While the convenience of importing transactions is nice, I've been doing manual reconciliation and entry -- it's fast enough, providing that I haven't missed a transaction.
On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 8:11 AM David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: > OK. I just checked and now they only offer PDF, Spreadsheet(whatever that > means) and CSV download formats for my account. I guess they don't need > our business. > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 7:51 AM Carl S. <s...@shch262.com> wrote: > > > Whooops.....you're right QFX and not QDF > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* David Carlson [mailto:david.carlson....@gmail.com > > <david.carlson....@gmail.com>] > > *Subject:* [GNC] Import CSV transactions into GC > > *Date:* Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 12:17 AM > > *To:* Carl S. > > *Cc:* gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > > > What is QDF format? That would not be the same as QFX. > > > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 10:57 PM Carl S. <s...@shch262.com> wrote: > > > >> David, > >> > >> Thanks for the recommendations. I've been working on this way too long > >> but think that I figured out some of the difficulties. 'Just reconciled > >> a credit card statement and got all of the old mess behind so that I can > >> begin anew by downloading csv transactions every few days or so. > >> > >> I think I figured out why and how I got duplicates- in the Match > >> Transactions window there were several transactions that had the A box > >> checked and in the Additional Comments column area there were the words, > >> New, transfer $25.75 to (auto) "E:Food" My guess is that GC was > >> telling me, "you already have this transaction in the register and > >> here's the amount and the account name". So the solution was to tell GC > >> to NOT import the transaction by unchecking the A box which would turn > >> the line color red. You're correct also that if the C box is checked > >> that particular transaction wont be imported. > >> > >> Thank you for the help... > >> > >> Carl Smith > >> > >> On 10/5/22 22:17, David Cousens wrote: > >> > Carl > >> > > >> > If you had previously imported the September transactions, then the > >> Import > >> > Matcher should recognize all of them as duplicates and not import > them. > >> In this > >> > case the A checkbox and U+C checkbox should both be unchecked and the > >> 'C' > >> > checkbox set to indicate that the transactions match existing > >> transactions and > >> > won't be imported, but the existing transactions will be marked as > >> cleared (not > >> > reconciled). > >> > > >> > If the CSV file contained some data which differed from that which was > >> in the > >> > in the QFX files, the U+C checkbox may be checked instead of the C > >> checkbox > >> > which indicates that the transaction matches an existing transaction > >> and won't > >> > be imported again but the data which is different will be updated form > >> the CSV > >> > import file. The A checkbox should not be checked if the transactions > >> already > >> > exist in your data file, only if they are new transactions. > >> > > >> > It is deliberately designed so as to not allow importing duplicate > >> transactions > >> > as transactions can only be deleted individually from the account > >> register. > >> > > >> > If you are experimenting with the import, a good idea is to create a > >> dummy test > >> > set of books and experiment with importing into that firstrather than > >> your main > >> > set of books. The dummy doesn't have to have your full account tree, > >> just the > >> > accounts you will use during the import process. Once you have the > >> import > >> > working as you want then import to your main set of books. It also > >> helps to > >> > create a dummy CSV file which only has a few typical transactions in > it > >> to get > >> > the setup right. Avoids having to delete large numbers of transaction > >> while you > >> > are experimenting if you don't get it right first time round. > >> > > >> > David Cousens > >> > > >> > On Wed, 2022-10-05 at 21:01 -0400, Carl S. wrote: > >> >> Discover Card (a credit card) as of last week stopped providing the > >> >> download of Discover card transactions in QDF....much to my > >> displeasure. > >> >> > >> >> They do provide a download of transactions in CSV format. > >> >> > >> >> I'm trying to figure out how to do a reliable importation of my > credit > >> >> card transactions into GC in my Discover Card acct in GC. This all > >> >> assumes I'll have to work with the downloaded CSV files now. > >> >> > >> >> For experimentation reasons I'm working on importing in csv format > the > >> >> transactions for the entire month of September just to see how the > >> >> actual process is done. Previously, I had already imported the > >> Discover > >> >> card transactions in QDF for September (before Discover Card ended > the > >> >> QDF download). Next I'm importing the CSV transactions to see how > they > >> >> are recognized and matched by GC. > >> >> > >> >> I've been somewhat successful in using the > >> >> File----Import-----Transactions from CSV and getting to the Match > >> >> Transactions screen which presents the transactions to be imported. > I > >> >> understand what the Reconcile (auto match) transactions are but many > of > >> >> the transactions when imported to the account end up as duplicates > >> since > >> >> previously they had been added in QDF. > >> >> > >> >> So, I'm confused and want to make the importation process as easy as > >> >> possible. The A U+C C options make matters worse....for me. > >> >> > >> >> Also, I've tried, or rather, have attempted to get working, various > >> >> csv2ODF converters. For me too many error messages was enough to > stay > >> >> away from them. > >> >> > >> >> Any help is much appreciated... > >> >> > >> >> Car Smith > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> 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. > >> > > > > > > -- > > David Carlson > > > > > > > > -- > 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 > ----- > 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. 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