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

[Geert Janssens]

Op woensdag 20 maart 2019 10:51:55 CET schreef Michael Hendry:
> Which supports my contention that the use of the term “split” for a Ledger
> Entry causes confusion.
> 
Fair enough. As I said if there's a concise yet more clear term to use I'm 
happy to switch to it.

Personally I'm not convinced yet "Ledger Entry" would be that replacement. 
Surely it would appeal to people with an accounting  background, but it 
doesn't feel like very intuitive for the casual user just wishing to keep 
track of its personal finances in GnuCash. As English is not my native 
language that may be a translation issue though. However perhaps more informal 
terminology exists to describe subparts of a transaction ?

In addition it seems to me this thread has now evolved to discussing two 
distinct terminology issues:
* the use of the  word "split" in itself
* the use of the term "multi" in "multi-split" to mean "more than two" rather 
than "two or more".

> Would anyone think it odd that a different process would be required when
> importing a compound transaction than when importing a simple one?
> 
I think that depends on the input source format: csv is generic and doesn't 
strictly define how to encode accounting data.

GnuCash tries cater for as many formats as possible. So it offers a way to 
import csv files with only one transaction per line or a csv file where each 
line consists of one ledger entry/split and hence transaction can span 
multiple lines.

As GnuCash doesn't define the input sources (those come from banks, a 
spreadsheet, another accounting application,...) I don't see how that could be 
covered  with only one import interface.

Regards,

Geert