[GNC] Import is finding no matching transactions

[Jean L]

Yes, if the transactions have been imported before, they will not even 
show in the matching dialog, in the latest version of GC.
J

On 5/14/2022 4:26 PM, Greg Feneis wrote:
> Another possibility is if you happen to be trying to import transactions
> that GnuCash thinks have already been imported, the matcher dialogue may
> appear like there are no transactions being proposed to be imported,
> essentially there will be nothing displayed in the matcher dialogue. Just
> in case this is what you're seeing.  This according to how GnuCash 3.21
> works.  Maybe newer GnuCash still works the same?
>
> Kind regards, Greg Feneis
> (Pixel 3)
>
>
> On Sat, May 14, 2022, 14:20 Jean L<ripngo at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Can you give us more details? Are you saying that GC does not show
>> matching transactions, but does it at least show the imported
>> transactions (and fails to find matches)?
>>
>> Note that the transaction dates have to match (the imported transactions
>> and the ones you have in your ledger) for them to be matched (look in
>> your preferences, the "import" tab, that's where the thresholds are
>> adjusted for days), they don't have to match exactly depending on the
>> "likely match day threshold" but they have to be within that. You could
>> try to debug by lowering the "match display threshold" to see whether
>> that helps GC find them. But in theory, if the days match and the
>> amounts match, GC should find the transactions and show them in the
>> reconcile dialog.
>>
>> On 5/14/2022 2:06 PM, Thepwnd via gnucash-user wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> So I am still fairly new to Gnucash (and personal finances for that
>> matter), but I've been using it the last 2 months and change to track my
>> family's spending. I primarily use my debit card for daily purchases, but I
>> have begun keeping receipts for more immediate entry into the ledger and to
>> more accurately track what categories I spend the most money in. However,
>> there are still some purchases I make that don't give me a receipt, and in
>> those cases, the only record I have is on my bank statement.
>>> I would like to be able to import my bank statement occasionally to
>> catch all those transactions, but not duplicate all the ones I already
>> entered. My understanding is that when importing transactions from a bank
>> statement, Gnucash should be able to match any existing transactions on the
>> ledger and mark those as "Reconcile" on the statement. I swear this was
>> working when I first started using Gnucash, but now, when I try to import
>> my bank statement, Gnucash isn't finding any matches on the ledger, even
>> though the vast majority of the transactions on the statement already exist
>> in Gnucash.
>>> I can't figure out what happened, and there don't appear to be any
>> preferences for imports or matching, so I'm not sure what I might have
>> changed to cause this to stop working. Does anyone here have any ideas?
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>> -Aaron
>>>
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