Use the 'Append' capabilities to keep both sets of information in the description firld. In the matcher window you will see a ability to check box at the bottom of the matches. Albeit it changes your workflows and with few import iteration you'll be able to keep track of both info. I wish there was per transaction selection rather than all or nothing deal for that import iteration.
-----Original Message----- From: David Cousens <davidcousen...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 1:13 AM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Feature request: Import assistant, room for big improvements >From memory David the import matcher process is common to all the front >ends to read different file formats. It's been a while since I went through the code after Geert rewrote the CSV front end but I doubt that it has changed all that much. I have found the Bayesian matcher works fairly well apart from a few specific transactions where there is insufficient information in the data record to correctly assign. I typically only have to manually assign may be 10 records out of more than 50-60 records imported for my credit card account each month. I haven't yet imported anything under v5.5. but will be catching up in a few days. Being able to edit/add data to the description and or memo fields would be something I would find useful too as the imported bank data often has limited info about what the purchase was for David Cousens On Mon, 2024-01-15 at 22:48 -0600, David Carlson wrote: > Which import assistant is being discussed here? The Generic assistant > behind the OFX and QIF imports is quite limited in placing new > transactions into the desired account or in matching incoming > transactions to correct pre-existing transactions, but the new CSV > transaction importer is better, if harder to configure optimally. > Also, I think they all have changed in recent GnuCash releases, so tell us > which release you are currently using. > > I doubt that the Generic assistant can be improved very much unless it > is completely rewritten. > > > On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 10:26 PM Phyllis Bruce <pobruc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 👍 > > > > > > > On Jan 15, 2024, at 10:17 PM, Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > No, I would call that the description. > > > -derek > > > Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos. > > > > > > > On January 15, 2024 23:06:07 Phyllis Bruce <pobruc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks, David. I think I am being unclear. My research > > > > provides what > > you > > > > call the transfer account for unmatched items. That's all good. > > > > It is > > the > > > > memo field which I use to remind me of what I did that is not > > > > available > > in > > > > the reconciliation screen. For instance I want to remember that > > > > I paid Amazon for *smart plugs*, or Sandi paid me $70 for *her > > > > share of > > groceries > > > > at Christmas*. Would you call that the "action"? > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 3:21 PM David Cousens > > > > <davidcousen...@gmail.com > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Ulrich, > > > > > > > > > > There is nothing to stop you supplying the transfer account > > information in > > > > > an > > > > > import record if it is available. There is a header which can > > > > > be > > assigned > > > > > to the > > > > > appropriate column of your input file for the transfer account. > > > > > > > > > > The first time you import with a given account name in he > > > > > record you > > will > > > > > be > > > > > asked to specify the internal GnuCash account to which it corresponds. > > > > > After > > > > > that it will be matched to that account. > > > > > > > > > > The Bayesian process only assigns a probable account in cases > > > > > where the import record does not specify the transfer > > > > > account. > > > > > > > > > > David Cousens > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2024-01-15 at 20:17 +0100, Ulrich Grün wrote: > > > > > > Hello fellow GnuCash users, > > > > > > > > > > > > I wonder if there are plans on improving the import filter, > > > > > > for > > importing > > > > > > bank transfers. > > > > > > The situation now is, that some hidden engine tries to learn > > > > > > from > > doing. > > > > > > But the truth is, that even after one year of importing bank > > transfers, I > > > > > > have to check every single transaction, since errors keep occurring. > > If I > > > > > > miss an error, this transaction is put in the wrong ledger account. > > > > > > > > > > > > E-boekhouden.nl uses an import assistant where you can > > > > > > specify a > > ledger > > > > > > account number, other keywords and/or amounts of money. The > > > > > > import assistant puts the transactions into the right ledger > > > > > > account, with > > far > > > > > > less errors than with GnuCash. In fact, only where a > > > > > > specific keyword, leger number or amount is missing, or > > > > > > where no import rule is made > > for a > > > > > > specific payment, the transaction has to be placed into the > > > > > > right > > general > > > > > > ledger by hand. > > > > > > > > > > > > Have a nice day! > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > नमस्ते (Namasté), > > > > > > Ulrich > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º° > > `°º¤ø,¸¸ > > ,ø > > > > > > ¤º°`°º¤ø > > > > > > > > > > > > " Can't talk to you without talking to me; we're guilty of > > > > > > the same > > old > > > > > > thing. > > > > > > Thinking a lot about less and less, and forgetting the > > > > > > Love we bring " > > > > > > [Grateful Dead, in: 'Althea'] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º° > > `°º¤ø,¸¸ > > ,ø > > > > > > ¤º°`°º¤ø > > > > > > Mijn blog: ✡ theskepticaltheist.eu ✡ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ 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. 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