[GNC] Example of multi-split feature of CSV importer?

[Michael Hendry]

> On 20 Mar 2019, at 08:23, Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be> wrote:
> 
> Op dinsdag 19 maart 2019 22:10:29 CET schreef Adrien Monteleone:
>> I never understood the need or benefit to differentiate simple vs. split
>> transactions since *all* transactions are split into two entries at least
>> once. Perhaps dropping that distinction is in order, or does it serve some
>> purpose that isn’t outweighed by the confusion it causes?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>> 
> To my mind it serves a case in that we can offer a simplified input interface 
> for the two-split transactions.
> 
> We have long had the single-line interface to enter two-split transactions as 
> most new users find that interface easier to understand and use.
> 
> But this simplified interface can't be extended generically to also support 3-
> or-more split transactions. In the personal accounting use case these are less 
> common however so we have optimized for the two-split use case (at least 
> that's what I suppose - it has been like that before I came into the project).
> 
> So you are right that all transactions are multi-split and it's not for the 
> transactions themselves we differentiate. We differentiate because for the 
> special case of only two splits we can offer simplified input interfaces.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Geert

Which supports my contention that the use of the term “split” for a Ledger Entry causes confusion.

Would anyone think it odd that a different process would be required when importing a compound transaction than when importing a simple one?

Regards,

Michael