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0001 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 0002 <chapter id="details.institutions"> 0003 <chapterinfo> 0004 <authorgroup> 0005 <author> &Roger.Lum; &Roger.Lum.mail; </author> 0006 <author> &Jack.H.Ostroff; &Jack.H.Ostroff.mail; </author> 0007 </authorgroup> 0008 <date>2018-02-01</date> 0009 <releaseinfo>5.0.0</releaseinfo> 0010 </chapterinfo> 0011 0012 <title>Institutions</title> 0013 0014 <para> 0015 The Institutions view provides a summary of all the accounts grouped under 0016 their respective institutions. The list of accounts under any institution can be 0017 expanded or collapsed by clicking on the arrow to the left of the institution 0018 name. The last listed institution is "Accounts with no institution assigned." 0019 </para> 0020 0021 <para> 0022 The Institutions view displays several columns, showing information about the 0023 account. It also shows the total value of all accounts in each institution. 0024 You can select which columns are shown by right clicking on any column heading 0025 and selecting or unselecting the checkbox next to the name of the column. 0026 </para> 0027 0028 <para> 0029 <screenshot> 0030 <screeninfo>institution view</screeninfo> 0031 <mediaobject> 0032 <imageobject> 0033 <imagedata fileref="institution_view.png" format="PNG" /> 0034 </imageobject> 0035 <textobject> 0036 <phrase>institution view</phrase> 0037 </textobject> 0038 </mediaobject> 0039 </screenshot> 0040 </para> 0041 0042 <para> 0043 The following columns are available in the Institutions view. 0044 </para> 0045 0046 <variablelist> 0047 <varlistentry> 0048 <term>Account</term> 0049 <listitem> 0050 <para> 0051 The name of the institution or account. 0052 </para> 0053 </listitem> 0054 </varlistentry> 0055 0056 <varlistentry> 0057 <term>Type</term> 0058 <listitem> 0059 <para> 0060 The type of account, ⪚, Savings, Checking, Credit Card, ... 0061 </para> 0062 </listitem> 0063 </varlistentry> 0064 0065 <varlistentry> 0066 <term>Tax</term> 0067 <listitem> 0068 <para> 0069 An indication whether this account has been configured as important for 0070 tax purposes. 0071 </para> 0072 </listitem> 0073 </varlistentry> 0074 0075 <varlistentry> 0076 <term>VAT</term> 0077 <listitem> 0078 <para> 0079 An indication whether this account has been configured to apply a VAT on 0080 transaction. 0081 </para> 0082 </listitem> 0083 </varlistentry> 0084 0085 <varlistentry> 0086 <term>CC (Cost Center)</term> 0087 <listitem> 0088 <para> 0089 An indication that a cost center assignment is necessary under certain 0090 conditions when entering a transaction for this account. This is a new 0091 feature, which is not yet implemented, so this column is not currently 0092 used. 0093 </para> 0094 </listitem> 0095 </varlistentry> 0096 0097 <varlistentry> 0098 <term>Total Balance</term> 0099 <listitem> 0100 <para> 0101 Another new feature, not yet implemented. 0102 </para> 0103 </listitem> 0104 </varlistentry> 0105 0106 <varlistentry> 0107 <term>Posted Value</term> 0108 <listitem> 0109 <para> 0110 This is the balance of the account as provided by the institution. 0111 </para> 0112 </listitem> 0113 </varlistentry> 0114 0115 <varlistentry> 0116 <term>Total Value</term> 0117 <listitem> 0118 <para> 0119 The balance of the account in &kmymoney;. Note that for Institutions, 0120 this is the total of the balances for all accounts in that institution. 0121 </para> 0122 </listitem> 0123 </varlistentry> 0124 0125 <varlistentry> 0126 <term>Number</term> 0127 <listitem> 0128 <para> 0129 The account number, if one was entered. 0130 </para> 0131 </listitem> 0132 </varlistentry> 0133 0134 <varlistentry> 0135 <term>Sort Code</term> 0136 <listitem> 0137 <para> 0138 This shows the IBAN number, if there is a value entered in the 0139 appropriate field on the Account information dialog. 0140 </para> 0141 </listitem> 0142 </varlistentry> 0143 0144 </variablelist> 0145 0146 <para> 0147 Note that many of these same columns are also available in other views, such 0148 as the Accounts view. When you select or unselect a checkbox to display or 0149 remove a column, you will see a popup asking if you want to show or remove 0150 that column from all other views where it is present. If you check "No," you 0151 will only change the display of that column in the current view. 0152 </para> 0153 0154 <sect1 id="details.institutions.institution"> 0155 <title>Institution Options</title> 0156 0157 <para> 0158 Right-clicking an institution name brings up an Institution Options sub-menu, 0159 providing you with several choices. Selecting <guimenuitem>New 0160 Institution...</guimenuitem> opens the New Institution Dialog, where you can 0161 enter all the necessary information to create a new institution. Selecting 0162 <guimenuitem>Edit Institution...</guimenuitem> brings up an editable window 0163 with institution details such as name and address. Selecting 0164 <guimenuitem>Delete Institution</guimenuitem> removes the entire institution 0165 and all its associated accounts. Keep in mind that you will only be able to 0166 delete an institution if you can delete all of its accounts, and you will only 0167 be able to delete each associated account if it has no transactions and no 0168 schedules refers to it. Selecting <guimenuitem>New account...</guimenuitem> 0169 steps you through the new account process, which is described in more detail 0170 in the next section. 0171 </para> 0172 0173 <para> 0174 <screenshot> 0175 <screeninfo>Institution options sub-menu</screeninfo> 0176 <mediaobject> 0177 <imageobject> 0178 <imagedata fileref="institution_options.png" format="PNG" /> 0179 </imageobject> 0180 <textobject> 0181 <phrase>Institution options sub-menu</phrase> 0182 </textobject> 0183 </mediaobject> 0184 </screenshot> 0185 </para> 0186 0187 <sect2 id="details.institutions.new"> 0188 <title>New Institution</title> 0189 0190 <para> 0191 <screenshot> 0192 <mediaobject> 0193 <imageobject> 0194 <imagedata fileref="newinst.png" format="PNG" /> 0195 </imageobject> 0196 <textobject> 0197 <phrase>New Institution</phrase> 0198 </textobject> 0199 </mediaobject> 0200 </screenshot> 0201 </para> 0202 0203 <note><para> 0204 You must have a file open before you can create a new institution. If 0205 you do not have an existing file, you will need to <link 0206 linkend="firsttime.3">create one</link>. 0207 </para></note> 0208 0209 <para> 0210 Only the name is required in the New Institution Dialog, all other fields are 0211 optional. As with the personal information dialog, this data is not currently 0212 used by &kmymoney;, but will be required by future releases for certain 0213 features. In particular, the <ulink 0214 url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_code">Bank Code</ulink> and the <acronym> 0215 <ulink url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9362">BIC (Bank Identifier 0216 Code)</ulink></acronym> will be required for online banking. 0217 </para> 0218 </sect2> 0219 </sect1> 0220 0221 <sect1 id="details.institutions.account"> 0222 <title>Account Options</title> 0223 0224 <para> 0225 Right-clicking an account name brings up an Account Options sub-menu. 0226 Selecting <guimenuitem>New account...</guimenuitem> steps you through the new 0227 account process. Selecting <guimenuitem>Open Ledger</guimenuitem> brings you 0228 directly to the Ledgers view or Investments view, depending on the account 0229 type. Simply double-clicking an account name also opens the account. Selecting 0230 <guimenuitem>Edit account</guimenuitem> brings up a window allowing you to 0231 change an account's name, start date, associated banking institution, and 0232 parent account. Deleting an account is only possible if there are no 0233 transactions associated with that account, and the account is not referred to 0234 in any scheduled transaction. Selecting 0235 <guimenuitem>Reconcile...</guimenuitem> opens up the Reconcile Wizard, which 0236 steps you through the process of comparing your account statement to your 0237 electronic entries. More details, as well as information about the other 0238 options, are presented in the appropriate sections of this manual. 0239 </para> 0240 0241 <para> 0242 <screenshot> 0243 <screeninfo>account options sub-menu</screeninfo> 0244 <mediaobject> 0245 <imageobject> 0246 <imagedata fileref="account_options.png" format="PNG" /> 0247 </imageobject> 0248 <textobject> 0249 <phrase>account options sub-menu</phrase> 0250 </textobject> 0251 </mediaobject> 0252 </screenshot> 0253 </para> 0254 </sect1> 0255 </chapter>