[GNC] Import csv transactions in GnuCash 5.12

[David Carlson]

If it helps, I just downloaded a .csv file from American Express and found
that for my account, at least,all transactions have amounts in a single
column labelled Amount with charges being positive and payments being
negative.  This should be relatively easy to map into the newer version of
the CSV importer that appears in recent 5.x versions of GnuCash.



On Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Sign interpretation during csv import is a bit of an art and the way to
> configure your
> columns has changed between gnucash 4.x and 5.x.
>
> Can you provide us with a screenshot of the csv preview window that shows
> how you have
> configured the columns and the signs of the numbers you are trying to
> import ? You can
> blur or even black out any information you deem sensitive. Just the signs
> and the column
> headers are important to be able to help you more effectively.
>
> Regards,
>
> Geert
>
>
> Op dinsdag 5 augustus 2025 18:46:59 Midden-Europese zomertijd schreef
> michael at savvysavant.com:
> > GnuCash 5.12 Apple OSX The import process does not take a -negative sign
> and
> > separation of positive amounts and negative amounts to columns is
> necessary
> > for import of credit card data specifically AMEX
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David Carlson