Transaction Import Matching

[Tommy Trussell]

>
> On 03/27/2015 07:50 PM, Robin Chattopadhyay wrote:
>
>> Ah, thanks. I should have known that I didn't discover something new. :-)
>>
>> Robin
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 9:26 PM, David Reiser <dbreiser at icloud.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  On Mar 27, 2015, at 9:38 PM, Robin Chattopadhyay <robinraymn at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi-
>>>
>>> I have a mildly annoying scenario that I was wondering if: (a) there are
>>> settings that could be tweaked, (b) it's a bug, or (c) an enhancement is
>>> required.
>>>
>>> I am billed each week for my kids' before-school care. The provider
>>> submits
>>> three separate debit card charges, each for the same amount, for each
>>> child
>>> on the same day. All three transactions are separately entered in the
>>> register. So far, so good.
>>>
>>> When I download the OFX file via aqbanking, all three transactions from
>>> the
>>> OFX file are matched to the same transaction in the register.
>>> Consequently,
>>> after completing the import matching, one transaction will be marked
>>> cleared, and the other two will remain uncleared.
>>>
>>> The workarounds I (alternately) employ are:
>>> -- Manually match the second and third transactions (usual course)
>>> -- Accept the automatic matching and manually mark the second and third
>>> transactions as cleared, but then the transactions show up again the next
>>> time I import the OFX file.
>>>
>>> It's not serious problem, but I am curious what the expected action
>>> should
>>> be. I would think in an ideal world, the logic in the importer would not
>>> match multiple OFX transactions to the same register transaction.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Robin
>>>
>>>
>>> Bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=653715
>>> and related enhancement request
>>> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481774
>>>
>>>
>

On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 10:18 PM, John R. Sowden <jsowden at americansentry.net
> wrote:

> Workarround #3:  Ask your provider to increase the fee for one child by
> $1.00 and decrease the fee for a different child by $1.00.  This way they
> would all be different.  The only problem is determining which child
> requires less day care work, and which requires more. :)
>
> John
>
>
I was going to suggest something similar, but my idea was the daily rate
could vary by a few cents or tens of cents, maybe based on the birth month
of the child. HOWEVER If there are any twins involved it gets harder! ;-)




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