[GNC] Can I Prevent OFX/QFX Import Overwriting Notes?

gcul209 at mynym.us gcul209 at mynym.us
Fri Aug 27 10:15:08 EDT 2021 

Thanks for the suggestion.  I'd be interested in seeing that bug if you 
want to drop a link / bug number.  I filed a new bug (798296) for the 
regression I'm experiencing since the previously mentioned bug was for a 
different field.  In my case, I think NOT importing the files at all and 
just reconciling manually would be easier.  When the data doesn't match, 
I could start an import to compare / find the difference, but then not 
complete it.  I'd like my data to match the statement, but it's not 
necessary enough for me to manually transfer every note one at a time on 
a monthly basis. If that's where I land, I'll start using the 
Description field instead of the Notes field. One account will have the 
metadata for one month because I didn't want to lose changes made prior 
to that import, and all accounts will be descriptionless for some period 
of time thereafter, but I'll still have all the numbers.

On 8/27/21 9:57 AM, David Carlson wrote:
> I know it is an extra step, but for a work-around I manually adjust 
> the existing transaction during the import so I know which new one(s) 
> match it.  Then I accept the incoming transaction as new.  Finally, as 
> a post processing step i manually merge the text that i want to keep 
> into one and delete the other(s).
>
> In my case I am merging two "duplicate" transfers between accounts 
> with an existing transaction containing additional text to retain 
> incoming notes from both sides of the transfers.  Luckily, there is 
> usually only one or two in a given month.   There is another bug 
> report in process to catch duplicate transfer transactions from an 
> import so that should soon change.
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 7:31 AM <gcul209 at mynym.us 
> <mailto:gcul209 at mynym.us>> wrote:
>
>     Big thanks! All three of your points were direct and clear.
>
>     You are right, I am choosing U+C because I want the date to update
>     and
>     the description to populate.  As I stated, this is what I used to
>     get.
>     I will definitely be checking that issue out and likely commenting.
>
>     On 8/27/21 4:46 AM, Jim DeLaHunt wrote:
>     >
>     > On 2021-08-26 13:55, gcul209 at mynym.us <mailto:gcul209 at mynym.us>
>     wrote:
>     >> I wouldn't be surprised if this has been asked in the past, but I
>     >> don't know of a good way to search the archives for these mailing
>     >> lists...
>     >
>     > Most web search tools respect
>     > 'https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/
>     <https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/>' as a way of
>     > restricting the search to the gnucash-user mailing list
>     archives. That
>     > might help you search the archives.
>     >
>     >
>     >> … Previously, on the PC, my manually entered notes were NOT
>     >> overwritten.  Now that I'm on the Mac, the notes are being
>     >> overwritten by that arcane data, but I don't know if that is a
>     PC vs
>     >> Mac thing or a version change thing.…
>     >
>     > It might also be a "you are using the software differently" thing.
>     > Check in the transaction matcher window, which appears during the
>     > transaction import. If the status column reads "C", then your notes
>     > and memo field should stay unchanged. If it reads "U+C", then the
>     > notes and memo fields from the imported file should replace your
>     notes
>     > and memo fields. See documentation at
>     > <https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=4&lang=C&doc=help
>     <https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=4&lang=C&doc=help>>,
>     > especially "Table 6.1. Import Status of Transactions".
>     >
>     >
>     >> …I don't really want to lose my manually entered data, but I would
>     >> like to have the bank data imported an synchronized as well.  Is
>     >> there anything I can do so that the generic transaction
>     information
>     >> doesn't overwrite my previously entered notes?
>     >
>     > GnuCash does not offer that option, as far as I know. I wish it
>     would.
>     > Maybe you have thoughts to add to Bug 797678 - "OFX importer should
>     > supplement, not replace, existing Notes (and Description and Memo)
>     > fields" at <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797678
>     <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797678>>.
>     >
>     > Best regards,
>     >
>     >      —Jim DeLaHunt
>     >
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