GnuCash import from Quicken 2007 on OSX

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

GnuCash does not support Classes.

If you used CATEGORIES, then a QIF/Quicken/Money-style Category maps
into a GnuCash Income/Expense Account.

Now, if you used a Class *like* a category, then you could treat it as
such.  But generally, no, there's no way to really import a class
because GnuCash does not have an equivalent feature (what we'd call
"Tags").  You would have to convert your QIF export and translate your
classes to categories.

Hope this helps,

-derek

Dan Ems <DanEms at enkito.com> writes:

> I currently use Quicken 2007 for Mac. GnuCash uses a double-entry method,
> Quicken uses single.
> I have 57 registers, 58 accounts and 28 classes. I have attempted to map the
> older structure to a dbl entry structure. Now I need to import multiple
> years of transactions into the new structure.
> --
> I have seen descriptions of python scripts that attempt to aid the
> conversion process [my classes need to map to structures between the current
> top-level accounts the accounts exported from quicken 2007], but there seem
> to be holes in each description I find.
> --
> I did find mention of qifqif.py and another *.py (sorry - memory erased)
> that were needed but the explanation I found did not address how I could
> make the structure changes I would need. The text referred to config files
> without mentioning a structure or a method to create the config.
> --
> I currently have GnuCash v2.6.11 and 2.6.15 installed and can use either,
> but the instructions do not seem to explain how I might make the conversion
> after the import.
> --
> If I import without class conversion, it appears that all my class data is
> ignored and I'm stuck with invalid entries. (e.g. Classes for each vehicle
> I've had for years are part of the class hierarchy, but need to be part of
> an /Expenses/Autos/<class-based autoID>/<class expense type>/<txn detail> or
> an /Assets/Autos/<class-based autoID>/residual_value structure ) Import
> leaves only the /Autos/<autoID>/<txn detail> structures.
> --
> The information I've found in <some_version> how-to guide seems to exist for
> GnuCash v2.2.
> --
> Should I try to install an earlier GnuCash version on OSX 10.10.5 and
> attempt to follow the instructions with their seeming skips past issues I'll
> have to solve?
> --
> An idea or a pointer to other resources would be welcomed.
> --
> Thanks
>
>
> Dan
>
>
>
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