Deleting a Payee

Posted by Homer.Simpson on August 14, 2009, 2:29 pm

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Hi,

I have some old Payee's which are now obsolete. Can I delete them from
the Payee list with no adverse effects?

Will the ledger be effected? Like when I RMB|Payments_Made_to?

TIA

Posted by danbrown on August 14, 2009, 7:17 pm

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Now think about this Homer (and we realize, from the TV show, that you
aren't the swiftest of dudes), whether or not there will be an impact
depends ENTIRELY upon whether those payees are presently (within the
duration of your QDF file) in use.

Now, since you haven't bothered (very Homer-like) to tell us what
version of Q you are using, what the extent of your QDF file is, or --
basically ANYTHING -- we don't know shit ... which is somewhat more
that you appear to know. In fact, you seem to be well qualified as a
Homerian Dumb-F (figure it out for yourself)

Care to enlighten us? So that we might assist you?

db

Posted by Bartt on August 14, 2009, 8:01 pm

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On Aug 14, 1:29=A0pm, "Homer.Simpson"

> Hi,

> I have some old Payee's which are now obsolete. =A0Can I delete them from

> the Payee list with no adverse effects? =A0

> Will the ledger be effected? Like when I RMB|Payments_Made_to?

> TIA

I've deleted payees in Q'02, Q'05, & Q'08 & it's behaved pretty much
the same in each version, so I don't think version matters.

I assume you're talking about deleting an Online Payee.

If so, no, there will be no immediate impact to existing transactions
that I've ever observed. All your ledgers will still show those
payments to the payee as it currently exists. It simply makes those
payees unavailable for future payments.

That said, I HAVE encountered situations where I've needed to
'resurrect' a payee. I think I tried to change cell phone providers,
then came back to the original one. Quicken won't let you re-use a
Payee Name + Description (optional) combination w/in the same data
file. So, any time I delete a payee, I change the description to the
month & year that I deleted them, making the Payee Name (w/o the
description) available for future use, if needed.

HTH,
Bartt

Posted by Homer.Simpson on August 14, 2009, 11:36 pm

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Bartt said

> On Aug 14, 1:29 pm, "Homer.Simpson"

>> Hi,

>> I have some old Payee's which are now obsolete.

>> Can I delete them from

>> the Payee list with no adverse effects?

>> Will the ledger be effected? Like when I RMB|Payments_Made_to?

> I've deleted payees in Q'02, Q'05, & Q'08 & it's behaved pretty much

> the same in each version, so I don't think version matters.

> I assume you're talking about deleting an Online Payee.

> If so, no, there will be no immediate impact to existing transactions

> that I've ever observed. All your ledgers will still show those

> payments to the payee as it currently exists. It simply makes those

> payees unavailable for future payments.

Thanks Bartt,

This was exactly what I was looking for. Assistance very much
appreciated.

Best regards,

HS