Bug 450497

Summary:	Improve the ability to accept transaction into the ledger when they are imported or entered manually
Product:	[Applications] kmymoney	Reporter:	Michael Carpino <mfcarpino>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KMyMoney Devel Mailing List <kmymoney-devel>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Michael Carpino 2022-02-18 00:36:27 UTC

SUMMARY
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Presently when transactions are imported into the ledger KKM provides the opportunity to accept the transaction which places a "C" in the reconcile status.  However if you choose to edit the transaction first the ability to accept the transaction goes away.  It would be nice to also have the ability to accept these imported transactions after editing any transaction.   This ability should also be made available if transactions are entered manually.  
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Import transactions into  the ledger.
2.  View the ability to accept the transaction.
3.  Edit the transaction before accepting it.
4.  Observe that the accept feature becomes grayed out.



EXPECTED RESULT
Provide the ability to edit then accept imported transactions.  Provide the ability to accept manual transactions before entering them which will ultimately place a "C" in the reconcile status.



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Jack 2022-02-18 00:42:15 UTC

If the status column is blank (not marked) and you click on it, it changes to "cleared."  If you click again, it changes to "resolved" and another click resets it to not marked.  Does that do what you want?  Otherwise, are you suggesting the "Accept" button remain available?

Comment 2 Michael Carpino 2022-02-18 01:59:48 UTC

Hi Jack,

Your description on clicking the status column does work as you indicated.  

I'm recommending as you noted that the Accept button remain available.  It's a larger and easier to use than the column.

Comment 3 Thomas Baumgart 2022-02-19 08:38:35 UTC

In case you edit the transaction before you accept it, simply set the status to cleared while you edit it. Accepting an imported transaction is used to remove the import flag and set the reconciliation flag to cleared. while doing so. In case you edit the transaction you take full control as user, which means the transaction is not "imported" anymore because you changed it. So no need to 'accept' it anymore as it was downloaded from the bank.

Comment 4 Michael Carpino 2022-02-19 15:40:45 UTC

Ok thanks Thomas.  I now understand the logic behind the use of the "accept" button with importing transactions.

In the 6 or so years of using KMM I never noticed nor used the pull-down menu in the ledger to clear or reconcile a transaction.  Now I will!

I'll close this request as I have a solution while editing.

Thanks