I'm not sure if it's explicitly stated anywhere, but it appears to be a limitation of the current implementation. See: Beancount v3 <https://groups.google.com/g/beancount/c/kM4s4raf1y4/m/0zo6y-i6BAAJ>
I'd never tried setting them anywhere but my main file. On Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 3:36:21 AM UTC-7 Anselm Peischl wrote: > Thanks for checking this. My version number match, yet it seems that > options do need to be in the main input file and are not used when > including files. So I'll move my options from my chart of account file to > my "main" file. > > I havent seen a reference in the docs that mentions this, but I might be > blind. > [email protected] schrieb am Freitag, 21. Februar 2025 um 17:37:41 UTC+1: > >> What version of Fava are you using? I just tried setting *option >> "account_current_earnings" "Equity:Gewinnvortrag"* in my beancount file, >> using Fava 1.30.1, and beancount 3.1.0, and it appears to work as >> intended. I get Equity:Gewinnvortrag under fava, instead of Equity:Current. >> >> What does it show under the "options" menu/link in Fava? It should show >> the current fava, as well as beancount options, and what files are being >> loaded. Perhaps you're not including the option declaration in the proper >> / current beancount file? >> On Friday, February 21, 2025 at 4:59:34 AM UTC-7 Anselm Peischl wrote: >> >>> I have: >>> >>> option "account_current_earnings" "Equity:Gewinnvortrag" >>> >>> which is not taken into account when using fava. I have found issues on >>> github that have spoken about a problem with leaf accounts when using this >>> option, but it seems to have been sorted out in the past. >>> >>> In my fava it stays on Equity:Earnings:Current. >>> >>> Did I do something wrong? Do you have any ideas on how to sort it out? >>> >>> Kind regards >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Beancount" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/705e231a-5be4-4baf-9f26-b26238dea294n%40googlegroups.com.
