Add the ability to perform a background refresh (27 Legacy Votes)

rl4265

Vote for feature to add background refresh


Note: This conversation was created from a reply on: List of Requests for Report Types and Related Features in Quicken for Mac.

Quicken Dave

New Idea. Creating a new post so this suggestion gets the visibility and attention it deserves.


Please reference the new conversation here: Add the ability to perform a background refresh

smayer97

Even though this feature would be desirable, the following post may give a clue as to why this feature request may not work: https://getsatisfaction.com/quickencommunity/topics/one-step-update-non-blocking

Note: It is about Quicken for Windows but I believe the same principles apply to the Mac version.

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smayer97

This IDEA has been partially implemented in QM2016 v3.6 and QM2017 v4.6, released Sep 2017, as per the 2016 Release Notes and 2017 Release Notes; to perform background refresh for Quicken Connect and Stock Price quotes.

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smayer97

smayer97 (QM2007, CDN user since '92) said:

This IDEA has been partially implemented in QM2016 v3.6 and QM2017 v4.6, released Sep 2017, as per the 2016 Release Notes and 2017 Release Notes; to perform background refresh for Quicken Connect and Stock Price quotes.

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This IDEA has been fully implemented in QM2018 v5.6, released May 2018, as per the 2018 Release Notes; to also perform background refresh for Direct Connect 

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