Re: New Institution doc question

> On Thursday 09 July 2009 16:14:28 Jack wrote:
>> The screenshot for the New Institution Dialog doesn't match what I  
>> have in 0.9.3.  The docs show the second to last field as Account  
>> Number (which is referred to in the text) but my version has Routing  
>> Number.
>
> Account Number at that position is wrong. The Routing number can be a  
> local number and the BIC is more of an international routing number.
>
>> I can submit a new png, but there is one other problem.
>
> We need to rework all the screenshots and want to do that from a  
> single box to make them all look alike (theme and style wise). So no  
> need to supply an update here.
>
>> The text refers to IBAN, and links to a definition at  
>> investordictionary.com, but both screenshots show BIC, which I  
>> assume is Bank Identifier Code, which seems to be part of the SWIFT  
>> system, which appears to be used much more in Europe than the US.  I  
>> found a page on  BIC at wikipedia, and could switch the reference,  
>> but I don't  know enough about online banking to know which is  
>> really needed - IBAN or BIC.
>
> Well, both are required. The BIC is the Bank Identifier Code and  
> identifies the institution whereas the IBAN is the International Bank  
> Account Number and identifies the account with the bank.
>
> So the text
>
> "This will bring up the following dialog in which to enter your  
> account number and the bank’s IBAN number. These fields may be left  
> blank and filled in at a later time; they are only required for  
> online banking. To proceed to the next step click on Next."
>
> is just wrong at this point. The dialog should contain the bank  
> information, not the account information. They also might be needed  
> for online banking. In today's version of KMyMoney they are simply  
> documentation.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9362  (for the BIC)
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Bank_Account_Number (for  
> the IBAN)
>
>> Can somebody clarify this issue?
>
> So the BIC is stored with the institution and the IBAN with the  
> account. Maybe, a link to the above pages is helpful inside the  
> KMyMoney documentation. I don't like the one to a page with too many  
> commercials anyway.
>