Re: Online-imported Transactions
> Hi Rob, > > KMM itself has no concept of actual vs posting date. There is just > one > date on a transaction. Unfortunately, most institutions provide > download data with the posting date. KMM is not preferring the > post > date, but is using the imported date. I don't remember if there is > already a wish list or not filed at bugs.kde.org to create a user > preference to specify whether the imported or manually entered date > be > used in such cases. > > I could also imagine filing a wish list for transactions to have > both > actual and posting dates, but I doubt this would get much of a > priority, and it would likely complicate the reconciliation process. > > I have actually asked my credit card company about whether they > could > provide download by transaction date, and the customer service rep > sounded like she didn't really even understand what I was talking > about. > > Also - there is a philosophical debate about which date you should > use. If you think the KMM account represents your personal view of > the > account, then it should use transaction date. If you think it > represents the institution's view of the account, then posting date > makes more sense. Neither is more "correct" than the other - they > just > represent different views of the data. > > Jack Jack, thank you for the response. I guess it is just something I am not used to, as I am coming in from GNUCash. The default (and only) behavior there is to use the manually entered date. I assumed that was the standard, and would be in KMM as well. If this is my only gripe with the application, then I think I will still enjoy using it quite a bit over GNUCash. I will do a quick search to see if I can find a wish list item, and enter one if not, if I am able to. (I'm not a big KDE user, actually on GNOME, but some KDE apps are better on the K side, so I am not really familliar with KDE.org). Thank you very much for your time/response here. It is very helpful. - Rob
Re: Online-imported Transactions
On 2018.04.16 23:20, Rob Tongue wrote: Hi, just a quick question... I am manually entering transactions, then matching with aqbanking... the problem is, it changes the date to the posted date of the transaction, not when I actually made a purchase... is that intended behavior? If so, for my benefit, I could use an explanation as to why, in case I am misunderstanding a use case. Thanks! - Rob Hi Rob, KMM itself has no concept of actual vs posting date. There is just one date on a transaction. Unfortunately, most institutions provide download data with the posting date. KMM is not preferring the post date, but is using the imported date. I don't remember if there is already a wish list or not filed at bugs.kde.org to create a user preference to specify whether the imported or manually entered date be used in such cases. I could also imagine filing a wish list for transactions to have both actual and posting dates, but I doubt this would get much of a priority, and it would likely complicate the reconciliation process. I have actually asked my credit card company about whether they could provide download by transaction date, and the customer service rep sounded like she didn't really even understand what I was talking about. Also - there is a philosophical debate about which date you should use. If you think the KMM account represents your personal view of the account, then it should use transaction date. If you think it represents the institution's view of the account, then posting date makes more sense. Neither is more "correct" than the other - they just represent different views of the data. Jack
Online-imported Transactions
Hi, just a quick question... I am manually entering transactions, then matching with aqbanking... the problem is, it changes the date to the posted date of the transaction, not when I actually made a purchase... is that intended behavior? If so, for my benefit, I could use an explanation as to why, in case I am misunderstanding a use case. Thanks! - Rob
