[GNC] Is there an 'easy' way to have a transaction with 'sub-transactions' as it were?

[Ove Grunnér]

Yes, if I understand you correctly, use a split transaction, one debit from
the bank account and two expense transaction in one split transaction. You
can also import split transactions from e.g. csv, you may need to
manipulate the data to be in the right format but very posible and saves a
lot of time one you get it set up.
I have no access to computer today so can not give more specific details
but it is all described in the documentation.

On Sun 13 Sep 2020, 17:45 Michael Hendry, <hendry.michael at gmail.com> wrote:

> > On 13 Sep 2020, at 08:54, Doug <lemans4 at internode.on.net> wrote:
> >
> > Chris,
> > I am no Gnucash or accounting x-pert, but how I perform a similar task
> is to just do a total import, to ´Unspecified´.
> > Then I duplicate another transaction with similar splits, to the same
> date (so in you case, the previous weeks transaction).
> > Then I manually do the split in that transaction, finishing with
> deleting the original import (which was only there as a ´memory prompt´
> anyway).
> >
> > In my case, I use this for importing my wife´s salary, where the
> variations are usually relatively minor.
> >
> > Would love to know if someone does a similar task in a more efficient
> way.
> >
> > Keep safe! (from Covid)
> > regards, Doug (Australia)
>
> Hi, Doug.
>
> I’m not sure what you mean by a “total import”.
>
> I use Scheduled Transactions to handle (e.g.) pension income, where there
> is a regular monthly payment. The value of these deposits varies slightly,
> I suspect because tax is deducted at source, and minor tweaks are necessary
> for the annual figure to match the real world.
>
> In my case, there are only two splits (Income:Pension —> Assets:Current
> Assets:Bank Account), but if you want to track gross income and various
> deductions which result in the net income it saves a lot of time to have
> the framework of the transaction already there when you come to reconcile
> the figures.
>
> Also, if you set the Scheduled Transactions to be processed in advance,
> there’s the advantage that you get early warning of income arriving in your
> account (or, perhaps more important, of automated payments going out), and
> the minor fluctuations in the exact amounts are not significant.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael
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