Re: [GNC] Suggestion to ease newbies import problems

2019-09-26 Thread Kenneth Schneider
In order to minimize errors during import I first exported the account (categories) tree and imported that into GC. We’re there still errors?, yes but it was manageable. I then exported the data by year into qif files for import into GC. It made my life easier and reduced the number of errors I

Re: [GNC] Suggestion to ease newbies import problems

2019-09-26 Thread randix
In all seriousness, I recall that when I tried to import my data from Quicken, I ran into so many problems and inaccuracies of the transactions going into the wrong GnuCash account, etc., that I concluded it was just easier and I'd have more confidence in entering the transactions manually from the

Re: [GNC] Suggestion to ease newbies import problems

2019-09-25 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Data? Wha? > On Sep 25, 2019 w39d268, at 7:35 PM, David Cousens > wrote: > > After the second six pack "What data errors?" > > > > - > David Cousens ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences

Re: [GNC] Suggestion to ease newbies import problems

2019-09-25 Thread David Cousens
After the second six pack "What data errors?" - David Cousens -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubsc

Re: [GNC] Suggestion to ease newbies import problems

2019-09-25 Thread John Ralls
> On Sep 25, 2019, at 5:15 PM, David Cousens wrote: > > That seems like an admirable and at least enjoyable solution. I'd be worried about data entry errors, especially after the second 6-pack. Regards, John Ralls ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnu

Re: [GNC] Suggestion to ease newbies import problems

2019-09-25 Thread David Cousens
That seems like an admirable and at least enjoyable solution. David - David Cousens -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription pr

Re: [GNC] Suggestion to ease newbies import problems

2019-09-25 Thread randix
When I transferred over to GnuCash from Quicken a number of years ago, after first toying with the import directions/options, I opted to use the "6-pack" method... I bought several 6-packs of Stella, picked how many years I wanted to go back to be reflected in GnuCash, and entered each and transac

Re: [GNC] Suggestion to ease newbies import problems

2019-09-24 Thread David Cousens
Thanks for the feedback. I am currently rewriting part of the documentation in the Help manual on importing. The comments about Base, Destination and transfer accounts are quite timely and I have struggled with that terminology while doing the rewrite. The difficulty arises primarily because in a

[GNC] Suggestion to ease newbies import problems

2019-09-24 Thread ornd25
As a newbie I did (and do) have some trouble with GnuCash, but my largest concerns were with the  import process. I have a few suggestions that might ease the path of the next newbies to come. The import process, per se, seemed to go smoothly - it was the assigning appropriate splits that took m