[GNC] Keeping Imported Transactions from Overwriting Data?

[Eric H. Bowen]

I've been using GnuCash for my personal finances, and I've noticed one 
annoying problem. When I write a paper check, I put the payee's name and 
associate information in the "Description" and "Notes" field. But, when 
I import transactions from my credit union (usually with QFX) prior to 
reconciling, the data I entered is overwritten with "PAID CHECK 
0000XXXX" and "OFX ext. info: |Trans type:Check|Memo:Paid Check 
000000XXXX", which is sorta less than helpful when I'm attempting to 
identify transactions later. For personal transactions I can usually 
reconstruct the data by going online, but it's a pain.

I'm concerned, though, because I'm wanting to implement GnuCash for our 
church's bookkeeping. I haven't yet tried downloading from our church's 
bank, but if it overwrites information, especially deposit information 
which we will use to keep track of offerings and contributions, it could 
be a disaster. Is there any way of still downloading to match and clear 
transactions, but to keep the download from overwriting manually entered 
data?