I use a version of suggestion #2, e.g., I have descriptions Amazon and also Amazon Kindle for books. Basically I tack on enough to identify the other account(s) for the split. I also make use of Duplicate instead of the matching if I know that there is a recent transaction in the register that is similar to the new one (has the same or similar splits). If, as in the example, you produce a transaction with several splits that you don't want, you can use "Remove Other Splits" under Transaction to clear the detritus. Dale
On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM Stephen M. Butler <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/25/25 01:22, Tom Route36 wrote: > > Hi. I'm still learning my way around GnuCash; so forgive this > > beginner question. When I go to enter a new transaction into a > > register and what I am entering into the Description field matches an > > earlier transaction, GnuCash will automatically fill in the amount and > > the split details exactly as it was recorded previously for that > > earlier transaction. > > > > For example, let's say my earlier transaction had the Description > > "Walmart - Sacramento" with a Tot Charge amount of $154.26, and the > > Split consisted of 9 entries. If a couple weeks later I go to enter a > > new transaction with the same Description ("Walmart - Sacramento") and > > I hit the Tab key to type in whatever new Tot Charge amount I want to > > record, what happens is that GnuCash will automatically fill-in that > > same earlier $154.26 amount before I have any chance to enter my new > > Tot Charge amount. Worse yet, it fills in the 9 Split entries for the > > new transaction to match that earlier transaction as well. > > > > Not only is this annoying; but GnuCash gets bogged down and slows my > > system down while it tries to recall the Split details of that earlier > > transaction. Is there a preference setting somewhere to stop GnuCash > > from trying to AutoComplete my new transactions with the details of my > > earlier transactions? > 1. Pick the "Don't Autocomplete" option. > 2. Change the description slightly so it doesn't match. You might use > this to your advantage if you have a few common sets of splits (forget > the amounts -- they'll never match). > 3. Accept that you'll have to delete some lines and enter new ones. > That still might be faster than entering everything from scratch. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] 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.
