Auto fill Transfer field when using csv

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

quintain <xz9876 at gmail.com> writes:

> Hi;
>
> How can I auto fill the Transfer line when I input a number of entries when
> using a csv inport.
>
> I infrequently download my bank / credit card statements into excel then
> convert to .csv then import them into my credit card account.
>
> I have a large number of payment entered into 'Description' field as Tesco
> almost without exception they should be shown as 'Weekly shop' in the
> Transfer field.
>
> To date I am altering every single entry from 'Imbalance-GBP' to the
> required 'Weekly shop'.
>
> I am using GC v 2.4.13 on a Win 7 setup

In Edit -> Preferences turn on Bayesian matching, then
**During** the import, assign the transfer account.

GnuCash will learn from these assignments and use them going forward.

If you wait to assign the accounts until after the import then it's too
late and GnuCash cannot learn. 

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-derek

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