Blank values in bookings of some accounts

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Sir_Robin <sir_robin at ymail.com> writes:

> David Carlson-4 wrote
>> It would be very helpful if you give a little more information such as
>> what version of GnuCash did you install in what operating system and
>> whether there is more than one currency involved.  Also, I am used to
>> seeing the top level account type -e.g. Asset, Liability, income,
>> Expense in the account field.  How did you get that turned off?
>> 
>> David C
>
> Hi David C,
>
> thank your for replying. I am using GNU Cash 2.4.13 on Win7 64 Bit. Yes,
> there are more than 1 currency involved. For the expense account, I use
> Swiss Francs (CHF) and for the cash account, I use Canadian Dollars. For
> every record, I use a 1:1 conversion, supposed to be. I don't know what you
> exactly mean how I turned off the top level account type. For the sake of
> convencience, I made most of my accounts to top level accounts; it is much
> faster than first typing "Expenses:Sprachaufenthalt". As I mentioned, the
> account type is cash respectively expense.

How exactly are you entering these transactions?
Which interface?
If using an Account Register, which account do you have open?

The issue you are seeing is a result of a multi-currency transaction
where you don't have an exchange rate between the source and
destination.  Or, possibly, you have a THIRD currency involved, in
particular if you are using a Stock or Mutual Fund account type.

Make sure that when you enter a multi-currency transaction that you
EXPLICITLY set an exchange rate while you're entering the transaction.
I suspect you didn't do that here.

To correct the issue you'll probably need to both set an exchange rate
AND set the amount for the foreign amount.

This also might be easier in Basic Ledger Mode instead of Split-Register
or Transaction Journal mode.

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-derek

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