[GNC] Entering Share Purchase/Sale

[Rajesh Maini]

I am not able to add security "Share" in the security editor, inspite of
having installed Online price retriever.

Thank you

Rajesh Maini

On Fri, 27 Jan, 2023, 8:11 pm xboxboy.mageia+GnuCash, <
xboxboy.mageia+gnucash at gmail.com> wrote:

> I went through something similar only a while back:
>
> There are way smarter, and experienced people than me here, so wait for
> them, but in the mean time I would:
>
> Make sure the account for the shares, in under equity, and classified as
> a stock account, not a currency.
>
> Open that account: Just start entering the transaction ie date, memo etc.
>
> And as you do this (it did for me anyway) gnucash picks up you're doing
> a stock allocation, not currency, and the columns change, to what's
> necessary: You may have to click the split button to get this to occur.
>
> HTH, but I've probably explained terribly.
>
> Good luck.
>
> On 28/1/23 00:20, Rajesh Maini wrote:
> > How do I get the columns  of Share quantity, Price, Buy and Sell for
> shares
> > etc.
> > Do I have to install Online price retrieval for the above.
> >
> > Awaiting a response
> >
> >
> > Rajesh Maini
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