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Percentages in reports

Posted: 23 January 2020, 18:51
by Aguilberto Junior
Let's say I have the following hierarchy for an expense type:

- Home
   - Utilities
   - Maintenance

When I record an expense in the "Home" category, rather than one of its subcategories, why does this entry appear separate from the others, as being in the "Home" category in the expense report ? This generates an "error" in the percentages of the subcategories.

Wouldn't it be better if it didn't appear this way and simply be added to the "Home" total?

Could I change that?

Re: Percentages in reports

Posted: 23 January 2020, 19:27
by Angeman
Can you post a sample .cdb file that illustrates your question ? Thanks

Re: Percentages in reports

Posted: 24 January 2020, 13:50
by Aguilberto Junior
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Re: Percentages in reports

Posted: 24 January 2020, 14:26
by Angeman
Ok perfect so in this screenshot which percentage don't you understand ?

Re: Percentages in reports

Posted: 24 January 2020, 14:38
by Aguilberto Junior
Transactions registered as a "Home" category are not added to the total of the "Home" parent category in the report, which includes "Utilities" and "Maintenance", but are displayed separately.

Why are they not simply added to the total of the parent category?

Re: Percentages in reports

Posted: 24 January 2020, 15:39
by Angeman
Aguilberto Junior wrote: 24 January 2020, 14:38 Why are they not simply added to the total of the parent category?
Well, they are : 65 for maintenance + 35 for utilities + 35 for just home = 135 which is the total written next to Home.

Re: Percentages in reports

Posted: 24 January 2020, 18:41
by Aguilberto Junior
Ok, I got it, but I thought that as the expenses registered in the parent category "Home", because they does not fit specifically in any of the subcategories, then they would not appear highlighted in the report, but added to the total of the parent category "Home".

The report totals would be as follows, although a little weird because the total "Home" would not correspond to the sum of "Utilities" and "Maintenance".

Home: 135,00
    Utilities: 35,00 - 25,92%
    Maintenance: 65,00 - 48,15%