[GNC] New CSV Import Wiki Entries

[David Cousens]

Patrick

Sounds like a good plan.

On Sun, 2026-08-16 at 18:51 -0700, Patrick James via gnucash-user
wrote:
> I could do that, but I'm thinking it's probably best to start with
> the Wiki, where I edits are easy. Also others can improve on my Wiki
> work. Once the work gets to a high quality product, then it'll be
> time to update the manual.
> 
> My basic approach right now is to begin at the point where someone
> has never imported by CSV, and then, eventually, build to a CSV
> import workflow.
> 
> During the last few years, I've developed workflows so that with a
> few clicks, I can import many of my transactions, especially the
> complex transactions (some of my transactions have 10 or more
> splits). There is nothing wrong with entering transactions directly
> in GnuCash, but for some journal entries, I use various spreadsheet
> functions to automate my work. Combine full spreadsheet functionality
> with GnuCash's multi-split CSV import, saved import settings, and the
> automation possibilities seem endless.
> 
> 
> > On 08/16/2026 5:24 PM PDT David Cousens <davidcousens49 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> >  
> > Patrick the documentation editing is decribed on the following wiki
> > page
> > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Documentation_Improvement and is more
> > akin to the code development.
> > 
> > David
> > 
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David Cousens