[Kmymoney] OFX import not using default brokerage account for 'Dividend'

[Jack]

On 2014.04.14 17:48, Allan wrote:
> On 14/04/14 22:32, Jack wrote:
>> On 2014.04.14 16:00, Bob Ewart wrote:
>>> I have a similar problem to Timothy when importing dividends from
>>> Merrill Lynch via ofx.
>>> 
>>> I'm using Kmymoney 4.6.4 and have two accounts "Merrill-Lynch" and
>>> "Merrill-Lynch (Brokerage)" among others.
>>> 
>>> When I import the .ofx file, the cash (from other than dividends)  
>>> goes
>>> into Merrill-Lynch (Brokerage) as expected.  The dividends all show  
>>> up
>>> in Merrill-Lynch flagged with $0.00 value and no account showing  
>>> below.
>>> 
>>> Click on one to edit it and the account shows up as Merrill-Lynch
>>> (Brokerage) with a value showing, but the  Enter button is grayed  
>>> out.
>>> 
>>> Click on the account and start retyping it.  Merrill-Lynch  
>>> (Brokerage)
>>> is selected.  Now the Enter button is active.
>>> 
>>> Click on Enter and the amount then goes into the Merrill-Lynch
>>> (Brokerage) account.
>>> 
>>> Bob
>> 
>> I've been fighting to do useful imports from Merrill Lynch for some
>> time.  I seem to recall I also tripped up on this exact issue the  
>> last
>> time I tried to to an OFX direct connect.  I have a very vague
>> recollection that I did send something to the list about it - but  
>> I'll
>> have to check my notes and the list archives.  I think I did find an
>> easier way to enable the enter button (a few clicks, no typing) but  
>> I'll
>> have to see if I can jog my memory, since I can't remember now what I
>> actually ended up doing.
>> 
>> Jack
> 
> Was it this? -
> "I'm continuing to try to update my Merrill Lynch investment accounts  
> with ofx direct connect, and I just noticed two more strange things.
> 
> First, an imported buy shares transaction does not include a  
> brokerage account.  This is not a surprise, since it is probably not  
> explicitly included in the OFX transaction.  The imported transaction  
> is thus highlighted and shows the error triangle.  If I click  
> "Accept" the highlighting goes away, but nothing else happens.   
> However, if I "Edit" the transaction (with or without accepting it  
> first) the brokerage account associated with the investment account  
> is filled in.  [As far as I can tell, this ONLY happens if the name  
> of the brokerage account is exactly the same name as the investment  
> account, but with " (Brokerage)" appended.  Is there any reason it  
> doesn't use the associated account no matter what the name?]  So far,  
> so good.  However, "Enter" is still grayed out.  Only if I manually  
> change the status from not marked to cleared can I "Enter" the  
> transaction.  So - just by editing the transaction, it will fill in  
> the default brokerage account - but it does not do this as part of  
> importing the transaction.  Is this by design, or just an oversight,  
> and should I open an enhancement request to change the behavior?
> 
> Second, while deleting some unused Payees, I noticed that all the  
> buy, sell, and dividend transactions that had been imported from OFX  
> had created payees such as "Purchase: AFLAC INC            COM PRICE  
> SHOWN IS AVERAGE PRICE."  For the ones starting with "Dividend: ..."  
> no transactions are shown in the transaction list on the payee view,  
> but trying to delete it throws an error that it is still referenced  
> in a transaction.  For the Purchase and Sale payees, they do list the  
> relevant transactions, but displaying any of those transactions in  
> the investment account ledger does not show a payee field.  I am  
> assuming that the payee is created as a side effect of the OFX  
> import, even though Payee is not a field normally used in investment  
> transactions. Again - should I open a bug for this, or is it expected  
> behavior? "
> 
> See two new OFX investment import oddities - 29 March.
> 
Yes, that's the one.  No wonder I didn't see it immediately - I was  
looking in the other mailing list.  However, you do see that changing  
the status from not marked to cleared allowed the "Enter."  However,  
I'm not sure it helps any with figuring out what's going on.

Jack