[moneydance] Deleting some transactions doesn't work...
Richard E. Flower
rickf at ca-flower.com
Sat May 31 15:54:38 EDT 2008
I think as long as it lets you know that what you're deleting is a
piece of a larger split transaction, that would be the first
step in the right direction.. I'm not sure I like the idea of just
deleting the entire thing althought I think that's better than
deleting one piece of a larger split as it would get things out of
balance (IMHO) as others have indicated.
I think it might be as simple as a dialog that indicates that you're
trying to delete a split and would you like to see the other
parts of the entire transaction or something along those lines..
-- Rick
On May 30, 2008, at 2:10 PM, Sean Reilly wrote:
> I've fixed this issue for the next release but maybe not in the
> preferred way. I changed it so that deleting a transaction would
> delete the entire transaction, including all splits, even if the
> transaction being deleted was just one of several splits.
>
> I think the preferred behavior may be to:
> a) If the transaction is not split, delete both sides
> b) If the transaction is a split and you are in the register in
> which it was entered, delete the transaction, including all splits
> c) If the transaction is one of many splits (in the non-entry
> register) only remove that one split
>
> The current behavior is definitely a bug. I'd be interested to hear
> if people would prefer the above behavior or if deleting one part of
> a split transaction should delete the entire transaction.
>
> Thanks!
> Sean
>
> On May 30, 2008, at 13:37 , Katahdin wrote:
>
>> This issue comes up again and again !! And it can easily be
>> resolved
>> somewhat by having an indication (check mark, dot, something)
>> displayed on
>> the initial (or entering) transaction. That would entail no special
>> programing logic, etc etc
>>
>> I believe that this is already in the trac system, so it would
>> appear that
>> we need a class action (or at least a bunch of responses !! LOL )
>> so they'd
>> address this issue. And while they're at it - indicate the TYPE of
>> account
>> we're looking at: asset, liability, income, expense , since many
>> people have
>> the same name for different accounts/categories. Quick example:
>> "rent" can
>> be an expense, income, deferred asset, etc... Thank you..
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Rick Flower <rickf at ca-flower.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hmm.. That seemed to solve the problem.. I was able to find one of
>>> the $0
>>> transactions and selected "see other side" and found it was part
>>> of a
>>> split (20 way) paycheck that was wrong.. Anyway, once I deleted
>>> the other
>>> side the entire thing went poof..
>>>
>>> Sean : Would it be possible for situations like this to be more
>>> clear
>>> about what's going on and why a delete doesn't delete? I know my
>>> mother
>>> (who just recently started using MD after my father passed away
>>> late last
>>> year) would not figure out this important feature.. I guess it
>>> would be
>>> nice if MD would put up a dialog telling the user that this
>>> transaction
>>> was a split transaction between two or more accounts and that the
>>> original
>>> split transaction should be deleted and ask if you'd like to see/
>>> delete
>>> that one instead of what it does now and just not do anything..
>>> Just my
>>> $0.02 worth..
>>>
>>> Thanks for an otherwise great product!
>>>
>>> -- Rick
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 30, 2008 7:54 am, Richard E. Flower wrote:
>>>> I've got two transactions that are stuck like this and I believe
>>>> one
>>>> didn't have another side but I'll
>>>> double check this morning. Thx!
>>>>
>>>> On May 30, 2008, at 7:32 AM, Elana Houde wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Confirm what "side" of the transaction you're on.
>>>>>
>>>>> For example -
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm entering a transaction from My Checking Account and
>>>>> transferring
>>>>> funds
>>>>> into My Savings Account
>>>>> I go into My Savings Account. I will not be able to delete the
>>>>> transaction
>>>>> from here.
>>>>> I go into My Checking Account. I *will* be able to delete the
>>>>> transaction
>>>>> from here.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can easily go to the other side of the transaction by right
>>>>> clicking on
>>>>> it and selecting 'Show other Side'. Try deleting it from the
>>>>> "other
>>>>> side".
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Richard E. Flower <
>>> rickf at ca-flower.com
>>>>>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sean et-al,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was using MD today (latest preview build) and find that I can
>>>>>> select
>>>>>> delete and it prompts if I want to really do it.. If I select
>>>>>> 'yes'
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> works for some things and not for others.. For the ones that
>>>>>> can't be
>>>>>> deleted, I've resorted to entering amounts of $0 to ensure I
>>>>>> don't
>>>>>> affect balances incorrectly.. Any ideas?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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