New to Gnucash. How to set automatic downloads from Wells Fargo checking account

[Jimmy Crossley]

I have been downloading transactions for my Wells Fargo checking account for a very long time, so I believe it is possible for you also.  I have been able to keep this working with the help from this list and information from http://www.ofxhome.com.  Since AqBanking is so versatile  and international in scope, it can be quite daunting to get it configured.

Here are some details about how I have AqBanking set up for my Wells Fargo checking account.  I am using gnucash 2.4.10 on Debian GNU/Linux testing (wheezy).  Fields I have omitted below are blank.

On the Users tab I set the same username I use to log into the web site:
  User Settings:
    User Name: <My name>
    User ID: <user id I use to log into the web site>
  Bank Settings:
    Bank Name: Wells Fargo Bank
    FID: 3000
    ORG: WF
    Server URL: https://ofxdc.wellsfargo.com/ofx/process.ofx
  Application Settings:
    Emulated Application: Intuit Quicken Windows 2011 (fills in the following fields for you)
    Application ID: QWIN
    Application Version: 2000
    Header Version: 102
On the Accounts tab I have the following account set up:
  Account Number: <My checking account number>
  Currency: (I set this as USD, but it keeps changing back to EUR, but when I download transactions, it defaults to USD, so no problem)
  Account type: Checking Account
  Country: United States of America (US)
  Bank Code: 11190659
  Bank Name: 11190659
  Selected user: <user set up above>

Perhaps some of these fields are not needed, but this is how I have it set up and it works great.  I use it every morning to keep my bank account reconciled.

Tip:  I download transactions first and choose not to import the balance.  The transactions downloaded entered or matched and are flagged.  Then I get the balance and choose to reconcile.  Unless I have failed to match up transactions properly, it balances every time.

Also, I believe you have to enable Consumer Quicken Banking on the account, which costs me 3.00 USD per month.


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