[Kmymoney] Strange Currency Units for Mutual Funds

[timothy]

On Wed, 2015-01-28 at 10:51 -0500, Jack wrote:
> On 2015.01.28 10:30, aga wrote:
> > On 28/01/15 14:46, timothy wrote:
> >> On Wed, 2015-01-28 at 14:36 +0000, aga wrote:
> >>> On 28/01/15 14:14, timothy wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>> KMM Version 4.7.90 on Mint 17.1
> >>>> 
> >>>> After editing a cheque account ledger entry for a deposit from the  
> >>>> sale
> >>>> of shares, the Exchange Rate Editor popped up, which required me to
> >>>> convert South African Rands (ZAR) to AGMM. Now AGMM is the ticker  
> >>>> symbol
> >>>> code for the money market in which the sale of shares took place.
> >>>> 
> >>>> When I looked at the stock and currency prices there were two  
> >>>> strange
> >>>> entries for SNMM (another money market fund) and AGMM as  
> >>>> currencies.
> >>>> These had been throwing up errors on update of stock and currency  
> >>>> prices
> >>>> for some time now as obviously there is no such currency. [see
> >>>> attachment stock&currency_prices.jpg].
> >>>> 
> >>>> Any ideas as to how this could have occurred and how to fix it?
> >>>> 
> >>>> Regards
> >>>> Timothy
> >>>> 
> >>> 
> >>> Ignoring the first part of your question, when you say "When I  
> >>> looked at
> >>> the stock and currency prices there were two strange
> >>> entries for SNMM (another money market fund) and AGMM as  
> >>> currencies.",
> >>> is that within KMM data, or external?  If internal, what happens if  
> >>> you
> >>> delete them, or are they actually needed elsewhere?
> >>> 
> >>> Or, save your file as XML and see where they are mentioned.  Take  
> >>> care
> >>> id editing the file.  Take backup first.
> >>> 
> >>> Allan
> >> 
> >> Hi Allan
> >> 
> >> It is in KMM data. I would very much like to delete them, but cannot
> >> find a way to do so. They are not needed anywhere at all.
> >> 
> >> Timothy
> > 
> > Are you seeing them in Tools/Currencies?  If so right click should  
> > allow
> > deletion.  You might need to check again after you next update prices  
> > etc.
> > 
> > Allan
> 
> Isn't there some internal similarity in handling currencies and  
> investment prices?   If there are transactions using those ticker  
> symbols, I would not expect you can delete them.
> 
> Timothy - was that popup really asking for an exchange rate, or was it  
> asking for the price per share of AGMM in ZAR?
> 
> Jack

Hi Allan, Jack

Yes they are in Tools/Currencies and right-click gives no response or
option at all. Jack, the attachment shows the pop-up. I cannot save the
edited transaction without making some input in the pop-up as it
continues to 'pop-up'.

Timothy

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