missing documentation

[Tim Wunder]

On Friday 04 January 2008 04:12:49 pm Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
> I understand what happens if I import a QIF to start a new set of
> accounts: the wizard works with me to figure out what the file says, and
> then sets up accounts.
>
> But I haven't got a clue what happens if I import a file from my bank.
> Why would I want to?  What would happen?  The documentation assumes that
> everyone knows why.  I don't...
>
> What happens if you connect directly to your bank using aqbanking?  Who
> would want to to? Why?
>

I don't direct connect to my bank for my checking account, but I do use it to 
connect to discovercard.com for my credit card account. The importer 
remembers associations to accounts for expenses. Gas purchases are usually 
assigned to expenses:auto:fuel, for example. The transaction matcher is 
pretty good at figuring out what goes where. Sometimes it guesses wrong, but 
it's easy enough to fix.

I used to save my credit card receipts and enter them manually. Now I import 
them. Much easier to download transactions than to key them in every week (or 
so). As a result, I stay more current and gnucash's balance matches the 
credit card balance better. 

The transaction import marks the transactions as cleared. Then I'll use the 
reconciliation process to make sure transactions weren't missed in the 
downloads, which has happened once or twice over the span of several months.

Tim
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