Also, GnuCash will memorize the transaction, and will bring it all back again; I'd have a deposit of "Salary" for my salary, with all of the splits listed. If the amount wasn't exactly right, I would just update the ones that were off. But having GnuCash pulled it up has been wonderful.
On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM Patrick James via gnucash-user < [email protected]> wrote: > This message is a comment regarding Greenberg's request: "What I'd really > like is a transaction template, but the closest we get are scheduled > transactions." > > My personal strategy is to use a spreadsheet with a multi-split CSV > template. With sufficient complexity, one could duplicate the entire > scheduled transaction editor. I also realize that my template strategy is > using another tool outside of and in addition to GnuCash. > > I have a few monthly transactions that are essentially the same, some with > some variance, but others are exactly the same with a different date. Those > are all ready, so all I have to do is make a few updates, and export to a > CSV file. > > After saving the CSV, it's a few clicks to import into GnuCash. > > Using the multi-split CSV import, just about any journal entry is possible. > > My spreadsheet looks very similar to the multi-split example in the > GnuCash documentation. > > See Example 6.1 here: > > https://gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-manual/trans-import.html > > > > > > On 12/08/2025 8:05 AM PST Ed Greenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On the subject of splits. Most of my split transactions start out as > > downloaded transactions into the checking account. Mine, in particular, > > are mortgage payments and payroll check deposits. > > > > I generally accept the transaction into the checking account with a > > corresponding account of "mortgage payment net" or "salary net". > > > > I then come back to the transaction and edit the offsetting items > properly > > (think loan, interest, principal). > > > > So, in the case of the mortgage payment, the largest amount is indeed the > > actual checking account deduction, but in the case of payroll, the > largest > > amount is one of the offsetting amounts, specifically the gross pay. > > > > If I try to edit the transaction later, GC requires that I use one > > particular account. I'm not sure how it decides where I should edit the > > transaction. > > > > If I try to do it in the "salary net" account, as soon as "salary net" > > disappears from the split, the transaction seems to save and vanish, so I > > edit it in the checking account side, deleting salary net, replacing it > > with "gross pay" and a set of deductions. Am I doing this right?" > > > > What I'd really like is a transaction template, but the closest we get > are > > scheduled transactions. > > > > Ed > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey [email protected] Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ 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.
