[Kmymoney-devel] [kmymoney4] [Bug 332793] New: Editing multiple transactions simultaneously wipes out amounts

[Allan]

On 30/03/14 05:23, Michael T. Garrison Stuber wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=332793
>
>              Bug ID: 332793
>             Summary: Editing multiple transactions simultaneously wipes out
>                      amounts
>      Classification: Unclassified
>             Product: kmymoney4
>             Version: git master
>            Platform: Compiled Sources
>                  OS: Linux
>              Status: UNCONFIRMED
>            Severity: normal
>            Priority: NOR
>           Component: general
>            Assignee: kmymoney-devel at kde.org
>            Reporter: garrisonstuber at garriber.org
>
> Running the current master (Version 4.6.90-332a4957dd Using KDE Development
> Platform 4.11.5), if you edit multiple transactions and assign a new category,
> the amount is automatically set to zero.
>
> In case it's not obvious why this is a problem, consider that process of
> downloading credit card transactions from a bank.  Assigning multiple
> downloaded transactions to a given category is important for speed and
> usability, otherwise each transaction has to be edited one by one.  Not fun.
>
> Reproducible: Always
>
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1.  Go into the ledger
> 2.  Select multiple transactions
> 3.  Change the category
>
> Actual Results:
> 4.  Amount value is set to zero.
> 5.  Save, and the previous values of all edited transactions are replaced with
> zero.
>
> Expected Results:
> 4.  Amount value stays blank
> 5.  Save, and the previous values of all edited transactions are retained.
> Only the category is updated.
>
> It's really, really tempting to label this bug "grave", as the way I used KMM,
> it absolutely kills my productivity.  Generally I'm loving the development
> release, but this is painful enough to the way I work, I may consider going
> back to 4.6.4 until it's fixed.
>


Strange.  I tried this first with a build from about a week ago, and 
then with the same build as you mention.  I don't see the clearing of 
any amounts, using existing transactions.  I also tried with a few 
imported files and again all worked as expected.

Allan