Re: [GNC] Newbie Q: some transactions imported to wrong category

2019-09-08 Thread Bitmancer
Thank you again, David. I fear I have taken a double dose of Stupid with my Brunch. I understand double-entry accounting, more or less. I will RTFM in the Loans area. -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html ___ gn

Re: [GNC] Newbie Q: some transactions imported to wrong category

2019-09-07 Thread David Cousens
In the screen shot both of the lines of the transaction (splits in Gnucash parlance) have accounts which are expense accounts. GnuCash is a double entry system so when you make a payment for a purchase money is taken out of your checking or savings account and given to the bank and this appears a

Re: [GNC] Newbie Q: some transactions imported to wrong

2019-09-07 Thread Bitmancer
That was the solution to a previous problem as well! THANKS ChrisGood wrote > Message: 10 > Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2019 18:23:02 -0500 (CDT) > From: David Cousens < > davidcousens@ > > > To: > gnucash-user@ > Subject: Re: [GNC] Newbie Q: some transactions impo

Re: [GNC] Newbie Q: some transactions imported to wrong category

2019-09-07 Thread Bitmancer
Thank you for your timely answer, David. Responses in context: David Cousens wrote > ..., it will open to display > both splits of the transaction on separate lines. If you click on the > account you wish to change a down arrow appears on the right handside and > clicking on that will open an acco

Re: [GNC] Newbie Q: some transactions imported to wrong

2019-09-07 Thread Chris Good
Message: 10 Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2019 18:23:02 -0500 (CDT) From: David Cousens To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Newbie Q: some transactions imported to wrong category Message-ID: <1567898582174-0.p...@n4.nabble.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Bitmancer,

Re: [GNC] Newbie Q: some transactions imported to wrong category

2019-09-07 Thread David Cousens
Bitmancer, If you open the regster for the account to which you imported the transactions. If you set the preferences using Edit->Preferences->Register defaults and set the Auto-split register radio button when you click on a transaction line, it will open to display both splits of the transactio

[GNC] Newbie Q: some transactions imported to wrong category

2019-09-07 Thread Bitmancer
All of my Natural Gas utility payments got imported to my Cell Phone category. One of my Mortgage Payments got imported to Auto Insurance category. How can I correct their categories in GnuCash? Thanks for any help. (I am semi-perl-literate, and can run perl scripts against xml extractions if ne