gnucash-user Digest, Vol 125, Issue 16

[Tom Balazs]

Problem solved by deleting accounts and re-importing them. - On the Android
app, I deleted accounts. Then I went to Desktop GnuCash and exported
accounts again, then went to Android app and imported them. I entered the
(few) transactions again. Now I was able to export the OFX and then import
them into the Desktop GnuCash.

I hope this keeps working. GnuCash seems great, but I was once a Quicken
user and the concepts are different here (I bought cookies, that's
"Miscellaneous" but not spent out of "Pocket Cash" account, spent from
"category" Pocket Cash?

I also miss "Memo". If I spend $500 at "Johns Auto Repair", that's an
"Accounts/Auto/Repair and Maintenance" expense, "Transfer/Liabilities/Tom's
Credit Card" but where do I write "Front brakes, water pump, and wipers" or
"John's Auto Repair Transaction #JAR256". Those pieces of information can
be very important.




On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 10:41 PM, David <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The error you present in the image may be different than the one you
> started with. Is it possible that you are trying to import the ofx file
> more than once? The importer will recognize this and tell you that there is
> nothing to do. That's what the image suggests.
>
> As for the original account mapping question, it seems there are two
> issues: that of choosing accounts in the Android app, and that of getting
> Gnucash proper to import into its accounts. My recollection of the app is
> that you put a transaction into one account (say, MyChecking), and
> designate a second account (somewhat akin to assigning it a category) . As
> I recall, this then gets put into the ofx. You'd then, upon import,
> identify the base account of the import, and then assign each transaction
> to its second account.
>
> On your picture, there do not appear to be any new transactions, so we
> can't tell anything about the mapping.
>
> David
>
>
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> *From:* Tom Balazs <tom123online at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Mon Aug 12 10:41:29 PDT 2013
>
> *To:* Post to GnuCash User <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> *Subject:* Re: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 125, Issue 16
>
> I'm still stuck, trying to import the exported OFX file. I don't know why
> this isn't working, but maybe this screenshot will help you to understand
> what's not working
> http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/webmanoffesto/media/ProblemsImportingTransactionstoGnucashv2030812.png.html
>
> [image: Inline image 1]
>
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:19:47 +0300
> From: Tom Balazs <tom123online at gmail.com>
> To: Post to GnuCash User <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: GnuCash Android Account
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> I'm using GnuCash Android. I export from that and then import to GnuCash
> desktop. But I have a problem with accounts
> GnuCash doesn't know what account to import the transactions to and I don't
> see how to set that in GnuCash Android.
>
> If I buy cookies should I enter that in Miscellaneous or would it be better
> to somehow enter it in BigBank Checking, but them how does it get marked as
> a Miscellaneous expense?
>
> I guess it's the "Generic Import Transaction Matcher" that gets stuck.
>
> Tom
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