[GNC] Transactions imported from the file assigned to wrong account

[Aleksandar Kocic]

Thanks John and David,

The Import Map Editor helped. I removed the account in question, which btw
didn't have assigned the id, and it worked. I was asked to assign the
account when trying to import the file.

On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 8:08 PM John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:

> David Carlson pointed you halfway: Open Tools>Import Map Editor.
>
> The other half is to select the radio button "online" on the top of the
> dialog. That should display the online-id to GnuCash account associations
> and enable you to delete any that are incorrect. If there's only one then
> perhaps GnuCash isn't picking up the right number; compare the online id
> with your import file to see wha it's using.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
>
> > On Jun 21, 2021, at 4:56 PM, Aleksandar Kocic <akocic11 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > It is QFX.
> >
> > I understand the process; however, it doesn't work. All the files are
> > assigned to the same account with no questions asked.
> >
> > Is there a way to remove this association and start fresh?
> >
> > On Mon., Jun. 21, 2021, 6:06 p.m. Jim DeLaHunt, <list+gnucash at jdlh.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Aleksandar:
> >>
> >> Which file format are you importing?  The UI and procedure are slightly
> >> different for each one. I am most familiar with OFX file import, and
> >> secondarily with CSV file import.
> >>
> >> At the beginning of the import process, there is a step when GnuCash has
> >> you designate which GnuCash account should receive the transactions you
> >> are importing. For OFX format files, GnuCash can then remember a
> >> correspondence between the account number in the OFX file and the
> >> GnuCash account which receives the transaction, and it doesn't need to
> >> ask you the next time that you import.
> >>
> >> Have you read through the GnuCash Guide documentation about file import?
> >> <
> >>
> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/importing-from-files.html#importing-ofx
> >>>
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >>     —Jim DeLaHunt
> >>
> >> On 2021-06-21 13:17, Aleksandar Kocic wrote:
> >>> I download the file from the bank's site and manually import it.
> >>>
> >>> I can see the account number in the file. However, for whatever reason,
> >> the
> >>> application chooses another account and it seems that cannot be
> changed.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon., Jun. 21, 2021, 3:55 p.m. John Ralls, <jralls at ceridwen.us>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Jun 21, 2021, at 12:08 PM, Aleksandar Kocic <akocic11 at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>> Hi there,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am trying to import transactions downloaded from the bank. However,
> >>>> since
> >>>>> I have multiple accounts with the same institution, the transactions
> >> are
> >>>>> assigned to an already existing account.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> How do I select the account I want to use for importing transactions?
> >>>> How are you doing the import and doesn't the bank include the bank
> >> account
> >>>> number?
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> John Ralls
> >>>>
> >>>>
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