Why does Cash Amt get set to N/A when doing a Buy stock ttransaction?

BMC1946

When entering a new transaction to buy a stock the Cash Amt column in the register is filled with N/A and the transaction amount is not subtracted from account cash even when the transaction clearly indicates it should.

Jim_Harman

The N/A is a sure fire indication that you have one or more Placeholders in the account at a later date than the transaction you are trying to enter.

Go to Edit > Preferences > Investment Transactions and make sure the Show hidden transactions box is checked. Placeholders will have a gray background even if they are not selected and will have “Entry” in the Action column.

BMC1946

Thanks for the reply. I was able to resolve the issue. It does seem to be a very complicated process however once the placeholders are created.

Jim_Harman

The N/A is a sure fire indication that you have one or more Placeholders in the account at a later date than the transaction you are trying to enter.

Go to Edit > Preferences > Investment Transactions and make sure the Show hidden transactions box is checked. Placeholders will have a gray background even if they are not selected and will have “Entry” in the Action column.

BMC1946

Thanks for the reply. I was able to resolve the issue. It does seem to be a very complicated process however once the placeholders are created.