Re: [GNC] unvoid

Mariusz <[email protected]> Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:47:49 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnome.apps.gnucash.user
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Thanks! Yes, I don't usually provide a void reason. I just checked, and I
can unvoid transactions if a void reason was entered previously. So this
explains the issue. I'll wait for the new version and then I'll finally be
able to clean up those voided transactions!

regards

Mariusz

sob., 18 lip 2026 o 19:41 John Ralls <[email protected]> napisał(a):

> Patrick left out a crucial detail in his summary sentence: They were
> unable to unvoid voided transactions when there was no void reason.
>
> The cause was that the transaction unvoid function checked the void reason
> and if it was empty decided that the transaction wasn’t voided and silently
> bailed. I changed that to check the void date-time that is always set.
> Pushed to git just now so it will be in tomorrow’s nightlies and GnuCash
> 5.17.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
>
> > On Jul 18, 2026, at 08:58, Gyle McCollam <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > I will add that the delete option is greyed out once the transaction is
> voided, so that looks to be by design rather than a "bug".
> >
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> > Gyle McCollam
> >
> > Gyle McCollam
> >
> > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>           email
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: gnucash-user <[email protected]>
> on behalf of Gyle McCollam <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2026 11:49 AM
> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]>;
> [email protected] <[email protected]>; Ram Vilas Gupta <
> [email protected]>; Patrick James <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Fw: unvoid
> >
> > I am able to void and unvoid transactions without issue.  I'm using XML
> with Gnucash 5.15 on Windows 11.  I will say that it flaged me at first
> because the transaction was reconciled, but when I unreconciled it worked
> without issue.
> >
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> > Gyle McCollam
> >
> > Gyle McCollam
> >
> > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>           email
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: gnucash-user <[email protected]>
> on behalf of Patrick James via gnucash-user <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2026 4:57 AM
> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]>;
> [email protected] <[email protected]>; Ram Vilas Gupta <
> [email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Fw: unvoid
> >
> > For Mariusz & Ram Vilas Gupta
> > & others who are unable to Unvoid or delete voided transactions.
> >
> > I have pinned this down and reported the bug here:
> >
> > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799791
> >
> > It might be only the XML database is affected, but I am able to
> replicate the problem consistently.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 14:41:53 +0200
> >> From: Mariusz <[email protected]>
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Subject: unvoid
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I've seen your message here:
> >>
> >>
> https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2025-December/118620.html
> >>
> >> I've faced the same issue. I didn't have it on Linux and database
> >> storage usage until 5.14 (I use gnucash for at least 10 years). When I
> >> moved to MacOS on 5.14 and xml - I'm not able to unvoid. I click and
> >> nothing happens. Yesterday I upgraded to 5.15 with the same issue.
> >>
> >>
> >> regards
> >>
> >> Mariusz
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