beancount/fava

simonmic:matrix.org @simonmic:matrix.org would stick with accounts for such an important subdivision that needs to be reliable

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

but, YMMV! whatever works

slifty

@slifty:matrix.org

[m]

sm: ah! Are you talking about for vendors or the project concept (or both)?

Now that you mention that, I do think the reason I was worried about relying on Payee was the potential for typos -- whereas with accounts I'd get an error if I screw it up

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

right. I was responding to "why do you need the separate sub-account for each vendor"

slifty

@slifty:matrix.org

[m]

sm: Got it -- point well taken; and to that end where I might wind up is "sub accounts for AP" (which addresses my document problem too), but NO sub-accounts for the expense.

Once this is all done maybe I'll write a blog post to share what I've learned in case it helps others in future...

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

when you find you need to report things separately, that's the time to add separate accounts for them, usually

until then, less is more!

slifty

@slifty:matrix.org

[m]

sm: I like that rule of thumb

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

the fewer moving parts, the better. Finances get complex enough already

that's my motto

my PTA survival tip :)

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

nice: https://github.com/isabekov/beancount-multiperiod-reports

slifty

@slifty:matrix.org

[m]

Nuts, wish Fava could let me visualize by payee -- that's one big downside to not using vendor sub-accounts (e.g. being able to have my TreeMap show me which vendor is being paid the most, rather than one big Wages block)

slifty

@slifty:matrix.org

[m]

Update: oh yay beancount/fava#756

slifty

@slifty:matrix.org

[m]

I see fava has "fava.plugins.link_documents" as a listed plugin, but the documentation doesn't make it too clear if this is enabled by default or if I have to do something to make it work... Anybody here know how I can have documents appear as linked to my transactions?

slifty

@slifty:matrix.org

[m]

Looks like I just have to type plugin "fava.plugins.link_documents" in my ledger (btw what is the "noun" for a beancount document? is it ledger? recordset?)

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

journal I usually call it, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_journal

Rudde

@Rudde

Are there no offical fava docker?

Vlad Rafeev

@dandaka

Hey everyone! Is it possible to get an account statement? I am looking for a basic report, that will include
— opening balance
— closing balance
— all transactions between

3 replies

one-validr

@one-validr

Hello, how to bind fava to https?
I think I shall put fava under a reverse proxy.
Other suggestion?

yusf

@yusf:gottsnack.net

[m]

@one-validr: there are various implementations on Docker Hub 🙂

one-validr

@one-validr

Ok, i'll check ;)

simonmic:matrix.org @simonmic:matrix.org would try caddy

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

how would you convert to cost or value with Beancount, like Ledger's -B or -V/-X ?

Alan Hawrylyshen

@muonzoo

Inventories are held at cost. You can write a query that uses your price data to show value.

I'm pretty sure there's and example query in the docs and if not check the pta wiki?

If not I can dig up an example of you ping the thread again and I'm on my laptop

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

muonzoo (Alan Hawrylyshen) or anyone - a sample command line would be most welcome. There are a ton of docs

saharshtapi

@saharshtapi

Hey Admin,
Can you please look into the GitHub issue beancount/fava#1427

Alan Hawrylyshen

@muonzoo

@sm if you have a sample file that works with hledger I can whip up the corresponding beancount example(s)

putzwasser

@putzwasser

Is there an ETA for beancount3 ?

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

@muonzoo: here's an example, I'm wondering how to show cost and market value like this:

P 2022-01-01 A 3C

2022-01-01
    (a)        1A @ 2B

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$ hledger bal -N
                  1A  a
$ hledger bal -N -B
                  2B  a
$ hledger bal -N -V
                  3C  a

no, @putzwasser

Alan Hawrylyshen

@muonzoo

Sorry - not familiar with ledger syntax sufficiently to work that one out. I can see that you price A at 3C, but I just don’t have enough time / context to process the transaction. I’m a bean count user and rather like the more rigorous syntax. :-)

I suggest you read the bean count docs on inventories

https://beancount.github.io/docs/how_inventories_work.html

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

Thanks. If anyone can answer directly that will be ideal and appreciated

That doc is nice muonzoo (Alan Hawrylyshen) but assumes more beancount expertise than I have

those entries are incomplete, right ? "..."

and the commands are not shown

to recap: I'm looking for the beancount syntax and commands to report balances at cost and at market value

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

I don't know if that involves @ or {}, or if it has to involve lots/inventories as in that doc - I'm interested in simple non-investment transactions like a currency exchange

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

cost and value are very familiar reports in h/ledger but maybe beancount is more different than I think. Or I just haven't found the right docs.

Alan Hawrylyshen

@muonzoo

I think you might want the holdings report
This shows you all assets by account and broken out into lots with cost and market value.
example: https://gist.github.com/muonzoo/7170a6c1e39b01a2bdf77ec7f86e7349

bean-report beanfile.beancount holdings if not there are other bean-reports that might work for you.

Alan Hawrylyshen

@muonzoo

I’ll also point out that this is the fave chat - and that the fava UI has support for showing everything at cost, market value or specific currencies in use.

@simonmic:matrix.org

[m]

thanks

this is combined fava & beancount, am I right ?

or really more for fava ?

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