That idea, of a "choose alternate match" in the context menu of the
(various) import windows is great! I second the motion. But it's hardly
a trivial change. Maybe add it to the requested features?
Paul
On 2026-02-22 10:04 a.m., Jon Schewe via gnucash-user wrote:
Thank you for the code reference and the explanation. I'm a software
developer, so that helps me a lot.
The check number is coming through, so I'm only matching on date and
amount. I could try getting the bank to add the check information to
their QFX export, but that seems like an exercise in futility.
Is there a way to have GnuCash present me with multiple options for
matches rather than the most likely match only?
I've got the following settings in Preferences -> Import
Enable skip transaction action: yes
enable update match action: no
Use basesian matching: yes
Match display threshold: 2
auto-add threshold: 3
auto-clear threshold: 6
likely match day threshold: 8
unlikely match day threshold: 21
commercial ATM fees threshold: 2
automatically create new commodities: no
QIF import
Show documentation: yes
Not cleared: selected
On Sat, 2026-02-21 at 22:08 +0800, Christopher Lam wrote:
Hi, having multiple checks for the same amount but different dates
and check number seems like a headache for any manual or automated
matcher.
Here's the algorithm as originally written since 2002 (23 years ago!)
https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/6983adb14a389c13f828bae4f485b4748a8ead24/gnucash/import-export/import-backend.cpp#L579
Note the following scoring system:
- identical amounts get +3, otherwise -2 or -5
- identical dates get +3, otherwise +2, 0 or -5
- identical trans->num get +4, otherwise -2, or 0
- etc.
Thus, an exact identical match in trans->num gets a relatively strong
score; you may need to check if the QFX/OFX sets it to the check
number. You may want to adjust the date thresholds in the global
preference.
On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 at 10:43, Jon Schewe via gnucash-user
<[email protected]> wrote:
I'm running into an issue when importing QFX files and matching
transactions. Every week I write a check for the same amount.
However
the check doesn't clear the bank for a week or two. When I import
my
QFX file GnuCash wants to match the most recent check rather than
the
one 2 weeks back. Does anyone have a solution for allowing multiple
matches to show up in the import dialog so that I can select the
proper
check?
Also, is there a way for the check number to be visible in the
import
dialog?
Thanks,
Jon
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