https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2024-July/112481.html > For CSV import “Deposit” and “Withdrawal” were no less ambiguous than “Amount” and “Amount (negated)”.
The meanings are different, Amount does not indicate direction whereas Deposit/Withdrawal is clearly Add/Remove. > The former make sense if and only if your bank’s CSV exports have both a debit and credit column (usually backwards to your own books) and neither is signed. Many banks don’t: They export a single column of signed numbers. Sometime the signs match up with what GnuCash wants (+ is debit, - is credit), sometimes they’re the other way around. Other banks will use two columns but will put - signs on one of the columns. After some time wrestling with how to deal with all of the variations Geert settled on using Amount for an amount column where the sign matches what GnuCash expects and Amount (negated) for an amount column where the sign is reversed to what GnuCash expects. This is real world complexity and Geert explains why it wasn't communicated. Documentation needs to emphasise testing the data, and if the result is wrong then try reversing the amount label(s). The import can't proceed with a file from a bank with "two columns but will put - signs on one of the columns." The Guide explains the five basic account types, and the A/P A/R are added in the business section iirc yet there are thirteen New Account Types. I understand that Bank is no more than a convenience grouping (Namespace ??) under assets and could just as easily be achieved with a Bank subaccount of Asset. A Bank Type seems to break a direct connection with Asset making the Debit/Credit concept a little more distant. > A personal finance manager program like KMyMoney would work better for you. There is nothing fundamentally different about GnuCash making it difficult to explain the accounting in simple terms. Regards _______________________________________________ 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.