[GNC] Split transaction problem

[R Losey]

Also, GnuCash will memorize the transaction, and will bring it all back
again; I'd have a deposit of "Salary" for my salary, with all of the splits
listed. If the amount wasn't exactly right, I would just update the ones
that were off. But having GnuCash pulled it up has been wonderful.


On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM Patrick James via gnucash-user <
gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:

> This message is a comment regarding Greenberg's request: "What I'd really
> like is a transaction template, but the closest we get are scheduled
> transactions."
>
> My personal strategy is to use a spreadsheet with a multi-split CSV
> template. With sufficient complexity, one could duplicate the entire
> scheduled transaction editor. I also realize that my template strategy is
> using another tool outside of and in addition to GnuCash.
>
> I have a few monthly transactions that are essentially the same, some with
> some variance, but others are exactly the same with a different date. Those
> are all ready, so all I have to do is make a few updates, and export to a
> CSV file.
>
> After saving the CSV, it's a few clicks to import into GnuCash.
>
> Using the multi-split CSV import, just about any journal entry is possible.
>
> My spreadsheet looks very similar to the multi-split example in the
> GnuCash documentation.
>
> See Example 6.1 here:
>
> https://gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-manual/trans-import.html
>
>
>
>
> > On 12/08/2025 8:05 AM PST Ed Greenberg <edg at greenberg.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On the subject of splits.  Most of my split transactions start out as
> > downloaded transactions into the checking account.  Mine, in particular,
> > are mortgage payments and payroll check deposits.
> >
> > I generally accept the transaction into the checking account with a
> > corresponding account of "mortgage payment net" or "salary net".
> >
> > I then come back to the transaction and edit the offsetting items
> properly
> > (think loan, interest, principal).
> >
> > So, in the case of the mortgage payment, the largest amount is indeed the
> > actual checking account deduction, but in the case of payroll, the
> largest
> > amount is one of the offsetting amounts, specifically the gross pay.
> >
> > If I try to edit the transaction later, GC requires that I use one
> > particular account.  I'm not sure how it decides where I should edit the
> > transaction.
> >
> > If I try to do it in the "salary net" account, as soon as "salary net"
> > disappears from the split, the transaction seems to save and vanish, so I
> > edit it in the checking account side, deleting salary net, replacing it
> > with "gross pay" and a set of deductions.  Am I doing this right?"
> >
> > What I'd really like is a transaction template, but the closest we get
> are
> > scheduled transactions.
> >
> > Ed
> >
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