List printing in wrong order

[b1inmeister]

In the UG, it mentions that when using the list command, the list should print in chronological order, with the oldest transaction being the first.

However, in the program, the list is printed in the exact opposite manner, where the newest transaction occupies the first index.

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Team's Response

Thank You for Your Feedback

Thank you for reporting this issue.

After reviewing the behavior in question, we acknowledge that the list command currently displays transactions in reverse chronological order, which differs from the description provided in the User Guide (UG). We appreciate your attention to this discrepancy.

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Intended Design Behavior

Our intended design is for the list command to display transactions in the order they were input by the user, not strictly by the date field associated with each transaction.

We understand that the User Guide may not have communicated this clearly, and we apologize for any resulting confusion.

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Severity Classification

As users are still able to view all transactions correctly—albeit in a different order—we have assessed this as a severity.Low functionality issue.

A Low severity bug refers to a flaw that may cause minor confusion but does not impede core functionality or prevent users from completing their tasks.

The application remains fully operational, and the discrepancy does not affect data integrity or usage flow.

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Future Considerations

We acknowledge that better alignment between the implementation and the documentation would enhance user clarity. As such, we will consider refining either the list behavior or updating the UG in future iterations to ensure consistency.

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Conclusion

We sincerely appreciate your detailed report and the effort taken to improve the usability of our product. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us refine both the user experience and documentation.

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Originally [severity.Medium]

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