[GNC] Transactions Buy/Sell

[Derek Atkins]

There is no requirement to fill in that field.  It's just informational.
-derek
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On December 24, 2022 15:05:21 Charles Gagnon via gnucash-user 
<gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:

> I run GnuCash using a MySQL DB backend.
>
> According to the schema docs, the "action" (Buy/Sell) in splits for
> stocks/ETFs/funds should always include a "Buy" or "Sell" value. I noticed
> that in my database, there are many transactions with that field empty. I'm
> confused as to how this impacts other reports. In the DB, the price and
> quantity are unchanged, so this value is needed to build a portfolio view.
>
> Interestingly, if I quickly edit and re-save the transaction, it often
> fills that value.
>
> Should I fill out a bug, or has this a known behavior?
>
> Tks
>
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