How to access AccountItem information

[MarketAlly]

I have tried accessing the Account.GetAccountItem in all workflow events during the OnStateChange event and it always reports back ***** for my values. Be that Sim101, my created simulation account or my actual live account using NT Continuum. Can someone please advice where I can access the present data so I may access these values before beginning my trade logic?

I also tried in OnBarUpdate but it is also *****. Is it not possible to get this data except in OnAccountItemUpdate? and if so, how do I initial that event on start.

CheckAccount: CashValue:account='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=CashValue currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: GrossRealizedProfitLossaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=GrossRealizedProfitLoss currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: Commissionaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=Commission currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: TotalCashBalanceaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=TotalCashBalance currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: BuyingPoweraccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=BuyingPower currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: InitialMarginaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=InitialMargin currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: IntradayMarginaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=IntradayMargin currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: RealizedProfitLossaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=RealizedProfitLoss currency=UsDollar value=*****
OnStateChange: Configure
CheckAccount: CashValue:account='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=CashValue currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: GrossRealizedProfitLossaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=GrossRealizedProfitLoss currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: Commissionaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=Commission currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: TotalCashBalanceaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=TotalCashBalance currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: BuyingPoweraccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=BuyingPower currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: InitialMarginaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=InitialMargin currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: IntradayMarginaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=IntradayMargin currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: RealizedProfitLossaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=RealizedProfitLoss currency=UsDollar value=*****
OnStateChange: DataLoaded
CheckAccount: CashValue:account='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=CashValue currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: GrossRealizedProfitLossaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=GrossRealizedProfitLoss currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: Commissionaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=Commission currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: TotalCashBalanceaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=TotalCashBalance currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: BuyingPoweraccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=BuyingPower currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: InitialMarginaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=InitialMargin currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: IntradayMarginaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=IntradayMargin currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: RealizedProfitLossaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=RealizedProfitLoss currency=UsDollar value=*****
OnStateChange: Historical
CheckAccount: CashValue:account='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=CashValue currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: GrossRealizedProfitLossaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=GrossRealizedProfitLoss currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: Commissionaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=Commission currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: TotalCashBalanceaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=TotalCashBalance currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: BuyingPoweraccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=BuyingPower currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: InitialMarginaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=InitialMargin currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: IntradayMarginaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=IntradayMargin currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: RealizedProfitLossaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=RealizedProfitLoss currency=UsDollar value=*****
OnStateChange: Transition
CheckAccount: CashValue:account='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=CashValue currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: GrossRealizedProfitLossaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=GrossRealizedProfitLoss currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: Commissionaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=Commission currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: TotalCashBalanceaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=TotalCashBalance currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: BuyingPoweraccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=BuyingPower currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: InitialMarginaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=InitialMargin currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: IntradayMarginaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=IntradayMargin currency=UsDollar value=*****
CheckAccount: RealizedProfitLossaccount='MarketAlly LLC!Mirus!M9367' accountItem=RealizedProfitLoss currency=UsDollar value=*****

[MarketAlly]

I will leave the post - but I spaced the .value property on the return object even though I coded it - I was looking at the ToString() value. It would be nice if the ToString() provided the amount for debugging.

Sorry to bother with this question.

[NinjaTrader_DaveI]

You will need to access the .Value property of Account.GetAccountItem() in order to access the actual values. The following code works on my end in both State.Configure and State.SetDefaults:

foreach (Account a in Account.Accounts)
                {
                    if (a.Name == "Sim101")
                    {
                        Print(a.GetAccountItem(AccountItem.BuyingPower, Currency.UsDollar).Value);
                    }
                }

[MarketAlly]

I meant I had resolved it. I was looking at the .ToString() output not the .Value output - which always shows **** instead of the number.

GetAccountItem(AccountItem.BuyingPower, Currency.UsDollar).ToString()

vs

GetAccountItem(AccountItem.BuyingPower, Currency.UsDollar).Value