vendor, Bill, Employee, Expense Vouc
her</guilabel>. | | <guilabel>Customer, Invoice, Job, Vendor, Bill, Employee, Expense Vouc
her</guilabel>. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| </tip> | | </tip> |
| | |
| <para>There are two panes in the <guilabel>Find</guilabel> dialog. The top
pane contains the | | <para>There are two panes in the <guilabel>Find</guilabel> dialog. The top
pane contains the |
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| </glossentry> | | </glossentry> |
| </glosslist> | | </glosslist> |
| </sect1> | | </sect1> |
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| <sect1 id="trans-sched-loans"> | | <sect1 id="trans-sched-loans"> |
| <title>Mortgage & Loan Repayment Assistant</title> | | <title>Mortgage & Loan Repayment Assistant</title> |
| | |
| <para>This assistant creates a loan repayment scheduled transaction. When us
ed to setup a scheduled | | <para>This assistant creates a loan repayment scheduled transaction. When us
ed to setup a scheduled |
| transaction, the assistant creates a variable formula so that the compound
ing interest is | | transaction, the assistant creates a variable formula so that the compound
ing interest is |
| correctly calculated. To start this assistant manually go to | | correctly calculated. To start this assistant manually go to |
|
| <menuchoice> | | &mc.ac.scd.loan; |
| <guilabel>Actions</guilabel><guisubmenu>Scheduled Transactions</guisubme | | |
| nu> | | |
| <guimenuitem>Mortgage and Loan Repayment...</guimenuitem> | | |
| </menuchoice> | | |
| . | | . |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <para>It does not support zero-interest loans, but one doesn't really need a
n assistant for that: Just | | <para>It does not support zero-interest loans, but one doesn't really need a
n assistant for that: Just |
| create a scheduled transaction for the principal divided by the number of
payments that lasts | | create a scheduled transaction for the principal divided by the number of
payments that lasts |
| for the number of payments. For example, if one has borrowed $1200 for a y
ear at no interest | | for the number of payments. For example, if one has borrowed $1200 for a y
ear at no interest |
| and promised to pay it back in monthly installments, the repayment schedul
e is $100 monthly | | and promised to pay it back in monthly installments, the repayment schedul
e is $100 monthly |
| for twelve months. | | for twelve months. |
| </para> | | </para> |
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| | |
| <sect2 id="stock-split-assistant"> | | <sect2 id="stock-split-assistant"> |
| <title>Stock Split Assistant</title> | | <title>Stock Split Assistant</title> |
| | |
| <para>&app; uses the Stock Split assistant to record stock splits. This pr
ovides a way of entering the | | <para>&app; uses the Stock Split assistant to record stock splits. This pr
ovides a way of entering the |
| details of the stock split and also any change in stock price or cash di
sbursement as a | | details of the stock split and also any change in stock price or cash di
sbursement as a |
| result of the stock split. | | result of the stock split. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <para>The Stock Split assistant is accessed by going to | | <para>The Stock Split assistant is accessed by going to |
|
| <menuchoice> | | &mc.ac.stk-spt; |
| <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Stock Split...</guimenuitem> | | |
| </menuchoice> | | |
| . | | . |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <para>The Stock Split assistant opens with a screen that briefly describes
what this assistant does. The | | <para>The Stock Split assistant opens with a screen that briefly describes
what this assistant does. The |
| three buttons at the very bottom of the screen will not change while usi
ng the assistant. | | three buttons at the very bottom of the screen will not change while usi
ng the assistant. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <itemizedlist> | | <itemizedlist> |
| <listitem> | | <listitem> |
| <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the ass
istant and cancel entering the stock | | <para>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button is used to exit the ass
istant and cancel entering the stock |
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| <entry> | | <entry> |
| <para></para> | | <para></para> |
| </entry> | | </entry> |
| </row> | | </row> |
| </tbody> | | </tbody> |
| </tgroup> | | </tgroup> |
| </table> | | </table> |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <tip> | | <tip> |
|
| <para>If <guilabel>Online Banking Setup</guilabel> does not appear in your
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>; menu, | | <para>If &gmi.to.aqb; does not appear in your &gm.tool; menu, |
| verify that you are in an <guilabel>Account Tree</guilabel> or <guilabel
>Register</guilabel> | | verify that you are in an <guilabel>Account Tree</guilabel> or <guilabel
>Register</guilabel> |
| tab. | | tab. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| </tip> | | </tip> |
| | |
| <para>The currently available instructions are still kept in the &app; wiki
and depend on the used module: | | <para>The currently available instructions are still kept in the &app; wiki
and depend on the used module: |
| <variablelist> | | <variablelist> |
| <varlistentry> | | <varlistentry> |
| <term><acronym>EBICS</acronym></term> | | <term><acronym>EBICS</acronym></term> |
| | |
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| <title>Lots for Security Capital Gains</title> | | <title>Lots for Security Capital Gains</title> |
| | |
| <para>The <guilabel>Lots in Account SSSS</guilabel> window, where SSSS is
the security account, is used to | | <para>The <guilabel>Lots in Account SSSS</guilabel> window, where SSSS is
the security account, is used to |
| manually or automatically link security transaction splits to lots and c
reate capital | | manually or automatically link security transaction splits to lots and c
reate capital |
| gain/loss transactions to account for the difference between the costs o
f buying a security | | gain/loss transactions to account for the difference between the costs o
f buying a security |
| and the value received by selling it. | | and the value received by selling it. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <para>To open the <guilabel>Lots in Account</guilabel> window, open the se
curity account register, then | | <para>To open the <guilabel>Lots in Account</guilabel> window, open the se
curity account register, then |
| select | | select |
|
| <menuchoice> | | &mc.ac.vw-lots; |
| <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> <guimenuitem>View Lots</guimenuitem> | | |
| </menuchoice> | | |
| . | | . |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <figure pgwide="1"> | | <figure pgwide="1"> |
| <title>Lots in Account window for Security Capital Gains</title><screens
hot id="tool-lotsInAcctStk"> | | <title>Lots in Account window for Security Capital Gains</title><screens
hot id="tool-lotsInAcctStk"> |
| <mediaobject> | | <mediaobject> |
| <imageobject role="html"> | | <imageobject role="html"> |
| <imagedata fileref="figures/Tool_LotsStk.png" | | <imagedata fileref="figures/Tool_LotsStk.png" |
| srccredit="Chris Good" width="&img-w;"/> | | srccredit="Chris Good" width="&img-w;"/> |
| </imageobject> | | </imageobject> |
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| window is <emphasis>not</emphasis> used to create, delete, link or
unlink lots. Lots | | window is <emphasis>not</emphasis> used to create, delete, link or
unlink lots. Lots |
| are usually generated and manipulated internally only by the busin
ess features | | are usually generated and manipulated internally only by the busin
ess features |
| programs. | | programs. |
| </para> | | </para> |
| </listitem> | | </listitem> |
| </orderedlist> | | </orderedlist> |
| | |
| <para>To open the <guilabel>Lots in Account AAAA</guilabel> window, wher
e AAAA is the <emphasis>Accounts | | <para>To open the <guilabel>Lots in Account AAAA</guilabel> window, wher
e AAAA is the <emphasis>Accounts |
| Receivable</emphasis> (AR) or <emphasis>Accounts Payable</emphasis> (A
P) account, open the | | Receivable</emphasis> (AR) or <emphasis>Accounts Payable</emphasis> (A
P) account, open the |
| <emphasis>AR</emphasis> or <emphasis>AP</emphasis> account register, t
hen select | | <emphasis>AR</emphasis> or <emphasis>AP</emphasis> account register, t
hen select |
|
| <menuchoice> | | &mc.ac.vw-lots; |
| <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> <guimenuitem>View Lots</guimenuitem> | | |
| </menuchoice> | | |
| . | | . |
| </para> | | </para> |
| | |
| <figure pgwide="1"> | | <figure pgwide="1"> |
| <title>Lots in Account window for business features</title><screenshot
id="tool-lotsInAcctBus"> | | <title>Lots in Account window for business features</title><screenshot
id="tool-lotsInAcctBus"> |
| <mediaobject> | | <mediaobject> |
| <imageobject role="html"> | | <imageobject role="html"> |
| <imagedata fileref="figures/Tool_LotsBus.png" | | <imagedata fileref="figures/Tool_LotsBus.png" |
| srccredit="Chris Good" width="&img-w;"/> | | srccredit="Chris Good" width="&img-w;"/> |
| </imageobject> | | </imageobject> |
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