OK,
Let's assume that I was smart enough to set up a bank account (checking).
Let's also assume that I read the manual's dissertation on set-up of bank accounts...and got no practical knowledge on the >how< portion.
Let's also assume (correctly) that I am a non-bean-counter programmer businessman that understands about how everything is supposed to ==$0 in an accounting system, but not much else.
Now I shall attempt to enter a starting checking account balance for "The West Bank of the River"
Now,
I log in
I am in the [MAIN] tab.
I click on the [General Ledger] sidebar tab.
I select [Bank Account Receipts Entry]
OK, I have selected the bank account, and then hit [accept], then hit [Accept and Process Batch]
I now have the following (note that this is batch 3, since I have tried this a few times):
Now I have also gone in and tried entering [bank receipts matching] hoping that it would help the process along, but to no avail.
At this point, the Idiot (Yours' Truly) thinks he can go to a report of some kind and see an asset balance somewhere that shows he has $56512.29 in assets somewhere! Go figure hunh? Told you I was a N00b!
...unfortunately, I cannot. None of the reports reflect any sort of activity at all, and only show 0.00 in long lines.
Out of curiosity, WTF?
Where does an idiot need to go next to see a balance sheet that shows some activity? Or am I doing everything totally wrong to enter a dang account balance after reading through a mile of "instructions" in the (*ahem*) "Manual"?
Thanks in advance guys! It's great to give to the OpenSource community, but this time, I would not mind >receiving< a little help myself!