KMyMoney linking multiple databases

[Thomas Baumgart]

Matthew,

On Montag, 13. Mai 2019 01:08:15 CEST Matthew Millar wrote:

> I am considering how to effectively implement linked databases within
> KMyMoney, in order to automate the synchronisation and reconciliation
> of records between "personal", "online" and "business" accounts.
> 
> The rationale behind this is multiple databases satisfies the need for
> privacy and security, i.e the "personal" database includes joint
> accounts and may be shared - e.g. stored in Public, and accessible by
> both spouses - "online" database is for each spouse's online current
> and savings accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, etc - stored within the
> respective user profile and only accessible by me - and "business"
> database which is potentially stored on a central server.
> 
> However, the necessity for transactions between databases to be
> transparent, and reduce confusion over deposits and withdrawals
> between accounts on different databases, can only be satisfactorily
> achieved with "linked databases", where a transfer recorded in one
> database is automatically populated within the respective account of
> another database.
> 
> Does any such mechanism exist? Or would anyone be able to provide
> insights into their own similar implementations?

Such mechanism does not exist in KMyMoney and the current code base certainly does not support it. It was also not a design consideration to support such DB synchronization.

BTW: I saw your question on #kmymoney but you were offline during times I was in front of my system over the weekend :)

Regards

Thomas

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