[Bug]: Filtering by amount is non-intuitive #458

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opened 2026-02-28 19:05:00 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @shall0pass on GitHub (Jun 27, 2023).

Verified issue does not already exist?

  • I have searched and found no existing issue

What happened?

When filtering by amount, the filter requires a negative symbol to be present to retrieve the payment field. I think it would be more intuitive if the filter would capture the amount in either the payment or deposit columns. There are no negative symbols shown in the table, so it wasn't immediately apparent that it was needed for the filter.

Image showing an account ledger
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Filtering amount for the top transaction of 92.46.
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Changed the filter to -92.46 and it now shows the entry.
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What error did you receive?

No response

Where are you hosting Actual?

NAS

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Chrome

Operating System

Windows 11

Originally created by @shall0pass on GitHub (Jun 27, 2023). ### Verified issue does not already exist? - [X] I have searched and found no existing issue ### What happened? When filtering by amount, the filter requires a negative symbol to be present to retrieve the payment field. I think it would be more intuitive if the filter would capture the amount in either the payment or deposit columns. There are no negative symbols shown in the table, so it wasn't immediately apparent that it was needed for the filter. Image showing an account ledger ![image](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/20625555/3ff5147a-e4ea-42cd-a4dd-3c06d6386afa) Filtering amount for the top transaction of 92.46. ![image](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/20625555/6d44efb4-b433-4496-b477-593c3bc94732) Changed the filter to -92.46 and it now shows the entry. ![image](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/20625555/ba30850f-1b8f-42db-9db4-24a57515aa1c) ### What error did you receive? _No response_ ### Where are you hosting Actual? NAS ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? Chrome ### Operating System Windows 11
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-02-28 19:05:00 -06:00
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@shall0pass commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2023):

I didn't realize this dropdown box was available. I'm going to close this in light of this revelation.

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@shall0pass commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2023): I didn't realize this dropdown box was available. I'm going to close this in light of this revelation. ![image](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/20625555/fbd96b82-f8d0-43b0-aab8-20508beb4f50)
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@Kidglove57 commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2023):

Thank you @shall0pass. I've learned something here too!

@Kidglove57 commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2023): Thank you @shall0pass. I've learned something here too!
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Reference: github-starred/actual#458