Inputting transactions...Invalid Category!! Why?

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Inputting transactions...Invalid Category!! Why?

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Why am I being forced to input a category?

Where in the documentation does it say this is not an option?

Please tell me this is not necessary.
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Category is mandatory. If you don't want it, simply use a fake one..

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GabrieleV wrote:Category is mandatory. If you don't want it, simply use a fake one..

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Seriously. So why on the Android version it is not required?

Would be nice not to have to assign a category but it's no big deal.
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Hi GabrieleV,
why also Payee is mandatory when I insert a transaction from windows app? From android app is not mandatory.
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Anyone care to comment on the discrepancy between the Android and Windows apps.

I assume it's down to coding and can be changed. Can this be done on the next version please?

Functionally there is no sense to it. 

Otherwise it's a fine app :)
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I don't know Android version, I think that they will insert a dummy or empty one. Try to open a DB created on Android on Windows and show what happens with categories and payee.

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GabrieleV wrote:I don't know Android version, I think that they will insert a dummy or empty one. Try to open a DB created on Android on Windows and show what happens with categories and payee.

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That's what I've already done! 
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And so what happens?

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GabrieleV wrote:And so what happens?

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For payee, in the android db, when it is put into windows app, the field is "error payee". If I add a transaction on windows app, the payee is mandatory, but on android app no.
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Ok, so use the same error payee for your transaction on Windows..

Agree that should be better to allow user if enable/disable payee, but it isn't really difficult to always choose "error payee"

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