In my first use of KMM, attempted reconciling an account offers the negative version of the bank monthly closing balance (correct dollar value). All items have C entered to show all items are the same as in bank statement. Opening balance has been entered in account setup dialog. I am using the Raspberry OS version of Debian Buster which offers KMM 5.0.3 as most the recent version.

My self introduction to KMM is at a point that I would like to continue using it. Guidance would be appreciated.

What type of KMyMoney account is it? Does the manual provide more help on this which brings you forward? Is the opening balance the starting balance of the bank statement?

ipwizard wrote:What type of KMyMoney account is it? Does the manual provide more help on this which brings you forward? Is the opening balance the starting balance of the bank statement?

The account is Checking type. The account setup was done using account wizard and opening balance was entered there. That same opening balance appeared on that monthly statement and as the first ledger entry for that checking account.

The manual contained sufficient details to enable reconciling.

The reconciling acceptance dialog box presented the correct ending balance but as a negative value.

Art

Strange. Make sure to have the correct statement date entered on that page. What happens if you override the ending balance? If the opening balance transaction is also part of the statement, the starting balance of the statement should be zero. I have no idea what would cause this. 5.0.3 is not the newest version and there were one or two fixes in the area of reconciliation, but none that would explain what you experience.

Make a copy of that file. This way, you can always revert to this state. Override the ending balance and proceed. Check what is happening.

ipwizard wrote:Strange. Make sure to have the correct statement date entered on that page. What happens if you override the ending balance? If the opening balance transaction is also part of the statement, the starting balance of the statement should be zero. I have no idea what would cause this. 5.0.3 is not the newest version and there were one or two fixes in the area of reconciliation, but none that would explain what you experience.

Make a copy of that file. This way, you can always revert to this state. Override the ending balance and proceed. Check what is happening.

Success!

Your prompt about statement dates, resolved my problem. By using the beginning date of the period being reconciled instead of the beginning of the next period, the process failed. I knew better. Thanks for clearing my foggy thought with KMM processes. Your guidance is greatly appreciated ipwizard.

Joining this forum is a side benefit of this problem.

Art

Glad you were able to figure this out.