GnuAccounting Changelog

What's new in GnuAccounting 0.8.9

Aug 10, 2017
  • Known bugs:
  • * 148 Issues with LibreOffice 4: this affects almost all recent linux installations.
  • see manual or http://sourceforge.net/p/gnuaccounting/bugs/148/ for workaround
  • * The combo box shipped interval in the webshop import window is ignored
  • * if a cancellation is canceled the next transactions with the same reference
  • (e.g. reminder) may have double items and/or double VAT until GA is restarted
  • * 146 webshop import does not work in linux/​64
  • * 145 linux w/​o sane will show error message upon start
  • * 144 Text focus does not work in preview window on some Linux systems
  • * 162 Embedded browser does not work in Linux
  • Summary of changes:
  • Improvements/refactorings:
  • upgraded to Mustangproject 1.3.1
  • upgraded to most recent SWT/JFace
  • improved cash flow direction estimation
  • Fixes:
  • corrected CO and COUNTRY template placeholders replacements
  • deleted accounts show again after restart
  • be unable to delete "New VAT"
  • totals fixed in report, e.g. in t-accounts
  • setup in PostgreSQL tested (and setup in other JPA2 databases should now also work)
  • pricegross and itemgross display net values https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuaccounting/bugs/169/
  • Exports for Addison and DATEV now prevent double-VAT export for automatic accounts
  • New features:
  • Compatibility with currency rounding used in switzerland ("Rappenrundung")
  • show opening balance and closing balance in report/accounts window
  • New transaction contact selection is now search-as-you-type
  • Contact is now selectable in bank statement import wizard
  • New transaction type for salary slips

New in GnuAccounting 0.8.8 (Apr 16, 2015)

  • Supports US taxes, respect header/footer lines in templates,
  • corrected account order, fixed exception when importing from bank account, removed
  • display of taxes with 0-effect

New in GnuAccounting 0.8.7 (Dec 23, 2014)

  • Improvements/refactorings:
  • Upgraded to Apache Derby 10.11.1.1
  • first JUnit tests
  • Fixes:
  • Window starter (batch file) now using registry to find 32 bit java
  • Linux starter (shell file) now marked executable in binary archive
  • Contactswindow now updates the contact select box in NewTransactionSelectTransactionDetails in real time
  • New features:
  • Support for Canadian "TVQ" vat
  • support for period types weekdays and workingdays
  • Placeholders for item number (=index) and EAN
  • Allow other product IDs in EAN field, like ISBN
  • Allow product selection by EAN search (or e.g. barcode scan)

New in GnuAccounting 0.8.6 (Aug 16, 2014)

  • Improvements/refactorings:
  • Refactored windows: designerwindow, barcoder window, user management, number/formats, taxes, transaction list, asset management, account definition, new transaction wizard (1st screen), account reconciliation
  • Fixed nullpointerex when putting contraccountless import entries on more stack
  • dont allow proceed button when no contra account selected in detailwindow
  • be able to specify/save organization address in settings
  • internally switched VATList from the amount of VAT to the applicable net amount
  • switched from kapott to wiluhns HBCI4Java
  • Bug fixes:
  • #155 detail booking window: VAT ignored
  • #158 Asset management window: show number column from start, add column number from start, correct(de facto add) date until used
  • #164 does not work w/ portable openoffice (this was also the reason why for a long time there was no new gnuaccounting-all-in-one)
  • Entries booked via the "more" stack were only shown in bookkeeping after restart
  • resupport vat:list
  • respect VAT table entries
  • New features:
  • added performance dates
  • placeholders for own street etc
  • better way to set default VAT
  • placeholder arguments e.g. for SEPA payment date
  • better default template
  • Bezahlcode now supports SEPA
  • Switched to Mustangproject 1.1 and ZUGFeRD 1.0
  • transaction list now contains column for contact (=recipient or sender)
  • transaction list now supports search for contact and number
  • transaction list now supports date filter
  • Validate own IBAN and IBANs of customers
  • sample vat removed, now 7 and 19% VAT by default installed
  • Fill bankname from german IBAN in settings
  • default VAT now managed in settings
  • transaction window
  • placeholder system
  • introduced delivery/performance date incl. placeholders transaction:performedfrom transaction:performedto
  • new placeholdermanager to support performancestart, performanceend,, and,..and taxes:items, sender:vatid, sender:holder, sender:bankname

New in GnuAccounting 0.8.5 Beta (May 31, 2014)

  • Improvements/refactorings:
  • document bezahlcodeAccount to metaIBAN, bezahlcodeBankID to metaBIC, bezahlcodeHolder to metaHolder
  • Bug fixes:
  • bug 151: possible subcent values in transaction detail window for self-created invoices
  • bug 159 Addison export does not restrict by selected date range
  • New features:
  • Possibility to assign expenses to "Telecommunication"
  • Possibility to save own organizations VAT ID
  • Tesseract OCR integration. This is a preparatory feature, the recognized text will be saved in HCOR format in a document attribute but is not yet accessible on the GUI
  • Support of additional units hectare, kilometre, kilowatt hour, lump sum, minute, square millimetre, millimetre, cubic metre, number of articles, number of pairs, percent, set, metric ton, week
  • Contact attribute sepa mandate
  • Placeholders for BIC and IBAN
  • ZUGFeRD export and import

New in GnuAccounting 0.8.4 Beta (Nov 27, 2013)

  • New features include a integrated barcode file renamer tool, OpenOffice 4.0 support, supports for business lunches, net income determination improvements.
  • Gnuaccounting 0.8.4 is also more sustainable with SEPA preparations allowing e.g. to specify customer's IBAN/BICs.
  • PDFs are now easier to pass to customer and safer to archive with the PDF/A1 standard and can contain additional metadata according to the DocTag standard

New in GnuAccounting 0.8.3 Beta (Aug 14, 2013)

  • Improvements/refactorings:
  • Upgraded to NOA-Libre 0.2.1
  • Upgraded to ZXing 2.1
  • Barbeque library removed in favor of ZXing
  • refactored entryDetailWindow out, new entries are now only possible as part of transactions
  • transactionDetailWindow is now scrollable
  • Bug fixes:
  • skonti corrections in SKR03 and SKR04, i.e. accounts 3730ff,8730ff repectively 5730ff,4730ff
  • A workaround is now available for LO4-Compatibility on linux
  • corrected profit/loss statement in spreadsheet export
  • entries/transactions added with dates before the first or after the last existing one at program start were only shown when restarted
  • New features:
  • Lexware CSV export
  • new celleditor for bank statement import (search-as-you-type)
  • bezahlcode read and write support (see www.bezahlcode.de)
  • Magento shop connector

New in GnuAccounting 0.8.2 Beta (Jan 17, 2013)

  • Improvements/refactorings:
  • receiptincoming format by default no longer refers to date
  • close cash accounts removed
  • entries inPeriod refactorings
  • Bug fixes:
  • AccountBalanceWindow, better date format for details, table resizeable, possibility to sort, have extra column balance, have extra selection by day
  • deleted bookings vanish only from accountingEditWindow after software is restarted
  • When cancelling bank statement import, items in stacks disappear until software restart
  • Standard booking 1200-8400 ignored until software restart
  • Don't hide OO.o toolbar in designer window
  • nullPointEx in Asset Mng when migrating old data
  • Compatibility to LO 3.6.1 Calc
  • Customer roles are now translated
  • date format in accountingEditWindow and import from bank statement wizard
  • transaction list improvements
  • taxesWindow font corrections
  • newAccountingWizard did not save document entries for it's transactions
  • better HBCI exception/success handling
  • refactored transactionFromBankAccounttImport.RegexNumberMatchers to documents.getDocumentNumberMatchers
  • documentWindow resize behaviour
  • date format in spread sheet export
  • export as CSV/ASCII wizard finish was disabled
  • ascii export date pattern: year was wrong
  • add description to placeholders in documentation
  • Winston path check
  • incoming assistant ignores changed number
  • linux version can crash on documentwindow: no jsane driver found in classpath
  • On linux, the dialog box asking if the quick start page should be shown was drawn incorrectly
  • New features:
  • this is the first version tested for multi-year data handover
  • new Gleeo timer import, Task coach import improvements, import now creates invoices again instead of credit memos
  • Bank Account Import can now import to other bank accounts (e.g. 1201 instead of 1200)
  • account reconciliation now has a daily balance
  • document mng
  • now supports multiple scanners
  • now supports viewing scanned documents
  • document import now auto-recognizes document numbers from filenames
  • incoming wizard now supports adding a document file, or scan
  • more intelligent number format recognition
  • reference column has a new keyword: . This way entries can be booked and their references can be added later.
  • asset improvements
  • Export to spread sheet now also lists assets
  • bugfix: assets: fraction part of value (deprecatedvalue, revenueifsold) was lost when restarting
  • assets: new asset should be on top, should not be in calc export

New in GnuAccounting 0.8.1 (Aug 24, 2012)

  • New im- and exports concern contacts (VCF), a new accounting frame and a new import format for banking data (german Volksbank online-banking).
  • Asset management has been improved and there is now a list of past transactions (so far there was only a list of past bookkeeping entries).
  • The document scan now evaluates barcodes.
  • Writing and receiving invoices has been improved: with improved LibreOffice support a selection of number of copies to print and a “paid in cash€œ option
  • and the new assistant for incoming transactions allows to easily book and balance incoming invoices.

New in GnuAccounting 0.8.0 (Sep 9, 2011)

  • Gnuaccounting 0.8.0 features openTRANS integration and ASCII-Export.
  • Products can now have descriptions and units, the software works again in Windows XP and Vista and numerous other bugs have been fixed, e.g. a freeze with multi item invoice.

New in GnuAccounting 0.7.8 (Oct 15, 2010)

  • Supports SKR04 and tax on payment

New in GnuAccounting 0.7.7 (Jul 30, 2010)

  • Major bug fixes: OpenOffice.org 3.2 compatibility, the template designer has finally become stable, the portable version has been fixed and the manual has been translated to English

New in GnuAccounting 0.7.6 (May 31, 2010)

  • New contact type member, rudimentary user management, first release with a manual (currently only german), corrected rounding errors:e.g. qty 100000.938 previously became 100000.9375.