Bite Gao, Jim mentions the import matcher, and I reiterate here to emphasize that GnuCash provides most of what you're asking, but places it in the import process, rather than in reconciliation. A user can match incoming entries to existing ones. They can also set the reconcile flag to "C" for imported transactions, which will automatically check those entries on the next reconciliation. These are both key parts of your proposal.
And the problems that others raised continue to undermine the idea. David T. On Jan 7, 2023, 4:35 AM, at 4:35 AM, Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnuc...@jdlh.com> wrote: >Bite Gao: > >Thank you for continuing this conversation. I am glad to have your >ideas >in this discussion. > >While I think I understand what feature you are asking for, I do see >some difficulties with it. For example, you say: > >On 2023-01-06 17:22, Bite Gao wrote: >> …For each split record in the GnuCash file, the program scan for its >> counterpart in the bank statement.… Personally, I do not found that >> how computer program could make mistake in this process.… > >The obvious difficulty is that for a single transaction, the text in >the >GnuCash file is probably different than the text in its counterpart in >the bank statement. For example, suppose I have a weekly purchase where > >I enter the description as "SPUD, Vancouver BC" and the date as January > >5, but the bank statement may say "Small Potatoes Delivery * Paypal" >and >the date as January 6. It is difficult — not impossible, but difficult > >— for GnuCash to see that these two transactions are counterparts. >Their >description text and their dates differ. > >It turns out that GnuCash's Import Matcher can successfully recognise >the link between these two. But it often makes mistakes in this >process. > >Best regards, > —Jim DeLaHunt > > >On 2023-01-06 17:22, Bite Gao wrote: >> GnuCash Developers and Maintainers: >> Hello! While you pinpoint out the possibility of a mistake in >> automated process, it did not eliminate the meaning of the automatic >> reconciliation. >> What an automatic reconciliation does is: the program concatenates >> the transaction's date, check number and the transaction amount from >> both the bank statement and the GnuCash file. For each split record >in >> the GnuCash file, the program scan for its counterpart in the bank >> statement. And when the counterpart is found, the program marks the >> split as reconciled. >> Personally, I do not found that how computer program could make >> mistake in this process. If you believe that the computer could have >> that happen, I would like to learn the detail about it. >> >> Yours, >> >> Bite Gao >> Jan 7th, 2021 >> >> On 2023/1/6 20:57, Adrien Monteleone wrote: >> >>> I understand your explanation, but if you aren't checking and >>> verifying every transaction, how do you ever discover when the >>> automated process makes a mistake? >>> >>> Reconciliation was invented long before computers, but I appreciate >>> that the process demands one to slow down, take your time, and >>> methodically verify the information. >>> >>> Think of it as proof-reading - the hard way. (I learned in school to > >>> read stuff backwards when proofing!) >>> >>> That is a pretty good analogy too: >>> >>> If you've ever used auto-correct with auto-checking for spelling and > >>> grammar, or auto-suggestion or auto-completion for entire words and >>> have seen the embarrassment and/or nightmare that can produce when >>> the computer 'gets it wrong', would you want something like that for > >>> your financial records? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Adrien >>> >>> On 1/5/23 7:50 PM, Bite Gao wrote: >>>> GnuCash Developers and Maintainers: >>>> Hello! While you have mentioned the requirement of human >>>> intervene in the reconciliation process, I do not see it >contradicts >>>> with the presence of automatically reconciliation system. >>>> In a reconcile process, the accountant check the record in the >>>> account book with the record in the bank statement (or statement >>>> from other institution). He (or she) may found out that two record >>>> are identical, or he (or she) may found that some record are not >>>> identical. Only the latter requires human notice, since there its >no >>>> point wasting time on reconciled accounting transactions. An >>>> automatic reconciliation system can load the digital statement from > >>>> the institution, compares the statement with the transaction in the > >>>> accounting book, and pinpoints the discrepancies out. Then human >>>> accountant could step in and perform manual operations, such as >>>> checking other vouchers, contact with banks, etc. In the situation >>>> of single user, the automatic reconcile system have no reason to >>>> block manu >>>> al reconciliation. >>>> Besides, when I means "human err", I means that the accountant >>>> overlook an discrepancy and regards it as identical. People do not >>>> spend too much time on identical records, since major of the >>>> transaction would be in that state. However, it could cause severe >>>> consequences if there do have a discrepancy. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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