Geoff created a very nice wiki page detailing how to add a security https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Stocks/add_stock.
Note that the parent account for a security account cannot be a security account. It would normally be an asset account. Usually you choose the asset account that represents your brokerage account or a sub account of that account if you want more detail. The Tutorial shows several asset sub accounts under the brokerage account with the stocks and other commodities distributed under those but you aren't required to have that extra layer.. I put my security accounts directly under the asset account that represents my brokerage account. You do need to choose the parent account first before choosing the security when setting up the security account. On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 10:28 AM James Baxter via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > I am looking at editing the stock/tickers. As I started with Amzn. As I > was looking for a screen shot of the item that showed up. As it did not do > that. So, The screen shows the AMZN and I click on the stock. As AMZN is > the 1st one to show. > When I click on "OK" the msge shows up, "You must choose a valid parent > account". So. Am I looking for something I don't really need. Does one of > the item need to be checked. > Thanks for your help.James baxterkangaro...@yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
