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[GH-ISSUE #7751] [Bug]: Template Formatting #80621

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opened 2026-05-19 04:27:19 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-19 04:27:19 -05:00
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Originally created by @Pendora on GitHub (May 8, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/7751

What happened?

I was using the experimental template functions like "#template-2 20 up to 40
" and "#template 107,89 by 2026-07 repeat every year". The first one and look a likes were no problem. The second one did not work.
After a lot of trial and error, it appears that the formatting of the template and the chosen formatting in settings do not match. The template formatting uses the 1,000.33 while as a Dutch person I use 1.000,33.

I was expecting that the templates would use the chosen setting, but as it is an experimental feature, a warning at https://actualbudget.org/docs/experimental/goal-templates/ would have saved me some time. I did get a warning with the "Check Templates" but there was no clear message what the problem was.

How can we reproduce the issue?

  1. go to budget
  2. Go to a note
  3. Use a template function that does not have the 1,000.33 formatting style
  4. Try to apply the template
  5. Get message "Successfully applied templates to 1 categories"
  6. Nothing happend

Where are you hosting Actual?

NAS

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Safari

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Mac OSX

Originally created by @Pendora on GitHub (May 8, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/7751 ### What happened? I was using the experimental template functions like "#template-2 20 up to 40 " and "#template 107,89 by 2026-07 repeat every year". The first one and look a likes were no problem. The second one did not work. After a lot of trial and error, it appears that the formatting of the template and the chosen formatting in settings do not match. The template formatting uses the 1,000.33 while as a Dutch person I use 1.000,33. I was expecting that the templates would use the chosen setting, but as it is an experimental feature, a warning at https://actualbudget.org/docs/experimental/goal-templates/ would have saved me some time. I did get a warning with the "Check Templates" but there was no clear message what the problem was. ### How can we reproduce the issue? 1. go to budget 2. Go to a note 3. Use a template function that does not have the 1,000.33 formatting style 4. Try to apply the template 5. Get message "Successfully applied templates to 1 categories" 6. Nothing happend ### Where are you hosting Actual? NAS ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? Safari ### Operating System Mac OSX
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-19 04:27:23 -05:00
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@Juulz commented on GitHub (May 8, 2026):

It's there in the docs:

Notes on all templates

  • All templates are a single line in the category notes. Depending on your screen size, they may visually render as multiple lines. When adding a template, do not put a return (or "enter") within a single template, or the parsing will not properly handle your template.
  • Don't add a currency symbol to your template amounts.
  • Number formats that use comma for the decimal separator are not supported (e.g., 123,45). You must use 123.45.
  • Thousands separators are not supported (e.g., 1,234). You must use 1234.
  • By default, templates do not consider available funds when being applied. Use template priorities to ensure only the amount available to budget is assigned.
  • If you have the "Hide decimal places" setting enabled, templates will round away all decimal amounts. This way, you won't have funds budgeted that you can't see on your budget table.
<!-- gh-comment-id:4405948654 --> @Juulz commented on GitHub (May 8, 2026): It's there in the docs: > Notes on all templates > - All templates are a single line in the category notes. Depending on your screen size, they may visually render as multiple lines. When adding a template, do not put a return (or "enter") within a single template, or the parsing will not properly handle your template. > - Don't add a currency symbol to your template amounts. > - Number formats that use comma for the decimal separator are not supported (e.g., 123,45). You must use 123.45. > - Thousands separators are not supported (e.g., 1,234). You must use 1234. > - By default, templates do not consider available funds when being applied. Use template priorities to ensure only the amount available to budget is assigned. > - If you have the "Hide decimal places" setting enabled, templates will round away all decimal amounts. This way, you won't have funds budgeted that you can't see on your budget table.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-19 04:27:23 -05:00
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@youngcw commented on GitHub (May 8, 2026):

Ditto what Juulz said. Different formats will eventually be supported once there is a GUI

<!-- gh-comment-id:4406624286 --> @youngcw commented on GitHub (May 8, 2026): Ditto what Juulz said. Different formats will eventually be supported once there is a GUI
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