[GNC] Import

[Sherlock]

Gyle,

And I'm sorry I haven't been able to explain this well...

If you do not want GnuCash to update matched transactions, uncheck the 
"Enable update match action" preference on the Import tab.

Regards,

Sherlock

On 10/25/25 6:05 PM, Gyle McCollam wrote:
> Sorry I'm so dense.  I still don't get how I can get the import matches to be "C" instead of "U+C".  I will just have to change them manually when I import and they are matches.  No need for a reply and thank you for trying to explain it to me.  I do appreciate it!
> 
> 
> Thank You,
> 
> Gyle McCollam
> 
> Gyle McCollam
> 
> gmccollam at live.com<mailto:gmccollam at gyleshomes.com>           email
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> Subject: Re: [GNC] Import
> 
> Let's try this one more time....
> 
> The parameter "most responsible" would be "Enable update match action".
> 
> With update match action enabled, the best matches are "U+C" when the
> score is greater than or equal to the "auto-clear threshold" and the
> amount and date are not exact matches or when the score is less than the
> "auto-clear threshold" and greater than the "auto-add threshold" and
> skip transaction is not enabled.
> 
> See:
> https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2025-August/117213.html
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Sherlock
> 
> On 10/24/25 8:24 PM, Sherlock wrote:
>> The later case assumes skip transaction action is not enabled.
>>
>> Sherlock
>>
>> On 10/24/25 7:39 PM, Sherlock wrote:
>>> Hi Gyle,
>>>
>>> The parameter "most responsible" would be "Enable update match action".
>>>
>>> With update match action enabled, the best match are "U+C"
>>> when the score is greater than or equal to the "auto-clear threshold"
>>> and the amount and date are exact matches or when the score is less
>>> than the "auto-clear threshold" and greater than the "auto-add
>>> threshold".
>>>
>>> See: https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2025-
>>> August/117213.html
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Sherlock
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/24/25 4:42 PM, Gyle McCollam wrote:
>>>> Which parameter in the preferences/import would be most responsible
>>>> for all the matches showing up in "U+C" vs "C"?  I have the import
>>>> working better but all my items show in the "U+C" column and I have
>>>> to change them to "C".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank You,
>>>>
>>>> Gyle McCollam