The only way to completely delete an old payee is through archiving (which I
don't recommend).

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"Mike G." <nospam[at]void.net> wrote in message
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Sounds like you've got it figured out. I'd never really thought about it,
but it seems an "Include on the explicit payees list" check box would make
some sense--especially in a product that sprinkles "Make recurring" and "Use
transaction forms" checkboxes around like snow in January in Minnesota.

"Mike G." <nospam[at]void.net> wrote in message
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I'm wondering if there are any consequences to deleting old payees.

As far as I can tell, a deleted payee still exists as a payee in the database
(e.g. there is still a details page showing all related transactions), but is
not shown in any payee list. This can be helpful when entering new transactions
- there's a smaller list of payees to wade through.

It also seems that the only way to relist a payee is to add it as a new payee in
the payee list display. I tried this on a test case. You have to get the
spelling exactly right, and then it is properly associated with all the old
transactions.

Seems there should be a more robust way to relist the payee, such as providing a
check box on the payee's details page.

BTW, I'm using M2004.

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Mike Guttman
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