AFAIK, the Placeholder designation in GnuCash is simply a write-protect flag.
David T. On Mar 14, 2025, 11:15 PM, at 11:15 PM, Gyle McCollam <gmccol...@live.com> wrote: >Murugan >It doesn't have to be a placeholder to be a parent, although that is >the way I use them. > > >Thank You, > >Gyle McCollam > >Gyle McCollam > >gmccol...@live.com<mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com> email > >________________________________ >From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail....@gnucash.org> >on behalf of Murugan Mariappan <m.muruganan...@hotmail.com> >Sent: Friday, March 14, 2025 1:30 PM >To: Morris Beavers <atomicpi...@gmail.com> >Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> >Subject: Re: [GNC] Incorrect Asset:Investments:Brokerage1 Total amount > >If it is not a place holder how is it adding up all 3 of your stock >accounts? > > > > > >Saludos Cordiales > > >Murugan > >________________________________ >From: Murugan Mariappan <m.muruganan...@hotmail.com> >Sent: 14 March 2025 10:52 >To: Morris Beavers <atomicpi...@gmail.com> >Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> >Subject: Re: [GNC] Incorrect Asset:Investments:Brokerage1 Total amount > >does it have transactions in Brokerage 1? > > > > > >Saludos Cordiales > > >Murugan > >________________________________ >From: Morris Beavers <atomicpi...@gmail.com> >Sent: 14 March 2025 10:06 >To: Murugan Mariappan <m.muruganan...@hotmail.com> >Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> >Subject: Re: [GNC] Incorrect Asset:Investments:Brokerage1 Total amount > >Brokerage1 is not a placeholder. > >Thanks, Morris > >On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM Murugan Mariappan ><m.muruganan...@hotmail.com<mailto:m.muruganan...@hotmail.com>> wrote: >One possible cause of this issue is that you entered a transaction at >the Brokerage 1 level and then changed the account to a placeholder. >Check the details of the Brokerage1 account, uncheck the placeholder >flag, then open the account and see if there are any transactions. Move >them accordingly, as placeholders should not hold transactions. > > > > >Saludos Cordiales > > >Murugan > > >________________________________ >From: gnucash-user ><gnucash-user-bounces+m.muruganandam=hotmail....@gnucash.org<mailto:hotmail....@gnucash.org>> >on behalf of Morris Beavers ><atomicpi...@gmail.com<mailto:atomicpi...@gmail.com>> >Sent: 13 March 2025 17:58 >To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org<mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> ><gnucash-user@gnucash.org<mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> >Subject: [GNC] Incorrect Asset:Investments:Brokerage1 Total amount > >GnuCash version 5.9 > >Build ID: 5.9+ (2024-09-23) > >Accounts tree of Interest: > >*Name * *Type * *Share price* *Shares held* > >Asset Asset > > Investments Asset > > Brokerage1 Asset > > Stock1 Stock 0.31 1250 > > Stock2 Stock 28.66 125 > > Stock3 Stock 12.35 156 > >Stocks Total Value = $5896.60 > >Brokerage has one transaction: Opening Balance = $0.00 > >Accounts: Total in the Brokerage1 row shows $72,156.64 (expected >$5896.60) > >All my other “Accounts: Total” in other brokerages (6) have the > >correct amounts in the Total column (sum of cash in brokerage + > >values of subaccounts). > >Recommendations to identify and correct the wrong value in Total column >of >Brokerage1. > >Thanks, Morris >_______________________________________________ >gnucash-user mailing list >gnucash-user@gnucash.org<mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> >To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user<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. >_______________________________________________ >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. >_______________________________________________ >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. _______________________________________________ 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.
