Migrating to GnuCash from other accounting software

You make an effort to select the right software and try and stick to it. However, business requirements change and you have a business to run. Let us say you find that your existing software has become a financial burden or is not allowing you or your team to be effective. You want to find practical ways to work around such limitations. You can't be like the person with a hammer for whom everything looks like a nail. You have to choose the right tool for the right job. And if your requirements change, you may very well have to change the tool. And find a way to transition into the new tool which brings us to one of the main reasons for importing.

Let us say that you are using another financial accounting software today. Perhaps you are uncovering the layers of hidden costs or that it is overkill for the size and complexity of your business or that it forces you to pay for upgrade whether you want to or not. After extensive evaluation, you...