[GNC] MT940 memo being truncated

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Did you expand the transaction and turn on double-line mode to see if some
of it is in a Split Memo or the Transaction Notes fields?

-derek

On Mon, September 21, 2020 5:30 pm, Gordonjackson75 wrote:
> Notwithstanding the known requirement to "skip first 3 lines" of ABN Amro
> MT940 files, I think there's a problem with 4.1 import.
>
> In 4.1, importing MT940 results in tag 86 ( Info to Account Owner ) being
> truncated, to only show the first line of the tag.  In the ABN Amro
> format,
> the contents can line-break for 3 lines.  This is standard format I
> believe.
>
> Previously in v3.x I could import MT940 messages from ABN Amro,  and I
> would
> get all of the tag 86 contents appearing in the Transaction Description.
>
> Example, prior to 4.1 (I was on 3.something), I could import MT940
> transactions and get this as the Transaction Description:
>
> SEPA INCASSO ALGEMEEN DOORLOPEND INCASSANT: NL03ZZZ301771260000 NAAM: TLS
> BV
> INZ. OV-CHIPKAART   MACHTIGING: NL03ZZZ30177126xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> OMSCHRIJVING: AUTOMATISCH OPLADE N OV-CHIPKAART KAARTNUMMER:XXXXXXXXXXX
> OPLAADDATUM/TIJD:28- 06-19 13:31
>
> In 4.1, importing MT940, I get this:
>
> SEPA INCASSO ALGEMEEN DOORLOPEND INCASSANT: NL03ZZZ301771260000
>
> Both files contain the same format of data.
>
> I guess (from searching the forums) that importing MT940 is not
> particularly
> common, but it is making reconciling the import nearly impossible.  Any
> guidance appreciated! (I could down grade I guess..)
>
>
>
>
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