lots

[Robert Hoogendoorn]

David,

Thanks for your info, as I did not realized this was obsolete information,
I leave it as it is for now.

Kind regards,
Robert

On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 11:45 PM, David T. <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Robert,
>
> I will note two points about the page to which you refer: 1) this page is
> a section of the wiki that contains an old, *non-current* draft of the User
> Guide which was created in 2007, and, 2) the section that you quote is, I
> believe, intended as as proposal to improve the lots features (although
> it’s difficult to tell because of the fractured English used throughout the
> page).
>
> I would strongly recommend that you consult the current Concept Guide and
> Tutorial at http://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?doc=guide
>
> David
>
> P.S. -> To the Wiki gurus: I have suggested in the past that having these
> “Draft Guide” pages on the Wiki can be problematic and cause troubles, but
> was told that they are not linked directly in the main Wiki. Apparently
> some people can still find them and get the wrong impression about GnuCash
> funtionality. I reiterate my recommendation for the removal of these pages
> from the wiki.
>
>
> On May 17, 2017, at 11:09 PM, Robert Hoogendoorn <robertmbh at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks David for your quick reply,
>
> 1. I read about the marking of lots on this site,
> http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Concept_of_Lots under the header Refining
> the concept of lots, lot transfers which read; "An account is marked as
> "lots account" or not. If it is a account in which lots should be tracked
> it is marked as "lot account" and all splits in it will need to belong to a
> lot."
> I assumed that it was some tick box to be set for lots.
>
> 2. Yeah, you are probably right the buys and sells of lots may be trivial,
> but I would like to show actual buys and sells to a potential client, we
> know besides the realized gain also the quantity which was sold, as such my
> question 3 to perhaps find a report which was already created for this.
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Robert
>
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Robert
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 2:33 PM, David T. <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Robert:
>>
>> 1) I believe you are confusing “Lots” and “Trading Accounts”, but I could
>> be wrong. I am not aware of needing to change any settings to use lots.
>> Lots technically aren’t necessary, since a user can manage the gains aspect
>> manually. To use the lots feature, select Actions->View Lots in a
>> Stock/Mutual Fund account. Trading Accounts are a different animal, one
>> that I haven’t met in the wild (i.e., I don’t use them).
>>
>> 2) I do not believe there is. I assume here that when you say actual buys
>> and sells, you really mean that you want information about the gains on
>> those buys and sells, since it is trivial to run a report that lists the
>> actual Buy and Sell transactions in any given account or selection of
>> accounts.
>>
>> 3) Most reports have been incorporated into the distributed application.
>> There are a number of reports that have been offered over the years to the
>> community via this list. I don’t know whether there is any easy way to
>> search for them.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> David
>>
>> > On May 17, 2017, at 10:20 PM, Robert Hoogendoorn <robertmbh at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am using version 2.6.16
>> >
>> > 1. I understood that there is some kind of tick box which needs to be
>> set
>> > to use lots in the investment section, however I can´t find it. Do you
>> know
>> > where this needs to be set?
>> > 2. Is there a portfolio report available which shows actual lots (buys
>> and
>> > sells)?
>> > 3. Is there a site on which persons make customized reports available
>> for
>> > other gnu users?
>> >
>> > Kind regards,
>> > Robert
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