How to set Description on A/R when importing invoices

[Mike Evans]

On Mon, 8 Sep 2014 09:41:18 +0100
Mike Evans <mikee at saxicola.co.uk> wrote:

> On Mon, 08 Sep 2014 14:10:27 +0800
> Arnd Vehling <Arnd at Vehling.Com> wrote:
> 
> > Anyone has an idea why the invoice import preview shows me a populated 
> > Memo-field but the Memo-Field ends up beeing empty after an successfull 
> > import? Maybe because it dont use the "Open imported invoices in Tab" 
> > option because it would open up too many tabs?
> > 
> > And one question concerning the "account_posted" field. I assume if its 
> > empty and you only have one account of type "Accounts Receivable" this 
> > is automaticly used. So you only need to fill this field if you have 
> > several accounst of type A/R. Correct?
> > 
> > In the python example this fieald is clearly empty:
> > http://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.4/C/gnucash-guide/python-import-invoices.html
> > 
> > cheers,
> > 
> >    Arnd
> > _______________________________________________
> 
> Arnd
> 
> I mis-read your original mail and though you had written an importer in
> Python.  Having now read the rest of the thread I see the issue is with
> importing csv created by your python program.
> 
> Have you set the fields, date_posted, due_date, account_posted as
> well as memo_posted?  The importer will, or should, post the
> invoice on import if these are set and this is when the memo field is
> also set, if the invoices are not posted at the time of import the
> memo_posted text has nowhere to go and is lost.  If on the other hand the invoice is
> posted but the memo is empty then this is a bug and you should file a
> bug at https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GnuCash
> 
> However having just tested it, it works on my system.  Try the
> following line to test the importer:
> 
> MEC-0172,,000013,,,,34-0655 > PROTOBLOC 2 BREADBOARD,ea,Expenses:Materials General,1,4.39,,,,no,,,,,Assets:Accounts Receivable,Memo,y
> 
> You will probably have to change some fields to suite your account
> layout. Obviously don't use your production gnucash file.  After import
> view Assets:Accounts Receivable in double line mode and you should see
> "Memo" in the memo field.
> 
I forgot mention that for multi-line invoices it's the last line of that invoice that determines whether the invoice is posted.  I need to update the guide it seems.

 
Mike Evans
> 



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