[GNC] Keeping Imported Transactions from Overwriting Data?

[D.]

It's been a while since I imported transactions, but I seem to recall there being a point where you could tell the matcher to (R)econcile or (U)pdate the existing entry.  Choosing R should set the transaction to cleared and leave your manually-entered data intact. 

Now,  why that matcher defaults to overwriting your manually entered data is an entirely different question that always mystified me. Seems ass backward to me. 

David T.


-------- Original Message --------
From: David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
Sent: Sat Apr 11 20:50:38 GMT+05:30 2020
To: "Eric H. Bowen" <eric at ehbowen.net>
Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Keeping Imported Transactions from Overwriting Data?

In cases where I don't want GnuCash to overwrite existing transaction with
an imported one, I set the imported transactions as new.  I try to assign
the correct account if I know it.  This creates a duplicate so I need to
manually match them up and delete the ones that I don't want later.



On Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 10:12 AM Eric H. Bowen via gnucash-user <
gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:

> 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?
>
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