OFX Bayesian import not working for me

[Eliot Rosenbloom]

   Thanks again for the info, Derek.  After using your suggestion,
   Bayesian Import Matching (OFX) was working okay for about 6 months.
   About two months ago it stopped.  Almost all the imported transactions
   appear Orange ("need account for xfer").
   My GC Online Banking Preference SETTINGS are these:
   QIF Import:  Show
   Default xn status:  Not cleared
   GENERIC IMPORTER:
   Enable skip; enable update:  USE BAYESIAN MATCHING.
   THRESHOLDS:  1,3,6 (the defaults, I think).
   Online Banking: Close log when finished.
   The first month it didn't work, I assigned xfer accounts manually,
   hoping they'd take.  But this month, they're still all orange .... with
   2 exceptions (both green: 1 is "A; the other is U+R). Many of the xns
   are monthly, and should be picked up.
   I've looked at the Description fields of a few current and older
   records that should match, and they look exactly the same to me.
   Using GNUcash 2.4.13  and OS 10.9.4
   I'd love to get this working again.  Any suggestions most welcome!
   Thanks,
   Eliot
   ======

   On 10/26/13, 7:09 AM, Derek Atkins wrote:

     Hi.
     The Bayesian match info is stored in the account metadata. When you
     deleted the HOLD account you deleted the ofx metadata.
     Don't import into a hold account. Import into the real account. And
     don't delete the account.
     Enjoy.
     -derek
     Sent from my HTC smartphone
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     From: [1]eliot at prosocialleadership.net
     To: [2]<gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
     Subject: OFX Bayesian import not working for me
     Date: Sat, Oct 26, 2013 2:17 AM
     Hey -- I switched from Quicken to GnuCash about a month ago.  (It's
     pretty cool, for the most part!  Thanks!!)  I am trying to import
     several years of Visa transactions via OSF.  Quite possibly I'm not
     doing it right, but I haven't gotten ANY matches.  (I'm using GC
     2.4.13
     on a Mac with OS 10.8.5)
     I've downloaded the transactions in 4 batches to give "Mr. Bayes" a
     chance to learn.  Here's what I do:.
     Download an OFX file from the bank.
     Create in GC a "Liabilities:Hold Visa YYYY" account.
     Import ("OFX") the downloaded file.  (A "Use Bayes" preference box
     somewhere was checked.)
     Select the Hold Visa YYYY account for importing into.
     ALL the transactions come up YELLOW: "New, UNBALANCED (need acct to
     xfer
     $nnn into)"  [NB:  Almost ALL the Bank's MEMO fields say: "Loan
     Addon
     Credit Card Classic Credit Purchase."  (Real helpful!)   But the
     DESCRIPTIONS usually name the Vendors, with various kinds of extra
     info.]
     Double clicked on the transactions 1-by-1, and assigned each to an
     Expense account.
     I completed the import:  OK.
     I prayed that these assignments were learned.
     (After reviewing the transactions in the HOLD Visa 2007 account, I
     deleted the HOLD Visa 2007 account, MOVING the transactions into my
     primary VISA account.)
     So far it seems okay.
     I began the process ANEW with transactions from 2008.
     Alas, all the imported transactions were still YELLOW: "New,
     UNBALANCED
     ...."
     So ...  1) Am I right that recognized transactions should appear as
     such
     in the "List of downloaded xactions" window?  And that
     instead of Yellow, some transactions (that were similar to those in
     the
     last batch) should be green with the appropriate Expense account
     already
     assigned?
     2)  What am I doing wrong?  (Or does it take Mr. Bayes quite a few
     examples to recognize a match, even if the DESCRIPTIONS are quite
     similar and sometimes identical?)
     THANKS!
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