[GNC] QFX import: transaction matching NOT learning to match

[David Mintz]

Hello,

I am running Version: 3.8 Build ID: 3.8b+(2019-12-29) and when I import a QFX, nearly all the transactions are assigned to "Imbalanced" even though I have gone through multiple iterations of trying to teach GC to recognize transactions by assigning the accounts manually. I have seen earlier postings about this, but the most detailed discussions were serveral years ago, and the most recent says, in substance, "just keep trying". I hesitate to do that because I fear it's a fool's errand. How many times do I need to tell it "Stop & Shop" belongs to Expenses:groceries?

One strange detail:  I tend to neglect my financial record-keeping for months at a time, but as I recall, I was not having this problem a few months ago. It seems to be a case of *it used to work but now it doesn't.*

I've read that it may be that it thinks "Imbalanced" is the answer, and cannot unlearn. Is there a any way to wipe the slate clean, so to speak, and force GC to start over so?

I've also seen that people have written Perl scripts to run against their data files and yeah, I could try that -- but I'd much prefer to get GnuCash to work properly without having to intervene this way.

Any suggestions?

Gratefully,

David


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