Documentation Regarding GnuCash Import Features

[Geert Janssens]

On Thursday 27 August 2015 09:30:25 John Ralls wrote:
> > On Aug 27, 2015, at 12:59 AM, David T. <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > John,
> > 
> > I am moving this thread to Devel, since it has moved beyond typical
> > user threads.
> > 
> > Further digging in the Help Manual shows section "3.3. Import QIF
> > Files," which explains that particular import process, but no
> > other. I suspect the interest in putting this information here has
> > to do with the fact that many newcomers to GnuCash will be
> > importing their data from Quicken. However, I think it a little
> > oddly placed and sadly alone (not to mention hard to find).
> > 
> > Additional scanning in the Help Manual (I almost never use it,
> > alas!) turns up "Chapter 6. Common Transaction Operations," under
> > which a section on importing might be placed.
> > 
> > As an aside, I will note that this chapter and Chapter 4 of the
> > Tutorial include largely similar content, and I wonder which
> > document would be the better repository for this information.
> > Ultimately, I believe that one of these chapters should be merged
> > into the other, and all reference elsewhere should go to the one
> > spot.
> > 
> > If a section on importing should be added to the Help Manual, I
> > would propose putting it in chapter 6, moving 3.3 into it (with
> > appropriate updates), and inserting a general note in 3.3 that
> > discusses importing in general, and refers readers to the
> > appropriate section in chapter 6.
> > 
> > If instead, it should go into the Tutorial, I imagine it would go in
> > either as a new section in Chapter 4, or as a separate chapter
> > immediately after this chapter.
> David,
> 
> I think importing deserves it’s own chapter and don’t think  that it
> really fits in “Common Transaction Operations”. The latter implies to
> me things one can do to a single transaction.
> 
> I agree that we should have the importing information in only one
> place, and I think that the Help manual is better than the T&CG.
> 
> Since you’ve done a couple of patches for the docs already this month
> (I’ll get to applying those when I get back this weekend unless Geert
> beats me to it)

I'm pleased to beat you :)
I had a free slot today to spend on it.

Geert