[GNC] Trouble Changing Imported Descriptions

[David T.]

Of course, the specific problem that OP outlined here had to do with what happens in GnuCash *after* transactions have been imported, rather than the import itself.

David T.​

On May 6, 2023, 04:14, at 04:14, R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com> wrote:
>It's issues like this that have made me wary of importing transactions;
>doing them manually doesn't take that much longer.
>
>
>On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 2:54 AM David T. via gnucash-user <
>gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>
>> I have seen the exact same behavior, and find it more than just an
>> annoyance. This arbitrary reversion to different text strings can
>result in
>> flawed and erroneous data entering your books--including entering
>> transactions into placeholder (i.e., read-only) accounts.
>> ⁣
>> David T.​
>>
>> On May 5, 2023, 03:30, at 03:30, Paul Kroitor <paul at kroitor.ca>
>wrote:
>> >This is part 2 of a two-part question about imported transactions.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >My bank invariably imports transactions in barely readable technical
>> >jargon.
>> >For example, a debit card purchase at Villeneuve & Sons comes into
>the
>> >Aqbanking importer as:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >"[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &"
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >My problem is that it's nearly impossible to correct this
>description
>> >to
>> >"Villeneuve". I can type V, Vi, or even Villeneuve into the
>description
>> >and,
>> >upon pressing enter, it will jump back to the original description
>> >(because,
>> >apparently, that string is in the original version of the field,
>> >despite in
>> >being in a different case). Even typing Villeneuve<space> doesn't
>work.
>> >The
>> >only way it will retain my lower-case version is if I type
>> >Villeneuve<space><space>, which it will keep (because Villeneuve
>> >followed
>> >two spaces is not in the original).
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >I understand why Gnucash needs to consider Villeneuve and VILLENEUVE
>as
>> >being the same entry, but not why it can't see that a manual
>override
>> >to
>> >"Villeneuve" should be reverted back to "[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &". There
>> >must be
>> >a way to say I want to enter my own version of the name!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >This is driving me crazy!
>> >
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