Matching transactions

[Don H]

Yes, I am using OFX.  Will consult the documentation about the color
matching.  Green I understand; red and orange not so sure.

Also, hopefully the documentation covers the Generic Importer preferences
and explains what Match display threshold, Auto-add threshold, Auto-clear
threshold means.  The units are 2, 3, 6 but I have no idea what that means. 
And I do have bayesian matching checked, although I don't know what that
means either.  Will scout around to see if discover what this stuff means.
Thx, Don


Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Don H <don.harville at att.net> writes:
> 
>> So, I am still not clear on how Gnucash handles matching transactions.
>>
>> For example, I have a scheduled transaction for YMCA and have it posted
>> in
>> my checking account 30 days prior to the payment.  The description is
>> YMCA
>> and the amount is $75.  So I imported my checking account and it still
>> added
>> another transaction for YMCA for $75 with a description of 'YMCA
>> DES:5123229622 ID:145004158'.
>>
>> So how does Gnucash work on matching transactions?  I also don't think I
>> fully understand what all of the colors mean when it is importing
>> transaction (red, yellow, green, orange).  Maybe it is user error on my
>> part.  Could someone enlighten me?
>> Thx, Don
> 
> It depends on which importer, QIF or OFX.  They work differently,
> and you don't mention which one you're using.
> 
> The QIF importer matches full strings.
> The OFX importer is configurable; it can work on full strings or
> it can work on substrings (if you configure Bayesian style matching).
> 
> The colors...  That would imply you're using OFX..  That should be
> covered in the documentation.
> 
> -derek
> 
>> Derek Atkins wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> possum <don.harville at att.net> writes:
>>> 
>>>> I have set up some scheduled transaations to give me a look ahead 30
>>>> days
>>>> in
>>>> the future.  I presumed that when I imported my bank transactions that
>>>> if
>>>> a
>>>> scheduled transaction matched an imported transaction, then it would
>>>> recognize it and not re-enter it.  On a similar note my paycheck varies
>>>> a
>>>> little bit each time so I can't schedule what it will exactly be each
>>>> time. 
>>>> So I set up a scheduled transaction from my company with an estimated
>>>> amount.
>>> 
>>> No, the importers only deal with "Real" transactions that are
>>> actually posted in the CoA.  You have to run the SXes first to
>>> post them before the importer will see them.
>>> 
>>>> In reality this is not working all the time.  The transactions from the
>>>> bank
>>>> have a long name with various information vs. the nickname that I used
>>>> in
>>>> the scheduled transaction, so GC doesn't recognize them as the same. 
>>>> Also
>>>> the same thing for my paycheck since the amounts don't match up.
>>> 
>>> The names don't need to match as much as the values do.
>>> 
>>>> So can someone tell me how GC is supposed to work in matching imported
>>>> transactions vs. scheduled transactions and what do I need to do to
>>>> make
>>>> it
>>>> work as well as it can.  I do have Bayesian matching selected in my
>>>> preferences.
>>>> Thx
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>>> 
>>> -derek
>>> 
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