reports in quicken for Mac 2017

Unknown · September 2017

moving memorized reports from 2007 to 2017. How do I do this?

RickO · September 2017

You have to recreate them manually. And you may not be able to recreate all of them.

Here's a good rundown on what's missing in QM2017 from QM2007:

https://getsatisfaction.com/quickencommunity/topics/obstacles-and-hindrances-for-migrating-from-qm20...

Here are two lists of report related features with links to IDEA topics that you can VOTE for to help influence future development:

https://getsatisfaction.com/quickencommunity/topics/list-of-requests-for-report-types-and-related-fe...

https://getsatisfaction.com/quickencommunity/topics/list-of-requests-for-report-related-features-in-...

Here's the good news: rumor has it that QM2018 will contain a much improved and more sophisticated reporting engine. We'll know when it's release later this fall.

Lyn Buddenhagen · September 2017

Well I certainly hope that upgrading the feature-starved and very disappointing QM2017 to 2018 will not cost as much as buying QM2018 for the first time! QM2017 SAID it handles investments but there is so much missing.
I have QM2017, Version 4.5.8 (Build 45.17542.100) and it says it's the latest.

RickO · September 2017

4.6.x has started a slow staged release, but it's only for switching over to Quicken ID (vs Intuit ID), which must be done by Sept 30 to continue downloading.

Expectation is that QM2018 will be subscription model, which means downloading included for only one year. But I expect price will be something less than the previous pricing structure. How much, who knows?

jacobs · September 2017

Version 4.5.8 is indeed the latest. Version 4.6 has started to be released, but they're releasing it slowly to make sure users aren't encountering problems with the conversion from IntuitID to QuickenID. But there are no new features in 4.6.

When a new annual release like Quicken 2018 comes out, there has not typically been an upgrade price. You may get a small discount from Quicken or find it cheaper on Amazon, but you do have to buy it again. However, with the release of Quicken 2018, Quicken is moving to annual subscription pricing, the details of which have not yet been announced. (It will probably be announced next month, if past patterns hold true.) It might cost a little less to purchase Quicken 2018 than it did Quicken 2017, but I wouldn't expect something like a small $10 or $20 update.

On the plus side, the product manager said earlier this year that improving investment functionality and improving reports are two of their top priorities for enhancements -- so hopefully there will be some improvements in both those areas in Quicken 2018. Do keep in mind that they've moved to an incremental develop-and-release model, so they don't always have blockbuster new features all at once; they release them incrementally as soon as they're ready. So what's in the first release of Quicken 2018 will be followed by more new features as the year goes on. (This is one of the principal reasons for the subscription model: remove the pressure to hold back big updates for each new model year, and instead be able to release new features whenever they're done.) Another hopeful sign for the future is that they've devoted a lot of time and effort to moving off Intuit's back-end servers, so once that project is complete, they should have more resources to push out user-facing improvements.

smayer97 · September 2017

Another way to keep in mind is that though there has been mention of a focusing on reports, I would not expect a lot of change right up front. So any changes/updates to reports may not be that dramatic upfront, or at all. We'll have to see when it is released.

smayer97 · September 2017

One of the items at the link above for the "List of Obstacles..." is your ability to add your VOTE for the Ability to carry forward report formats from other versions.

First, click on the underlined link above to go there, then click VOTE at the top of THAT page, so your will vote count for THIS feature and increase its visibility to the developers.

While you are at it, you may want to add your VOTE to related IDEAS found on the List of Requests for Report Related Features. Click on the underlined link, then follow the instructions to add your vote to more related ideas.

(If you find this reply helpful, please be sure to click "Like", so others will know, thanks.)

Unknown · September 2017

Of course, having these new reporting capabilities (supposedly) will require upgrading/purchasing/subscribing to a new Quicken Mac 2018.

How convenient for Quicken.

smayer97 · September 2017

That is typically the nature of most software development.

Unknown · September 2017

However, if you create a software with glaring insufficiencies that are not the user's fault, you would expect those same users to again pay to correct those insufficiencies you've omitted or created?

The reporting capabilities in Quicken Mac 2017 are unusable. I can't get ONE accurate income/expense or cash flow report in the product.

Is that my fault? No, it's Quicken's fault.

smayer97 · September 2017

BTW, not sure if you realize it but SUs are simply volunteer users that simply have a lot of experience and are willing to try to assist where and when they can. Many of us still feel the same pain of the shortcomings in Quicken.

See my other post in response to your similar comment:
https://getsatisfaction.com/quickencommunity/topics/how-do-you-budget-for-the-new-loan-payment-featu...

HTH.

Unknown · September 2017

That tells me nothing.

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