I bet it is one of those banks that begins with the letter 'C'. I have that problem too. I have to rely on timing and amount to differentiate, and GnuCash is not good with using amounts to differentiate.
On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 9:30 AM scum buster <scumbus...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi > > Thanks for the reply. > > No, I don't use debit cards. > > The issue is that one bank services a few of my credit cards. And the > downloads show them all the same --- "bankname online payment" with no > differentiation of what specific credit card account that line item is for. > > Gnucash doesn't show any other info than that upon reconciling, probably > because the bank doesn't provide it. > > My only other solution would be to have only one credit card per bank > name...then it's a no brainer which credit card account goes with what. > > But that's not practical for me. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Layman [mailto:john.lay...@laymanandlayman.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2022 12:56 PM > To: 'scum buster'; gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: RE: [GNC] reconciling specific credit cards in an account > > Sounds like you are confusing your bank account debit card with a credit > card. They may look the same, but the debit card will directly draw funds > from the checking account. If you are having to enter a PIN number when > you > use that card, it's almost certainly a debit card. > > -----Original Message----- > From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+john.layman=ieee....@gnucash.org> > On Behalf Of scum buster > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 8:03 PM > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] reconciling specific credit cards in an account > > I have been using Gnucash for years......currently version 3.7. I very > much > appreciate the program.....I used quicken for years til I started using > Gnucash. > > Have never used this forum before, so I hope I don't screw this up. LOL > > I am not a Gnucash expert....I know I do some things wrong but I get by.... > > One thing I always seem to have issues with (I am sure it is user > error).....is with my checking account and credit card charges that come > through that account > > I download my checking account data as a quicken file and "import" that. > > I have a few credit cards with one company. The charges come through as " > bankname online payment" when they hit my checking account. > > That would be fine if I had only one credit card with that bank. > > But with a few different cards, I have issues trying to get them to > auto-reconcile correctly and end up having to manually add the items and > manually pick the right account......and that ends up making duplicate > charges somehow. > > What is the right way to set things up so that Gnucash knows what credit > card account is being referenced when the charges hit my checking account? > > Thanks for your help! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gnucash-user > [mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+scumbuster=comcast....@gnucash.org] On Behalf > Of gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 12:00 PM > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 227, Issue 32 > > Send gnucash-user mailing list submissions to > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gnucash-user-ow...@gnucash.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of gnucash-user digest..." > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > 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 > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
