Git commit dd8606fb779434d7c7ea64ea101e2edf08095293 by Jack Ostroff. Committed on 10/08/2022 at 21:38. Pushed by ostroffjh into branch 'update-docs'.
resolve MR issues and add section on reconciling investments M +4 -4 doc/details-currencies.docbook M +1 -1 doc/details-investments.docbook M +40 -12 doc/details-reconciliation.docbook https://invent.kde.org/office/kmymoney/commit/dd8606fb779434d7c7ea64ea101e2edf08095293 diff --git a/doc/details-currencies.docbook b/doc/details-currencies.docbook index 753fa9006..c4c8704ea 100644 --- a/doc/details-currencies.docbook +++ b/doc/details-currencies.docbook @@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ During the initial &kmymoney; <link linkend="firsttime.3">New File Setup</link>, you will be asked to select the base currency. Usually, the base currency is the currency you use in your country. The base currency is - the one that all income and expense categories use and that reports will be - based on. When you set up a new account, &kmymoney; will automatically default - to the base currency. If your account requires you to use a different - currency, you can change it during the <link + the one that will be used as the default for all new accounts and categories, + and that reports will be based on. When you set up a new account or category, + &kmymoney; will automatically default to the base currency. If your account + requires you to use a different currency, you can change it during the <link linkend="details.accounts.create">New Account Setup.</link> </para> diff --git a/doc/details-investments.docbook b/doc/details-investments.docbook index f7cc0a928..42570ecff 100644 --- a/doc/details-investments.docbook +++ b/doc/details-investments.docbook @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ </para> </sect2> -<sect2> +<sect2 id="details.investments.accounts"> <title>Investment Accounts</title> <para> An Investment Account holds a collection of Securities, also referred to as diff --git a/doc/details-reconciliation.docbook b/doc/details-reconciliation.docbook index 73454016c..251c6243b 100644 --- a/doc/details-reconciliation.docbook +++ b/doc/details-reconciliation.docbook @@ -109,16 +109,16 @@ </para> <para> - Note that you cannot adjust the starting balance. If the amount diplayed does - not match the amount on your statement, it indicates there is a problem with - the previous reconciliation, or maybe even an earlier one. In this case, you - need to cancel the reconciliation and start again after fixing any problems - with your data. The most common reason for this situation is that some time - after the prior reconciliation, you have inadvertently edited a transaction - propr to that date. There are plans to make &kmymoney; more resistant to this - problem, but for now, you need to work your way back to find the earliest - reconciliation which does match as the problem is most likely with one or more - transactions between that date and the prior reconciliation. + Note that you cannot adjust the starting balance. If the amount displayed + does not match the amount on your statement, it indicates there is a problem + with the previous reconciliation, or maybe even an earlier one. In this case, + you need to cancel the reconciliation and start again after fixing any + problems with your data. The most common reason for this situation is that + some time after the prior reconciliation, you have inadvertently edited a + transaction prior to that date. There are plans to make &kmymoney; more + resistant to this problem, but for now, you need to work your way back to find + the earliest reconciliation which does match as the problem is most likely + with one or more transactions between that date and the prior reconciliation. </para> </sect2> @@ -126,8 +126,10 @@ <title>Interest</title> <para> If you are reconciling a bank account or any account which pays interest - and/or charges fees, then enter these values in the appropriate fields. A - category must be assigned for each of these amounts. + and/or charges fees, then enter these values in the appropriate fields. Note + that both of these fields are optional. If you do fill in one or both of + them, a category must be assigned, and the appropriate transaction(s) will be + created by &kmymoney; prior to the next step of the wizard. </para> <note> @@ -253,6 +255,32 @@ </sect3> </sect2> + +<sect2 id="reconcile.investments"> +<title>Reconciling Investment Accounts</title> +<para> + Although it may change in the future, <link + linkend="details.investments.accounts">Investment Accounts</link> currently + contain securities, but no cash. Because of this, from &kmymoney;'s + perspective, it makes no sense to reconcile them. However, some users use the + reconciliation process to indicate that the number of shares of each security + owned matches the Institution's records, whether from a printed statement or + indicated on-line. Beyond the number of shares, you could also match the + total investment value of each security, which would depend on the last <link + linkend="details.investments.prices">price</link> for that security on or + prior to the date of the reconciliation. +</para> + +<para> + If you choose to do this, the process is slightly different from that + described above. First, the starting and ending balances will always be 0, as + there is no cash in an Investment Account. Next, when you complete the + wizard, below the ledger, the statement balance will be shown as 0 and the + difference will be the investment value of the account. Finally, after you + click the <guibutton>Finish</guibutton> button, you will manually need to + change all the transactions marked as Cleared to be Reconciled. +</para> +</sect2> </sect1> </chapter>