[Kmymoney-devel] Feature request

[Allan]

On 05/02/13 11:14, Alvaro Soliverez wrote:
> The best way to hide an account from normal use is to close it (provided
> the balance is 0). However, there isn't a similar procedure for categories.
>
> We should add a "Disable category", with a behaviour similar to the one
> of closed accounts.
>
> Of course, if advanced mode is enabled, you'll still see them.
>
> Regards,
> Alvaro

And perhaps Payees too.

Allan

>
> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Allan <agander93 at gmail.com
> <mailto:agander93 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 05/02/13 02:01, Brendan Coupe wrote:
>
>         You can close accounts. Select the account in the ledger view
>         and select
>         "Account", "Close Account" from the menu. You can always reopen an
>         account if you need to make any changes.
>
>         Not sure if this is what you are asking for but this works for me. I
>         think I have more closed accounts than open accounts thanks to our
>         credit card number being "borrowed" every year or two.
>
>         *
>         ----
>         Brendan*
>
>
>     The OP says 'I have closed bank accounts or now have older Expense
>     concepts that are no longer needed in current entries.', so I don't
>     think it's that to which he refers.  He also says 'I know they
>
>     cannot be deleted due to reference integrity and thats great, we
>     also need them on the reports and history.'
>
>     He wants to be able to hide them from current/future use.  Perhaps
>     because of a change of circumstances, they will no longer be used,
>     so they are not now candidates for selection.
>
>     Allan
>
>         On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Sergio M <sergiom99 at gmail.com
>         <mailto:sergiom99 at gmail.com>
>         <mailto:sergiom99 at gmail.com <mailto:sergiom99 at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>
>              Hello all,
>              I have been using KMM for a couple years now, and i think its
>              awesome. Works great for me.
>              I even try to help Alvaro with the Spanish translation
>         sometime.
>
>              I was thinking of a suggestion for KMM:
>              I would love to be able to set accounts, categories and so
>         on as
>              "Inactive". A checkbox in every one would disable them. I
>         know they
>              cannot be deleted due to reference integrity and thats
>         great, we
>              also need them on the reports and history. But setting them as
>              Inactive would remove them from dropdown lists and disable
>         them to
>              be used in future entries.
>              I have closed bank accounts or now have older Expense
>         concepts that
>              are no longer needed in current entries.
>
>              Thanks for your great work guys!
>
>              Best regards,
>              Sergio

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