[GNC] The Meaning of Split (previously Example of multi-split feature of CSV importer?)

[GTI .H]

Perhaps this interest.

The meaning of "Split" was also addressed here:
http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GNC-Import-CSV-Multi-currency-tp4705312p4705345.html


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GTI

Em qua, 20 de mar de 2019 às 08:36, Michael Hendry <hendry.michael at gmail.com>
escreveu:

> > On 20 Mar 2019, at 10:52, Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
>
> I agree, “Ledger Entry” is a bit clunky, but the casual user has to have
> (at least) a nodding acquaintance with double-entry bookkeeping to be able
> to use Gnucash.
>
> If you look in any book-keeping primer, you’ll find a definition of a
> Ledger Entry, but you won’t find a “split” defined there.
>
> > 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 ?
>
> I haven’t come across such a term, but maybe I don’t get out enough?
>
> >
> > 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”.
>
> Indeed - I’ve altered the subject line.
>
> >
> >> 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.
>
> So the choice is between importing “Simple Transactions” and “Compound
> Transactions”, with a two-line simple transaction as a special case of a
> compound transaction.
>
> >
> > 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.
>
> Agreed - the user would need to specify the appropriate format at import
> time if the importing software can’t determine it by inspection.
>
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Geert
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael
>
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