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# How it works
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## Models
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Check out our [Wiki](https://github.com/eitchtee/WYGIWYH/wiki) for more information.
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### Transactions
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Transactions are the core feature of WYGIWYH, representing expenses or income in your accounts. Each transaction consists of the following fields:
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#### Type
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- **Income**: A positive amount entering your account
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- **Expense**: A negative amount exiting your account
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#### Paid Status
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A transaction can be either:
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- **Current**: When marked as paid
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- **Projected**: When marked as unpaid
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#### Account
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The account associated with the transaction. Required, limited to one account per transaction.
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#### Entity
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The party involved in the transaction:
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- For **Income**: The paying entity
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- For **Expense**: The receiving entity
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Optional field.
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#### Date
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The date when the transaction occurred. Required.
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#### Reference Date
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One of **WYGIWYH**'s key features. The reference date determines which month a transaction should count towards. For example, you can have a transaction that occurred on January 26th count towards February's finances.
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Optional - defaults to the transaction date's month if not specified.
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> [!CAUTION]
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> While designed primarily for credit card closing dates, this feature allows for debt rolling across months. Use responsibly to maintain accurate financial tracking.
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#### Type
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- Income, meaning a positive amount (usually) entering your account
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- Expense, meaning a negative amount exiting your account
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#### Description
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The name or purpose of the transaction. Required.
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#### Amount
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The monetary value of the transaction. Required.
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#### Category
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The primary classification of the transaction. Optional.
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#### Tags
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Additional labels for transaction categorization. Optional.
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#### Notes
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Additional information about the transaction. Optional.
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### Installment Plan
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An Installment Plan is a helper model that generates a series of recurring transactions over a fixed period.
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#### Core Fields
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- **Account**: The account for all transactions in the plan. Required.
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- **Entity**: The paying or receiving party for all transactions. Optional.
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- **Description**: The name of the installment plan, used for all transactions. Required.
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- **Notes**: Additional information applied to all transactions. Optional.
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#### Installment Configuration
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- **Number of Installments**: Total number of transactions to create (e.g., 1/10, 2/10)
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- **Installment Start**: Initial counting point
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- **Start Date**: Date of the first transaction
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- **Reference Date**: Reference date for the first transaction
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- **Recurrence**: Frequency of transactions (e.g., Monthly)
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### Transaction Details
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- **Amount**: Value for each transaction. Required.
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- **Category**: Primary classification for all transactions. Optional.
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- **Tags**: Labels applied to all transactions. Optional.
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### Recurring Transaction
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A Recurring Transaction is a helper model that generates recurring transactions indefinitely or until a certain date.
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#### Core Fields
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- **Account**: The account for all transactions in the plan. Required.
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- **Entity**: The paying or receiving party for all transactions. Optional.
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- **Description**: The name of the recurring transaction, used for all transactions. Required.
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- **Notes**: Additional information applied to all transactions. Optional.
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#### Recurring Transaction Configuration
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- **Start Date**: Date of the first transaction. Required.
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- **Reference Date**: Reference date for the first transaction. Optional.
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- **Recurrence Type**: Frequency of transactions (e.g., Monthly). Required.
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- **Recurrence Interval**: The interval between transactions (e.g. every 1 month, every 2 weeks, etc.). Required.
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- **End date**: When new transactions should stop being created. Optional.
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#### Transaction Details
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- **Amount**: Value for each transaction. Required.
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- **Category**: Primary classification for all transactions. Optional.
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- **Tags**: Labels applied to all transactions. Optional.
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#### Other information
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- Recurring transactions are checked and created every midnight using Procrastinate.
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- **WYGIWYH** tries to keep at most **6** future transactions created at any time.
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- If you delete a recurring transaction it will not be recreated.
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- You can stop or pause a recurring transaction at any time on the config page (/recurring-trasanctions/)
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### Account
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Accounts represent different financial entities where transactions occur. They have the following attributes:
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- **Name**: A unique identifier for the account.
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- **Group**: An optional [account group](#account-groups) the account belongs to for organizational purposes.
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- **Currency**: The primary [currency](#currency) of the account.
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- **Exchange Currency**: An optional currency used for exchange rate calculations.
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- **Is Asset**: A boolean indicating if the account is considered an asset (counts towards net worth).
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- **Is Archived**: A boolean indicating if the account is archived (doesn't show up in active lists or count towards net worth).
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### Account Groups
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Account Groups are used to organize accounts into logical categories. They consist of:
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- **Name**: A unique identifier for the group.
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### Currency
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Currencies represent different monetary units. They include:
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* **Code**: A unique identifier for the currency (e.g., USD, EUR).
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* **Name**: The full name of the currency.
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* **Decimal Place**: The number of decimal places used for the currency.
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* **Prefix**: An optional symbol or text that comes before the amount.
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* **Suffix**: An optional symbol or text that comes after the amount.
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### Exchange Rate
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Exchange Rates store conversion rates between currencies:
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* **From Currency**: The source currency.
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* **To Currency**: The target currency.
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* **Rate**: The conversion rate.
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* **Date**: The date the rate was recorded or is valid for.
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### Category
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Categories are used to classify transactions:
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* **Name**: A unique identifier for the category.
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* **Muted**: Muted categories won't count towards your monthly total.
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* **Active**: A boolean indicating if the category is currently in use. This will disable its use on new transactions.
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### Tag
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Tags provide additional labeling for transactions:
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* **Name**: A unique identifier for the tag.
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* **Active**: A boolean indicating if the category is currently in use. This will disable its use on new transactions.
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### Entity
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Entities represent parties involved in transactions:
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* **Name**: A unique identifier for the entity.
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* **Active**: A boolean indicating if the entity is currently in use. This will disable its use on new transactions.
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## Helper actions
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### Transfer
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A transfer happens when you move a monetary value from one account to another. This will create two transactions, one expense and one income with the values set by the user.
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Contrary to other finance trackers, due to our multi-currency support, **WYGIWYH**'s transfer system allows for non-zero transfers.
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### Balance (Account Reconciliation)
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A balance is a easy way of updating your accounts balance. It creates a transaction with the difference between the balance currently in **WYGIWYH** and the new balance informed by you.
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This can be useful for savings accounts or other interest accruing investments.
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## Views
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### Monthly
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The Monthly view provides an overview of your financial activity for a specific month. It includes:
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* Total income and expenses for the month
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* Daily spending allowance calculation
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* List of transactions for the month
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> [!NOTE]
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> Reference dates are taken into account here.
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### Yearly by currency
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This view gives you a yearly summary of your finances grouped by currency. It shows:
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* Total income and expenses for each currency
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* Monthly breakdown of income and expenses
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### Yearly by account
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Similar to the [yearly by currency](#yearly-by-currency) view, but groups the data by account instead.
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### Calendar
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The Calendar view presents your transactions in a monthly calendar format, allowing you to see your financial activity day by day. It includes:
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* Visual representation of daily transaction totals
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* Ability to view details of transactions for each day
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> [!NOTE]
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> Reference dates are **not** taken into account here.
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### Networh
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#### Current
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The Current Net Worth view shows your present financial standing, including:
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* Total value of all asset accounts
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* Breakdown of assets by account and currency
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* Historical net worth trend
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#### Projected
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The Projected Net Worth view estimates your future financial position based on current data and recurring transactions. It includes:
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* Your total net worth with projected and current transactions
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* Breakdown of assets by account and currency
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* Historical and future net worth trend
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### All Transactions
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This view provides a comprehensive list of all transactions across all accounts. Features include:
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* Advanced filtering and sorting options
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* Detailed information
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You can use this to see how much you spent on a given category, or a given day, etc..
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### Configuration and Management
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#### Management
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The Management section in the navbar allows you to add and edit most elements of WYGIWYH, including:
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* Accounts and Groups
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* Currencies and Exchange Rates
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* Categories, Tags and Entities
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* Rules
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#### User Settings
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WYGIWYH allows users to personalize their experience through customizable settings. Each user can configure:
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* **Language**: Choose your preferred interface language.
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* **Timezone**: Set your local timezone for accurate date and time display.
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* **Start Page**: Select which page you want to see first when you log in.
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* **Sound Preferences**: Toggle sound effects on or off.
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* **Amount Display**: Choose to show or hide monetary amounts by default.
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To access and modify these settings:
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1. Click on your username in the top-right corner of the page.
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2. Select "Settings" from the dropdown menu.
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3. Adjust your preferences as desired.
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4. Click "Save" to apply your changes.
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These settings ensure that WYGIWYH adapts to your personal preferences and working style.
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#### Django Admin
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From here you can also access Django's own admin site.
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> [!WARNING]
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> Most side effects aren't triggered from the admin.
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> Only use it if you know what you're doing or were told by a developer to do so.
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## Tools
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### Calculator
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The calculator is a floating widget that can be toggled by clicking the calculator icon on the navbar or by pressing <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>C</kbd> on any page.
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It allows for any math expression supported by [math.js](https://mathjs.org).
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### Dollar Cost Average Tracker
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The DCA Tracker can be accessed from the navbar's **Tools** menu.
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It allows for tracking DCA strategies and getting helpful information and insights.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> Currently DCA exists separately from your main transactions. You will need to add your entries manually.
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<img src=".github/img/readme_dca_1.png" width="45%"></img> <img src=".github/img/readme_dca_2.png" width="45%"></img>
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### Unit Price Calculator
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The Unit Price Calculator can be accessed from the navbar's **Tools** menu.
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This is a self-contained tool for comparing and finding the most cost-efficient item quickly and easily.
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Input the price and the amount of each item, the cheapeast will be highlighted in green, and the most expensive in red.
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You can add additional items by clicking the _Add_ button at the end of the page.
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> [!NOTE]
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> This doesn't do unit convertion. The amount of all items needs to be on the same the unit for proper functioning.
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### Currency Converter
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The Currency Converter is a tool that allows you to quickly convert amounts between different currencies.
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> [!NOTE]
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> There's no external Exchange Rate fetching. This uses the Exchange Rates configured in the [Management](#configuration-and-management) page for [Exchange Rates](#exchange-rate)
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## Automation
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### API
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WYGIWYH has a comprehensive API, it's documentation can be accessed on `<your-wygiwyh-url>/api/docs/`
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> [!NOTE]
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> While the API works, there's still much to be added to it to equipare functionality with the main web app.
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### Transaction Rules
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Transaction Rules are a powerful feature in WYGIWYH that allow for automatic modification of transactions based on specified criteria. This can save time and ensure consistency in your financial tracking.
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Key Aspects of Transaction Rules:
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* **Conditions**: Set specific criteria that a transaction must meet for the rule to apply. This can include attributes like description, amount, account, etc.
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* **Actions**: Define what changes should be made to a transaction when the conditions are met. This can include setting categories, tags, or modifying other fields.
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* **Activation Options**: Rules can be set to apply when transactions are created, updated, or both.
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#### Actions and Conditions
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When creating a new rule, you will need to add a Condition and, later, Actions.
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Both use a limited subset of Python, via [SimpleEval](https://github.com/danthedeckie/simpleeval).
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The Condition must evaluate to True or False, and the Action must evaluate to a value that will be set on the selected field.
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You may use any of the available [variables](#available-variables) and [functions](#available-functions).
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#### Available variables
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* `account_name`
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* `account_id`
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* `account_group_name`
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* `account_group_id`
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* `is_asset_account`
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* `is_archived_account`
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* `category_name`
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* `category_id`
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* `tag_names`
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* `tag_ids`
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* `entities_names`
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* `entities_ids`
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* `is_expense`
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* `is_income`
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* `is_paid`
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* `description`
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* `amount`
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* `notes`
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* `date`
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* `reference_date`
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#### Available functions
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* `relativedelta`
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#### Examples
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Add a tag to an income transaction if it happens in a specific account
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If...
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account_name == "My Investing Account" and is_income
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Then...
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Set Tags to
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tag_names + ["Yield"]
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Move credit card transactions to next month when they happen at a cutoff date
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account_name == "My credit card" and date.day >= 26 and reference_date.month == date.month
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Set Reference Date to
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reference_date + relativedelta(months=1)).replace(day=1)
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```
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# Caveats and Warnings
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- I'm not an accountant, some terms and even calculations might be wrong. Make sure to open an issue if you see anything that could be improved.
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