[GNC] Transaction importing questions

[Sherlock]

Hi Niranjan,

I'm saying you can implement your own program to preprocess the QFX 
file.  This isn't a feature that exists in gnucash.

QFX is extended from OFX which is extended from XML.  You should be able 
to use any relevant parser you're comfortable with. In Java, you could 
use the DOM or SAX parser or a third-party library such as OFX4J.


Regards,

Sherlock


On 11/16/25 10:19 AM, Niranjan Rao wrote:
 > [Apologies if message threading gets broken, I had subscribed to email
 > digest and could not figure out how to reply to thread from digest. 
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 > Copied relevant portions for the context]
 >
 > Hi Sherlock,
 >
 > Trying to understand what you are saying. You want me to implement a
 > filter or it's feature that already exists either as ? Writing a filter
 > is not a big deal as there are parser libraries available in Java,
 > language of my choice and if I am going to preprocess the file, it will
 > (should) not impact anything else.
 >
 >   If you have any recommendations please share. I see there are parsers
 > in python, but not comfortable in Python.
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 > Niranjan
 > On 11/16/25 09:00, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org wrote:
 >> Hi Niranjan,
 >>
 >> You could implement a QFX file filter to be applied prior to import to
 >> resolve the issues you have raised:
 >>
 >> 1. Map the DTUSER field to the DTPOSTED field or remove the DTPOSTED
 >> field and the DTUSER field will be used.
 >>
 >> 2. Map the transactions to accounts for each card.
 >>
 >>
 >> Generally, we enter our transactions prior to import.  When we import,
 >> we're matching existing transactions.  When an imported transaction
 >> doesn't match an existing transaction, sometimes it is because the
 >> financial institution used a new FITID for a previously imported
 >> transaction.  In this case, we duplicate the existing transaction.
 >> delete the original, and import again.  When we reconcile against a
 >> statement, the only expected issue we have is with transactions dated
 >> prior to the close that cleared after the statement closed.  These are
 >> usually easy to identify as they don't appear in the statement.
 >>
 >>
 >> Regards,
 >>
 >> Sherlock
 >>
 >>
 >> On 11/15/25 4:19 PM, Niranjan Rao wrote:
 >>> Greetings,
 >>>
 >>> GnuCash version : 5.5 On Ubuntu 24.04
 >>>
 >>> Long time user, thank you for the great tool, finally decided to act on
 >>> the some of the challenges I face.
 >>>
 >>> I'm wondering if there some options while importing qfx files that will
 >>> allow me to use less naughty words while reconciling the accounts. I
 >>> usually face two challenges while reconciling the accounts.
 >>>
 >>>
 >>> 1. Transaction date vs posting date. Id a look at qfx file. It has two
 >>> fields DTPOSTED and DTUSER or according my credit card statement,
 >>> posting date and transaction date. For whatever reason, few 
transactions
 >>> get posted later, but statement is sorted by transaction dates. If
 >>> transaction gets posted later, it creates confusion, duplicate
 >>> transactions. Information seems to be there in qfx file, just wondering
 >>> if I can convince gnucash to use the transaction date from qfx file
 >>>
 >>> 2. Like many married couples, we have a shared credit card account. We
 >>> have two credit cards his and hers. Statement lists the transactions by
 >>> credit card, like his expenses and then her expenses as two different
 >>> sections. However importing transactions orders by transaction dates.
 >>> This causes either duplicate transactions or other headaches.? 
?There is
 >>> one bill for both transactions.? Imported file has an element called
 >>> CCACCTNO which might be helpful in this scenario. Since its shared
 >>> account, I get to export only one qfx file which has both account
 >>> entries. Can GnuCash add account number to transaction description or
 >>> import transactions in two different accounts - may be child 
accounts of
 >>> parent account and allow me to reconcile both accounts?
 >>>
 >>>
 >>> Relevant transaction example from qfx file. Please note nine days
 >>> difference between two days and acctid field that I want to use if
 >>> possible while importing transactions.
 >>>
 >>> <STMTTRN>
 >>>   ? ? <TRNTYPE>DEBIT</TRNTYPE>
 >>>   ? ? <DTPOSTED>20251027000000.000</DTPOSTED>
 >>>   ? ? <DTUSER>20251018000000.000</DTUSER>
 >>>   ? ? <TRNAMT>-33.65</TRNAMT>
 >>>   ? ? <FITID>202510271135583</FITID>
 >>>   ? ? <NAME>SQ *WOK A HOLIC</NAME>
 >>>   ? ? <CCACCTTO>
 >>>   ? ? ? ? <ACCTID><redacted></ACCTID>
 >>>   ? ? </CCACCTTO>
 >>>   ? ? <MEMO>SQ *WOK A HOLIC</MEMO>
 >>> </STMTTRN>
 >>>
 >>>
 >>> Regards,
 >>>
 >>> Niranjan