Advanced Portfolio Report Anomaly

[David Carlson]

On 11/15/2014 8:33 PM, nvsoar wrote:
> Win7_GnuCash 2.6.3, and Ubuntu 1410_GnuCash 2.6.4;
>
> Peculiar anomaly in Advanced Portfolio Report Basis Column noticed in
> one account;
> All correct until 30Jun2009; 31Jul2009 basis is lower than 30Jun2009
> basis (and actual basis) despite a positive reported income for Jun2009.
> The constant lower basis persists until the current month.
> Rebuilding the account results in no change.  No other similar
> accounts are so affected.
> Of the four files containing the data, three are in agreement without
> the above error.
> Share balance values are correct for all 300+ entries in the account
> The basis anomaly exists when the file is pared to consist of two
> records; an initial balance entered using the 30Jun2009 status data,
> and an income account entry using the 31July2009 statement data.
>
> Looking for possible explanations, trouble-shooting ideas.
> nvsoar
>
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nvsoar,

If I understand correctly, you have four different data files containing
similar data and similar reports, and one disagrees with the other
three?  If that is the case, I would look carefully at the report
settings in each file.  Perhaps one is not valuing the securities at
nearest in time.  Also, check the price data for that security on those
dates in each file.

The other way to interpret your question is that one file opened with
different versions of GnuCash gives different reports.  That is possible
too, as that report has recently been changed, but I am not sure how or
when it changed, or whether it is now considered to be fully corrected.

David C