Balance conversions

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Alen Šiljak

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Jun 4, 2025, 3:10:36 AM6/4/25

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Can anyone briefly clarify how the conversions pick the commodity exchange rates?

The issue I have is in Fava. When choosing to "convert all balances to EUR", there are still some balances in my pension fund that show in it's commodity, which is a fund ticker.

I have added a few prices for it in AUD - one per year for a couple of recent years, and there are regular exchange rates to EUR. That did not make the balances get converted to EUR, which is weird because other funds do get converted.

So, I'm wondering what is the tolerance for identifying the conversion rates to use. What do I need to add in order to have all the balances in one currency?

Thanks!

Alen Šiljak

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Jun 4, 2025, 6:00:05 AM6/4/25

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ok, I think I have an idea about this one, as well.

I have only created a transfer entry from Equity:OpeningBalances some time ago, so there is no cost/price record. Hence it is treated a bit different.
Good, at last I know I need to get the earliest reports from the provider and consolidate the records.

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