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Posted by John Pollard on November 12, 2006, 9:42 am
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> Using Q2005D R6
>
> After searching this group I see many others have issues with
> placeholder entries but I couldn't find my exact issue so here
> goes:
>
> I have a brokerage account that I have been manually tracking
> for 2
> years - decided I should get modern and start using the online
> update.
> So I first made sure that my quicken accounts matched my
> brokers then
> set up the online account. The broker uses first clearing as
> the
> provider and they offer the opportunity to go back from 1 day
> to 120
> days so I selected 1 day figuring even if I got a placeholder
> it would
> be equal to the already entered data. I accessed the account
> and
> completed the initial download and, sure enough, I ended up
> with a
> placeholder entry for each stock in the exact amount quicken
> already
> shows. If I select the stock and click on it, all the
> transactions are
> there and they total the placeholder amount. Since I didn't
> get an
> opportunity to decline the placeholder, I highlighted it and
> deleted it
> which deleted the entire stock including the previous entries!
>
> I really don't want to re input all of the historical
> transactions just
> to get the advantage of online updates so would appreciate any
> thoughts
> on how to get around this issue. Thanks in advance.
The only time I know that downloaded transactions are not placed
in the "Accept downloaded transactions into transaction list"
window is on the first download to an account. And that is also
the only time I know of when placeholders could be automatically
added (and if you got placeholders when your share balances were
correct, it sounds like your broker did not download any
"holdings" data.).
But even during the first download, Quicken should pop up a
dialog box titled, "How should Quicken handle these downloaded
transactions", with two choices: "Review first" and "Accept
all". If you elect to review first, no automatic placeholders
will be created (placeholders may be "offered"); if you elect to
"Accept all", that is when you can get automatic placeholders
... and the text alongside the option says that.
Following the first download, you should always find your
transactions in the "Accept downloaded transactions into
transaction list" window, and Quicken should never automatically
generate any placeholders. (If your Quicken holdings differ
from the holdings your broker downloads, you *will* get offers
to enter placeholders ... though I believe you can even elect
not to get those offers.)
I have never heard of anyone deleting a placeholder and having
Quicken delete *any* other transactions at the same time; I
can't help you on that one.
--
John Pollard
First initial underscore Last name at mchsi dot com
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