KMyMoney linking multiple databases

[Matthew Millar]

Thanks Thomas.

What is the best currently available solution for such a mechanism?

Is it possible to use an extension, such as OXF or AqBanking, to this effect?

On 13/05/2019, Thomas Baumgart <thb at net-bembel.de> wrote:
> 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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