Re: [GNC] Trouble Changing Imported Descriptions

2023-05-06 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Of course, the specific problem that OP outlined here had to do with what happens in GnuCash *after* transactions have been imported, rather than the import itself. David T.​ On May 6, 2023, 04:14, at 04:14, R Losey wrote: >It's issues like this that have made me wary of importing

Re: [GNC] Trouble Changing Imported Descriptions

2023-05-05 Thread R Losey
It's issues like this that have made me wary of importing transactions; doing them manually doesn't take that much longer. On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 2:54 AM David T. via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > I have seen the exact same behavior, and find it more than just an >

Re: [GNC] Trouble Changing Imported Descriptions

2023-05-05 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I have seen the exact same behavior, and find it more than just an annoyance. This arbitrary reversion to different text strings can result in flawed and erroneous data entering your books--including entering transactions into placeholder (i.e., read-only) accounts. ⁣ David T.​ On May 5, 2023,

[GNC] Trouble Changing Imported Descriptions

2023-05-04 Thread Paul Kroitor
This is part 2 of a two-part question about imported transactions. My bank invariably imports transactions in barely readable technical jargon. For example, a debit card purchase at Villeneuve & Sons comes into the Aqbanking importer as: "[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &" My problem is that it's