[GNC] Trouble with import and splits

[David Carlson]

First, you do not specify the type of file that you are importing from.
Since CSV, QIF and OFX imports each use different code, that is important
to know.

Second, you must be using version 3.something because release 2.6.x was
unable to import stock transactions, but it would help to know your
operating system and the exact release you are using.

This may be an unreported bug or one that is described differently than
your description.  The developers and other users may be able to help if
you provide the above information.  I have not taken the plunge to the 3.x
release series yet, so that is all I can suggest.

David Carlson

On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 3:12 PM <ornd25 at tutanota.com> wrote:

>
> I can't get the split to calculate a price properly after an import.
>
> The account block in the Import Preview is right and the debit amount is
> right and in the proper account after import, the split accounts are right
> (after the import matcher), and the deposit amount is right and it goes to
> into debit. (Assume small dividends being re-invested.) The share amount is
> wrong - it's the same number as the dollar amount because the default price
> is $1.00, but I expect that because I don't know of a "number of shares"
> column in the import screen.
>
> Here's an example of one Dividend Re-Investment line after import: Tot
> Shares - 102.5, Share Price 1.00, Total Debit 102.5.(This latter is
> accurate.)
> It provides me with three splits the base account and two for the
> Transfer/Destination account, one for 3.107, and the other 99.393, both of
> the latter two are the Transfer/Destination account, but I don't know what
> the separate amounts signify.
>
> My actions: Change Number of Shares to 3.136 in order to allow GC to
> calculate the price at approximately $32.68. I click down into the first
> split line and the Recalculate Transaction box pops up  allowing me to
> choose "Recalculate Price," which I do. It then recalculates the price back
> to $1.00 and changes the number of shares back to the 102.5, the correct
> number if share price were $1.00.
>
> This seems to take place only after I've imported transactions, not when I
> create them all from scratch.
>
> I haven't been able to locate this as a known bug, but it's possible I'm
> searching for the wrong terms.
>
>
>
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David Carlson