Ok. The 3.11 release will have fixed some bugs there. Please copy to list on replies.
On Tue, 7 Jul 2020, 7:04 pm Mark Walters, <mark.walter...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Christopher, just checked and I'm running v3.4 in debian buster. > > On Tue, 7 Jul. 2020, 18:07 Christopher Lam, <christopher....@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> 1. Please use the very latest gnucash 3.11 or 4.0; if there are still >> issues please file bug in Bugzilla. >> >> 2. Budget for securities is error prone; currency and share exchanges are >> complex and not proven to be reliable in budgeting module. >> >> On Tue, 7 Jul 2020, 3:43 pm Mark Walters, <mark.walter...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> I am trying to use Gnucash budgeting and have 2 issues. I have searched >>> the >>> mailing list and google'd but had no luck. >>> >>> 1.Sign convention issues between budget, transactions and budget reports >>> I am budgeting for transfers to a liability (mortgage repayment). To make >>> the budget balance sheet reduce my liability, a positive number is >>> entered >>> in the budget under mortgage liability. But when I use the estimate >>> function, the repayments are entered as negative numbers. >>> i.e. a test repayment of $50k comes through to -$50k with the estimate >>> function. But the budget balance sheet records an increase in the >>> liability >>> from $350k to $400k, this should be $350k to $300k. I though perhaps my >>> liability should have a negative balance, but the transaction entry >>> (actuals) currently decrease the liability as entered and as expected. >>> >>> 2. Budgeting for securities purchase >>> I'd like to budget a certain dollar value transaction to buy shares (Say >>> $1k). When I enter this in the budget. the totals in the budget sheet >>> work >>> as expected. But the budget balance sheet adds 1000 units to my holding, >>> instead of the number of units. Understand that the future price is >>> unknown >>> but the calculation seems inconsistent (dollars in budget, but carried >>> forward as units). If I enter units in the budget, the budget balance >>> sheet >>> works.. but then the budget doesn't sum to zero (because no price is >>> applied to units) >>> How do others enter this in a budget? Should I have another 'dollar' >>> account to capture the value of the shares? >>> >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> Mark Walters >>> Email: mark.walter...@gmail.com >>> Mob: 0404 305 661 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gnucash-user mailing list >>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >>> ----- >>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >>> >> _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.