[GNC-dev] tb, gnc or me? my trial balance is wrong and I think it is gnc not me

[D]

Ok. I'll preface my comments with the note that every time I try to understand how the trial balance report works, someone on the list points out how misguided my understanding is....

That being said, I don't understand how a trial balance of completed transactional history could change value based on a change in price history settings. The euros I bought last week might be worth more this week, but I'd expect the report to be based on what was real, versus the imaginary value those euros have gained or lost since then.

David T.

On February 10, 2019, at 2:40 AM, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:

Following up on my last email, in version 2.6.17 the Trial Balance report does default to nearest in time as the default valuation procedure.   I don't know what happens in 3.4.


David Carlson


On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 9:05 AM David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:

Now if there is an exchange rate entry for 12-19 and 12-16 but not for 12-18 or 12-17-2017 and the report is using nearest in time, that could cause what you are seeing.




On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 7:04 AM D via gnucash-devel <gnucash-devel at gnucash.org> wrote:

That sounds to me like it's using a different exchange rate from one day to another, and I'd agree with your assessment in that case. I would have thought that the exchange rate in the transaction would be used.

Mind you, I can't wrap my head around the subtleties that seem to apply on this report.

David

On February 9, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Wm via gnucash-devel <gnucash-devel at gnucash.org> wrote:

On 09/02/2019 07:00, Wm via gnucash-devel wrote:
> Background: My gnc TB has been wrong for years.  This hasn't been a 
> problem for me because I can do my own TB in sql and satisfy myself all 
> is relatively well with my accounts.  Over the last week or so I decided 
> to try again and I think the gnc TB report is b0rked.

OK, have a think about this.

Having deleted the tx previously mentioned.

If I run a TB report to 2017-12-17 it balances.

If I run a TB report to 2017-12-18 it is out by .01

Problem?  There are no tx on 2017-12-18

The ordinary use of a TB is to help find accounting errors.  If the 
report introduces errors I say it is not fit to be used.

https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797097

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Wm

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