[Kmymoney] Strange Currency Units for Mutual Funds

[aga]

On 28/01/15 17:20, timothy wrote:
> 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.

That ties in then with Jack's suggestion.  There could be price updates 
and transactions involved.  The price/exchange rate entries I would 
expect you could delete, but if you you've transactions involved, I'm 
not sure what you'd want to do about those.

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

Allan