tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/investments/5738-download-differencesInfinite Kind: Discussion 2021-05-22T11:10:24Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/490415862021-02-17T22:56:52Z2021-02-17T22:56:52Zdownload differences<div><p>Just wonder what I am doing incorrectly or if I am. Might just be the way that Moneydance does things.</p>
<p>This is Not an Complaint! I want to say I am very happy to have a program that has replaced Quicken and given me an alternative to their forcing me to upgrade annually to versions that I can not trust. I was impressed by the way Ik got the workaround for what Schwab did working to help us.<br>
The thing that I have been unable to figure out is why my downloads for some things like broker fees and foreign taxes & interst come into the program as xfr instead of how I have figured out they need to be classified to work. Like a MisExp or MisInc if it is interest? This is nothing new since the Schwab problem, just the first time I have had to ask. I have to change the type of transaction & associate it with the correct security each time. Then correct the catagory, expense or income. Is there something I need to do so it can remember for the next time it happens for that security? Or should it come in correctly?</p>
<p>Thank you, Roy</p></div>roytag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/490415862021-02-20T02:33:48Z2021-02-20T02:33:48Zdownload differences<div><p>I'm a fellow.</p>
<p>I think it is a bridge too far to expect Moneydance to change transaction type. The action determines what field are available for entry and what fields are mandatory. I can only see the potential for Moneydance to change the action if there is a 1:1 relationship between the fields in both action types. I would still be wary of how the action works, consider a buy and a sale - same fields but totally different result.</p>
<p>What Moneydance can do is "remember" the category used in the past for the same transaction, or remember for a particular description you changed it to read differently.</p></div>dwgtag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/490415862021-02-20T10:38:34Z2021-02-20T10:38:34Zdownload differences<div><p>Dwg,</p>
<p>I appreciate the response but unfortunatly it is beyond my understanding. I<br>
did not know Moneydance would need to change things from what it gets from<br>
Schwab. Maybe they just do thngs in a different way and why I need to change<br>
the type of action etc.. Small price to pay to what is happening and get<br>
the info downloaded amd keep up to date..</p>
<p>So what I do now if I receive any of these Xfr's in a download is go the my<br>
account on the Schwab web sight and check the history. Then I can find the<br>
correct action and category for each security. Then in Moneydance I change<br>
the action, security and category that matches from my list.</p>
<p>Not clear about the concept of Moneydance remembering things or if it would<br>
help here.</p>
<p>Am I doing things correctly?</p>
<p>Thanks, Roy</p></div>roytag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/490415862021-02-20T11:09:36Z2021-02-20T11:09:36Zdownload differences<div><p>I'm aware of users needing to alter downloaded transactions from financial Institutions in the investment space to get the transactions to work as they should, so that is not a great surprise.</p>
<p>To understand what is happening you would need to see the downloaded transaction, what Moneydance is doing with it while having an understanding of the nature of the transaction.</p>
<p>There are plenty of holes in investment handling and I do not think Moneydance always selects the best mapping it could, and at times there is just not a way of handling some transaction types but that is just my opinion.</p></div>dwg