Re: [GNC] Trouble Changing Imported Descriptions
Of course, the specific problem that OP outlined here had to do with what happens in GnuCash *after* transactions have been imported, rather than the import itself. David T. On May 6, 2023, 04:14, at 04:14, R Losey wrote: >It's issues like this that have made me wary of importing transactions; >doing them manually doesn't take that much longer. > > >On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 2:54 AM David T. via gnucash-user < >gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > >> I have seen the exact same behavior, and find it more than just an >> annoyance. This arbitrary reversion to different text strings can >result in >> flawed and erroneous data entering your books--including entering >> transactions into placeholder (i.e., read-only) accounts. >> >> David T. >> >> On May 5, 2023, 03:30, at 03:30, Paul Kroitor >wrote: >> >This is part 2 of a two-part question about imported transactions. >> > >> > >> > >> >My bank invariably imports transactions in barely readable technical >> >jargon. >> >For example, a debit card purchase at Villeneuve & Sons comes into >the >> >Aqbanking importer as: >> > >> > >> > >> >"[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &" >> > >> > >> > >> >My problem is that it's nearly impossible to correct this >description >> >to >> >"Villeneuve". I can type V, Vi, or even Villeneuve into the >description >> >and, >> >upon pressing enter, it will jump back to the original description >> >(because, >> >apparently, that string is in the original version of the field, >> >despite in >> >being in a different case). Even typing Villeneuve doesn't >work. >> >The >> >only way it will retain my lower-case version is if I type >> >Villeneuve, which it will keep (because Villeneuve >> >followed >> >two spaces is not in the original). >> > >> > >> > >> >I understand why Gnucash needs to consider Villeneuve and VILLENEUVE >as >> >being the same entry, but not why it can't see that a manual >override >> >to >> >"Villeneuve" should be reverted back to "[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &". There >> >must be >> >a way to say I want to enter my own version of the name! >> > >> > >> > >> >This is driving me crazy! >> > >> >___ >> >gnucash-user mailing list >> >gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> >To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> >- >> >Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> >You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> ___ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> - >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > > >-- >_ >Richard Losey >rlo...@gmail.com >Micah 6:8 ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
Re: [GNC] Trouble Changing Imported Descriptions
It's issues like this that have made me wary of importing transactions; doing them manually doesn't take that much longer. On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 2:54 AM David T. via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > I have seen the exact same behavior, and find it more than just an > annoyance. This arbitrary reversion to different text strings can result in > flawed and erroneous data entering your books--including entering > transactions into placeholder (i.e., read-only) accounts. > > David T. > > On May 5, 2023, 03:30, at 03:30, Paul Kroitor wrote: > >This is part 2 of a two-part question about imported transactions. > > > > > > > >My bank invariably imports transactions in barely readable technical > >jargon. > >For example, a debit card purchase at Villeneuve & Sons comes into the > >Aqbanking importer as: > > > > > > > >"[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &" > > > > > > > >My problem is that it's nearly impossible to correct this description > >to > >"Villeneuve". I can type V, Vi, or even Villeneuve into the description > >and, > >upon pressing enter, it will jump back to the original description > >(because, > >apparently, that string is in the original version of the field, > >despite in > >being in a different case). Even typing Villeneuve doesn't work. > >The > >only way it will retain my lower-case version is if I type > >Villeneuve, which it will keep (because Villeneuve > >followed > >two spaces is not in the original). > > > > > > > >I understand why Gnucash needs to consider Villeneuve and VILLENEUVE as > >being the same entry, but not why it can't see that a manual override > >to > >"Villeneuve" should be reverted back to "[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &". There > >must be > >a way to say I want to enter my own version of the name! > > > > > > > >This is driving me crazy! > > > >___ > >gnucash-user mailing list > >gnucash-user@gnucash.org > >To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > >- > >Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > ___ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > - > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- _ Richard Losey rlo...@gmail.com Micah 6:8 ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
Re: [GNC] Trouble Changing Imported Descriptions
I have seen the exact same behavior, and find it more than just an annoyance. This arbitrary reversion to different text strings can result in flawed and erroneous data entering your books--including entering transactions into placeholder (i.e., read-only) accounts. David T. On May 5, 2023, 03:30, at 03:30, Paul Kroitor wrote: >This is part 2 of a two-part question about imported transactions. > > > >My bank invariably imports transactions in barely readable technical >jargon. >For example, a debit card purchase at Villeneuve & Sons comes into the >Aqbanking importer as: > > > >"[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &" > > > >My problem is that it's nearly impossible to correct this description >to >"Villeneuve". I can type V, Vi, or even Villeneuve into the description >and, >upon pressing enter, it will jump back to the original description >(because, >apparently, that string is in the original version of the field, >despite in >being in a different case). Even typing Villeneuve doesn't work. >The >only way it will retain my lower-case version is if I type >Villeneuve, which it will keep (because Villeneuve >followed >two spaces is not in the original). > > > >I understand why Gnucash needs to consider Villeneuve and VILLENEUVE as >being the same entry, but not why it can't see that a manual override >to >"Villeneuve" should be reverted back to "[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &". There >must be >a way to say I want to enter my own version of the name! > > > >This is driving me crazy! > >___ >gnucash-user mailing list >gnucash-user@gnucash.org >To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >- >Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
[GNC] Trouble Changing Imported Descriptions
This is part 2 of a two-part question about imported transactions. My bank invariably imports transactions in barely readable technical jargon. For example, a debit card purchase at Villeneuve & Sons comes into the Aqbanking importer as: "[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &" My problem is that it's nearly impossible to correct this description to "Villeneuve". I can type V, Vi, or even Villeneuve into the description and, upon pressing enter, it will jump back to the original description (because, apparently, that string is in the original version of the field, despite in being in a different case). Even typing Villeneuve doesn't work. The only way it will retain my lower-case version is if I type Villeneuve, which it will keep (because Villeneuve followed two spaces is not in the original). I understand why Gnucash needs to consider Villeneuve and VILLENEUVE as being the same entry, but not why it can't see that a manual override to "Villeneuve" should be reverted back to "[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &". There must be a way to say I want to enter my own version of the name! This is driving me crazy! ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
