Re: Mass Import from MS Money User

2018-01-22 Thread David Carlson
Jon, You do not mention what file type you are using for your imports. If you are using QIF the importer will try to match incoming transactions to existing transactions with the limitation that it will not match to other transactions in the same import file. This is why it is better to import

Re: Mass Import from MS Money User

2018-01-22 Thread Jon
As far as I can tell, the categories are created as accounts within GnuCash, so when starting with a blank file, if I were to import my checking account from Money, in addition to the checking account being created within my assets folder, all the categories are created as accounts, so I'll get a

Re: Mass Import from MS Money User

2018-01-22 Thread Kenneth Schneider
I meant to say import categories (accounts) without any data just to create your COA Ken Schneider > On Jan 22, 2018, at 2:35 PM, Kenneth Schneider > wrote: > > Does MS Money allow for the export of all of the categories as does Quicken > with any data export? If

Re: Mass Import from MS Money User

2018-01-22 Thread Kenneth Schneider
Does MS Money allow for the export of all of the categories as does Quicken with any data export? If so you could import that file first to set up your COA. Then when importing your data all accounts will be setup for you and reduce the number errors. Ken Schneider > On Jan 22, 2018, at 2:00

Mass Import from MS Money User

2018-01-22 Thread Jon
Hello everyone, I have read the FAQ for importing accounts from MS Money. I have about 20 years worth of transactions. Since I'm pulling over this data one account at a time, is there a method that would improve the odds of keeping accurate balances and minimizing duplicate transactions?