[Kmymoney] Strange Currency Units for Mutual Funds

[timothy]

On Wed, 2015-01-28 at 17:50 +0000, aga wrote:
> 
> 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
> _

Ok I'll have a look at the xml and see if I can identify the
transactions involved.
Timothy

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