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bartt....@gmail.com
Dec 27, 2012, 12:14:36 PM12/27/12
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Q 2011 H&B R8
Discover One-Step-Update, FI = "Discover Card" (although there might not be a diff between that & "Discover Card Account Center" for purposes of this discussion).
When you download transactions, Q imports the posting date. I believe the only way to see that is if you right click a downloaded transaction, then hold the Ctrl key while you select "Copy Transaction". That will invoke a pop-up & if the transaction has been downloaded, the bottom of the screen will show a checked box with the posting date.
In the reconciliation process, once you enter your statement date, Q filters transactions so that only those posted on/before the statement date are included in the reconciliation exercise.
Every time I reconcile my Discover account (for years, now), I've always had to de-select the last couple of days worth of transactions in the reconciliation window in order to get reconciled. Then I have to re-select those transactions for the next month's reconciliation.
What I finally started noticing is that the Discover download puts the transaction date in the posting date, not the date that it posts to the account.
Does anyone else see the same thing, & if so, is that something that Quicken needs to work through, or is the issue with Discover?
Q 2011 H&B R8
Discover One-Step-Update, FI = "Discover Card" (although there might not be a diff between that & "Discover Card Account Center" for purposes of this discussion).
When you download transactions, Q imports the posting date. I believe the only way to see that is if you right click a downloaded transaction, then hold the Ctrl key while you select "Copy Transaction". That will invoke a pop-up & if the transaction has been downloaded, the bottom of the screen will show a checked box with the posting date.
In the reconciliation process, once you enter your statement date, Q filters transactions so that only those posted on/before the statement date are included in the reconciliation exercise.
Every time I reconcile my Discover account (for years, now), I've always had to de-select the last couple of days worth of transactions in the reconciliation window in order to get reconciled. Then I have to re-select those transactions for the next month's reconciliation.
What I finally started noticing is that the Discover download puts the transaction date in the posting date, not the date that it posts to the account.
Does anyone else see the same thing, & if so, is that something that Quicken needs to work through, or is the issue with Discover?
Han
Dec 27, 2012, 1:43:10 PM12/27/12
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bartt....@gmail.com wrote in
news:55c21104-a83f-4370...@googlegroups.com:
NOTE: In Q12 and 13 the posting date can be shown in the register next
to the transaction date (register options). I do now notice that indeed
those dates are the same for Discover. In other accounts (especially
checking accounts) they are NOT the same.
My principal beefs with Discover are that it takes longer than it should
before transaction can be downloaded, and often there seem to be "zero"
dollar transactions which may or may not hold transaction number codes.
I delete those.
I often go to the website of FIs to see "pending" transactions.
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Best regards
Han
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news:55c21104-a83f-4370...@googlegroups.com:
to the transaction date (register options). I do now notice that indeed
those dates are the same for Discover. In other accounts (especially
checking accounts) they are NOT the same.
My principal beefs with Discover are that it takes longer than it should
before transaction can be downloaded, and often there seem to be "zero"
dollar transactions which may or may not hold transaction number codes.
I delete those.
I often go to the website of FIs to see "pending" transactions.
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Best regards
Han
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Marc Auslander
Dec 27, 2012, 2:20:28 PM12/27/12
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Capital one has the same bug. I can't figure any way to get anyone to listen.
bartt....@gmail.com
Dec 30, 2012, 1:11:47 PM12/30/12
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On Thursday, December 27, 2012 1:20:28 PM UTC-6, Marc Auslander wrote:
> Capital one has the same bug. I can't figure any way to get anyone to listen.
Thanks for the responses.
> Capital one has the same bug. I can't figure any way to get anyone to listen.
It looks like the issue is with Discover.
In reviewing my OFXLog file, I can see a DTPOSTED value that, if we imply a "DateTime" data type, appears to correspond to 5:00 p.m. on the Transaction Date, not the Post Date.
I spent about 15 minutes on the phone w/ Discover & sent them a copy of the OFXLog file. They're supposed to look into it & the website support person I spoke with is supposed to follow up w/in a week.
Marc Auslander
Dec 30, 2012, 7:39:09 PM12/30/12
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Better than Capital One, which lies that they do not support Quicken,
even though they have downloads available!
even though they have downloads available!
bartt....@gmail.com
Dec 31, 2012, 3:53:20 PM12/31/12
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On Sunday, December 30, 2012 6:39:09 PM UTC-6, Marc Auslander wrote:
> Better than Capital One, which lies that they do not support Quicken,
>
> even though they have downloads available!
I have a CapOne card, too & haven't noticed the same symptoms.
> Better than Capital One, which lies that they do not support Quicken,
>
> even though they have downloads available!
What FI instance are you using for that account? Is it "Capital One Card Services", "Capital One Card - Current", or "Capital One Commercial Services".
I use "Capital One Card - Current" and I get the Posting date.
As additional followup on the issue w/ Discover, I created a brand new Q file & a brand new Discover account w/in that new file. I then used the Web-Connect method by logging onto Discover's website & doing a download from the Discover website. That yielded the same results.
John Pollard
Dec 31, 2012, 6:01:56 PM12/31/12
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As you've already discovered, the issue is with Discover.
Until they get if fixed, you can modify the "posting date" in Quicken for
those transactions whose incorrect posting date causes them to get included
in the wrong reconcile.
In the register: right-click the transaction in question, then hold down
CTRL while left-clicking "Copy transaction(s)".
In the resulting dialog box, correct the "posting date" and click OK.
As you've already discovered, the issue is with Discover.
Until they get if fixed, you can modify the "posting date" in Quicken for
those transactions whose incorrect posting date causes them to get included
in the wrong reconcile.
In the register: right-click the transaction in question, then hold down
CTRL while left-clicking "Copy transaction(s)".
In the resulting dialog box, correct the "posting date" and click OK.
Marc Auslander
Dec 31, 2012, 7:19:20 PM12/31/12
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I tried Capital One Card - Current. It "avoids" the problem by not
reporting a transaction date at all - just the posted date, which I
assume from your report is correct in the sense that you don't have to
fiddle with reconciles.
reporting a transaction date at all - just the posted date, which I
assume from your report is correct in the sense that you don't have to
fiddle with reconciles.
bartt....@gmail.com
Jan 7, 2013, 6:10:14 PM1/7/13
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On Monday, December 31, 2012 6:19:20 PM UTC-6, Marc Auslander wrote:
> I tried Capital One Card - Current. It "avoids" the problem by not reporting a transaction date at all - just the posted date, which I assume from your report is correct in the sense that you don't have to fiddle with reconciles.
Correct.
> I tried Capital One Card - Current. It "avoids" the problem by not reporting a transaction date at all - just the posted date, which I assume from your report is correct in the sense that you don't have to fiddle with reconciles.
I post transactions manually, based on my paper receipts, then validate against the downloaded ones. So, while the download may include their xctn date, I'm mainly interested in the Post Date for Reconciliation purposes.
I did hear from Discover today. No ETA, but at least they've acknowledged the problem:
Information from Discover on Quicken(R)From Discover Card Customer ServiceDate Received: 01/07/2013 12:05 PM
Thank you for sending us your Quicken(R) logs and issue you were experiencing with the posting of your transactions. I appreciate your patience while we looked into this.
We have identified the root cause and we are working on getting a fix, however there is not an estimated time on when the fix will be completed. Once we receive any additional information on an estimated time I will let you know.
I appreciate your business and the opportunity to be of service. Thank you for choosing Discover.
Sincerely,
<name redacted>
Web Support
bartt....@gmail.com
Jan 7, 2013, 6:11:37 PM1/7/13
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On Monday, December 31, 2012 5:01:56 PM UTC-6, John Pollard wrote:
> wrote in Q 2011 H&B R8 Discover One-Step-Update, FI = "Discover Card" (although there might not be a diff between that & "Discover Card Account Center" for purposes of this discussion). When you download transactions, Q imports the posting date. I believe the only way to see that is if you right click a downloaded transaction, then hold the Ctrl key while you select "Copy Transaction". That will invoke a pop-up & if the transaction has been downloaded, the bottom of the screen will show a checked box with the posting date. In the reconciliation process, once you enter your statement date, Q filters transactions so that only those posted on/before the statement date are included in the reconciliation exercise. Every time I reconcile my Discover account (for years, now), I've always had to de-select the last couple of days worth of transactions in the reconciliation window in order to get reconciled. Then I have to re-select those transactions for the next month's reconciliation. What I finally started noticing is that the Discover download puts the transaction date in the posting date, not the date that it posts to the account. Does anyone else see the same thing, & if so, is that something that Quicken needs to work through, or is the issue with Discover? ------------------------------------------------ As you've already discovered, the issue is with Discover. Until they get if fixed, you can modify the "posting date" in Quicken for those transactions whose incorrect posting date causes them to get included in the wrong reconcile. In the register: right-click the transaction in question, then hold down CTRL while left-clicking "Copy transaction(s)". In the resulting dialog box, correct the "posting date" and click OK.
Thanks for the suggestion. However, I think it's less work to just "uncheck" the transactions that aren't on the statement during the Rec. process, then re-check them.
> wrote in Q 2011 H&B R8 Discover One-Step-Update, FI = "Discover Card" (although there might not be a diff between that & "Discover Card Account Center" for purposes of this discussion). When you download transactions, Q imports the posting date. I believe the only way to see that is if you right click a downloaded transaction, then hold the Ctrl key while you select "Copy Transaction". That will invoke a pop-up & if the transaction has been downloaded, the bottom of the screen will show a checked box with the posting date. In the reconciliation process, once you enter your statement date, Q filters transactions so that only those posted on/before the statement date are included in the reconciliation exercise. Every time I reconcile my Discover account (for years, now), I've always had to de-select the last couple of days worth of transactions in the reconciliation window in order to get reconciled. Then I have to re-select those transactions for the next month's reconciliation. What I finally started noticing is that the Discover download puts the transaction date in the posting date, not the date that it posts to the account. Does anyone else see the same thing, & if so, is that something that Quicken needs to work through, or is the issue with Discover? ------------------------------------------------ As you've already discovered, the issue is with Discover. Until they get if fixed, you can modify the "posting date" in Quicken for those transactions whose incorrect posting date causes them to get included in the wrong reconcile. In the register: right-click the transaction in question, then hold down CTRL while left-clicking "Copy transaction(s)". In the resulting dialog box, correct the "posting date" and click OK.
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bartt....@gmail.com
May 20, 2013, 8:14:13 PM5/20/13
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I've now gone thru 2 reconciles & after I enter my statement close date, I'm not left with any exception transactions.
dale.o.t...@gmail.com
Oct 31, 2016, 9:56:12 PM10/31/16
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Marc Auslander
Nov 1, 2016, 10:08:04 AM11/1/16
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I had the same issue with my Capital One Credit card. Looking at the
OFX logs, it's clear that the institution was getting it wrong -
Quicken was just entering what the log said.
OFX logs, it's clear that the institution was getting it wrong -
Quicken was just entering what the log said.
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