[Kmymoney-devel] [Bug 282751] amount of item bought

[Jack]

[continuing just on the list - not in the bug]

On 2011.09.26 08:39, Jonas Vejlin wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=282751
> 
> --- Comment #4 from Jonas Vejlin <jonas vejlin gmail com>  2011-09-26  
> 12:39:07 ---
> #3 I dont know how exacly they charge. So it is nice that someone  
> knows
I know how I have been charged in the past - but other tradesmen  
(carpenters, plumbers, electricians) may be different.

> The idear is proberbly most valid at grocery-stuff. Is it only me  
> that thinks it would be need?
If you go grocery shopping and buy five different fruits, would you  
create a split for each one, to use each category?  When I go grocery  
shopping, I often buy many dozen items, so I couldn't imaging  tracking  
each of them.  However, I have had in my imagination the thought of  
getting home and scanning each item as I unpack, in reverse of the  
scanning at the store.  This way I could control the inventory in my  
kitchen.  I really would love to do this, but I just don't think it is  
realistic.

> If it is not going to be implemented should I then make a Category  
> called 10 banans and another for 12 banans?

In creating categories, you should think of how they will look after  
several years, and what sort of reports you would create and use to  
manage your finances.

Whether this gets implemented depends on whether any of the developers  
think it is important enough - so my guess would be "eventually" but  
probably not soon.

Then you need to think of what your objective is and how you might do  
it.  Personally, for this type of tracking, I would create a syntax to  
use in the memo field ("QTY=10" for example) create a report that  
included that information, and then create a program or spreadsheet to  
process the report or csv export and produce the information I want.

Perhaps this could eventually be combined with the request for tags (I  
forget the term which was used in the wishlist) which are sort of like  
a second/parallel category.  This could be used so you could track fuel  
and repairs and tires, but also track whether they were for your car,  
your motorcycle, or your lawnmower.  Right now,  you can do one or the  
other, or else get an explosion of nested categories.


Jack