[GNC] Transactions in Placeholder

[David T.]

There's no hard rule either way. Some users feel strongly about not having any transactions in placeholder accounts, though, and advocate loudly on the list in support of it.  But there's nothing in the software preventing a placeholder account having transactions in it. 

That said, the importer really shouldn't put transactions into a placeholder, since the whole point of the placeholder designation is to prevent transactions from being put there. That sounds like a bug. 

⁣David T. ​

On Apr 29, 2023, 8:30 AM, at 8:30 AM, Fred Tydeman <tydeman.fred at gmail.com> wrote:
>My understanding is Placeholder accounts should have zero transactions
>in
>them.
>
>However, when I Import a QIF file, sometimes I end up with transactions
>in
>a Placeholder account.
>
>It would be nice if the importer would give a warning about putting
>transactions into a Placeholder account.  That way, I could pick a
>different account to import into.
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