linking lots and invoiced quantities sold / bought

[Derek Atkins]

"Mike C." <subscribe307 at verizon.net> writes:

> On 5/6/2010 10:40 AM, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> kevin lo<kachiservice at gmail.com>  writes:
>>
>>    
>>> how can LOTS and invoiced Quantity amounts be linked.
>>>
>>> for example, when an sale or purchase invoice is raised
>>> and a figure is entered in the quantity field (amount sold or
>>> bought), how can the quantity figure update the a Stock
>>> asset type account which is based on LOT sizes.
>>>      
>> GnuCash doesn't currently implement that.  You would have to write code
>> to implement it.  Stock-based lot support is not complete at this time.
>>
>>    
> I have been using lots to determine capital gains for stocks and
> mutual funds using 2.2.9 with no problems. Are you saying it is not
> complete for 2.2.9 or 2.4?
> Mike

That is correct.   The lot support is NOT automatic.  You have to jump
through a lot of hoops to get things into lots.  And the reports don't
know how to look at lots to make computations.

-derek

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