[Kmymoney] Are there any instructions relating to Closing and Hiding Closed Accounts Please

[Thomas Baumgart]

Hi,

on Monday 15 August 2011 13:35:28 Peter wrote:

> On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:24:56 +0100
> 
> aga <agander93 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:59:39 +1000
> > 
> > Peter <cave at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> > > Hello all
> > > 
> > > Now successfully moved to KMM 4.6.0 a question arises.
> > > 
> > > I think? I have read almost all of the manual but can not find
> > > anything on the subject and conditions of Closing accounts and
> > > hiding those accounts.
> > > 
> > > A couple of my old closed accounts have resurfaced in part only
> > > after importing other accounts and I tried to enter a dummy
> > > transaction to reduce the account to zero but this was not
> > > permitted so I am curious about the "rules" that apply.
> > > 
> > > I think that if I delete all transactions it will affect the balance
> > > of existing accounts so probably not a good idea?
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > 
> > > Peter
> > > Linux Mint 11 KMM 4.06.0
> > 
> > (No swanking allowed!)
> > 
> > The problem with editing old transactions is an old chestnut, and I
> > referred to it in the thread on your importing difficulties.  Almost
> > certainly because, I think, you removed the opening balance entries,
> > the account opening dates may be more recent than the earliest
> > transactions.
> > 
> > Similarly, if you attempt to enter a new transaction earlier than the
> > account opening date, you will be unable to.  Just correct the opening
> > dates.
> > 
> > There is a separate response on hiding closed accounts, and you should
> > be able to do this once you've entered the new/old items.
> > 
> > Allan
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> > KMyMoney at kde.org
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> 
> Hi Allan
> 
> Thank you - that was it - the account was created at the date of import
> and it would therefore not allow an entry earlier than that date.

I added https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280127 to fix that.

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Regards

Thomas Baumgart

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