On 2024-09-04 04:19, rsbrux via gnucash-user wrote: > We have monthly transactions where a payment in USD is credited to a > CHF bank account. The USD amount is fixed, but the CHF amount varies > depending on the conversion rate. As has been recommended on this > list, I have configured these as scheduled transactions with a > variable in place of the CHF amount . However, when the scheduled > transaction triggers in GnuCash, I am asked to fill in both the CHF > amount *and* the USD -> CHF conversion rate. Unfortunately the bank > notification does not include the conversion rate. In fact the bank > doesn't even know the conversion rate, because this is determined by > the payor, which performs the conversion before the bank deposit. We > don't receive any notification from the payor (U.S. Social Security). > IMHO, it should be enough to supply *either* the credited amount in > CHF *or* the USD -> CHF conversion rate, since GnuCash can calculate > one from the other, but GC won't allow me to click "OK" without > supplying the USD -> CHF conversion rate explicitly. The scheduled > transaction template has no place to enter the conversion rate, > otherwise I would put in a formula based on the variable CHF amount. > How can I get the scheduled transactions to complete, without knowing > the conversion rate?
In regular transactions, GC lets us enter a calculation rather than a simple amount. For instance, if I buy two things that cost 7.65 each, I could enter 15.30 or I could enter 7.65*2 or 2*7.65. I haven't used multiple currencies, but I wonder if you could enter the conversion rate that way. For instance, a payment of USD 1000 deposited as 849.51 CHF would have a rate of 849.51/1000. That's more work than having GC calculate the rate for you, but (if it works) it's less work than calculating the rate. You didn't say which version of GC you're using, but if it's the latest then I encourage you to enter an enhancement request to have GC calculate the conversion rate if the user doesn't enter it. Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.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.
