[Kmymoney-devel] [kmymoney4] [Bug 345259] The date is ignored when matching

[allan]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=345259

--- Comment #5 from allan <agander93 at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to allan from comment #4)
> (In reply to Jack from comment #3)
> > I think there (reasonably) is a difference of the effect of the setting on
> > what the system will do iteself, and what it will allow the user to do.    I
> > think we all agree on the effect on automatic matching of imported
> > transactions.  I also think we agree that for a manually selected match, it
> > should at minimum show an exception or warning if the dates are too far
> > apart.  I also think that leaves two differences.  First, whether this is an
> > explicit bug or enhancement request - but that is not really important. 
> 
> > Second, should it actually allow the user to say "Yes, I really do want to
> > match these two transactions" without forcing any change to the data.  I
> > suppose my enhancement request would be for it to allow the user to select
> > either date as the one to keep on the merged transaction, but I certainly
> > want to allow the merge, since most of the time I would make such a choice,
> > I really do mean it - it's not an accident or wrong choice on my part.
> 
> A suitably wide setting for the match-window should allow you to match
> such transactions, shouldn't it?  That is more or less what happens now,
> with the setting being ignored.  Whichever date is retained after 
> matching could be adjusted as required.

> I'm not sure about this, but you could try experimenting.
> The retained date possibly depends on which transaction is selected first and
> which second.  I think that may be what happens now.

Whichever transaction is selected last is the one whose date is retained.
(I'll verify this as my version has been patched.)

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