[GNC] Import of multi split transactions

Geert Janssens geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be
Sat Aug 17 12:34:59 EDT 2019


Op zaterdag 17 augustus 2019 17:33:44 CEST schreef Philippe A.:
> I have generated csv multi splits for the purchase of shares. For example
> say I have the following split for the purchase of 10 shares at 5$ each:
> 
> Date;Description;Action;Commodity;Account;Deposit;Price
> 2019-01-07;"purchase";Buy;CURRENCY::CAD;share_accnt;10;5.00
> ;;;;cash_accnt;-50.00;1
> 
> Putting the nb share (10) as the deposit amount feels very counter
> intuitive to me. I wonder for what reason I can't put 50$ as the deposit
> amount and let gnucash calculate the share price?
> 
> I consider money amount and nb share the two most important numbers that
> must absolutely match my statement. When I enter transactions manually, I
> always key them in and let gnucash calculate the price. Is there a way to
> arrange splits to obtain the same behavior?
> 
> Thanks!

Import of stocks or transactions involving multiple currencies is not yet 
possible I'm afraid. There are various bug reports documenting the problems.

Sorry about that.

Regards,

Geert





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