[GNC] Any resolution to the 'red flagged' transactions on batch import problem?

[David Carlson]

Users are still smarter than Ai.  On the other hand, developers cannot
solve possible coding problems without help from users when there are no
explicit error messages displayed.   Your providing additional information
in your follow-up may help,  especially if you can also provide the current
preference settings as suggested by others in this thread.

David Carlson

On Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 1:50 PM Stephen M. Butler <
stephen.m.butler51 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I responded to the original question with something similar to:
>
>     The matching algorithm thinks that it has seen this transaction
>     before.  It might already be loaded in or it might be two entries in
>     the input file that look similar enough.  That happens to me all the
>     time.  The solution is to simply click on the box that says "go
>     ahead and load it anyway".
>
> Perhaps tweaking some of the settings will tighten the parameters enough
> to avoid seeing red!  For me it is a simple matter to locate all the red
> entries and click on the box that forces the importer to import them
> anyway.
>
>
> On 8/19/26 09:26, Patrick James via gnucash-user wrote:
> > Arthur Brogard,
> >
> > The question seems to be why some transactions are poorly matched to a
> known existing transaction. There is a Import tab in the GnuCash
> Preferences window. In the import settings, there are various threshold
> amounts that are used with the transaction matching. I suspect that if you
> adjust the settings, you'll be able to obtain the matching you're seeking.
> >
> > The exact reason why the transactions are not "red flagged" on the
> smaller second import is going to come down to the code, the matching logic.
> >
> > Begin with the preference setting adjustment.
> >
> > See 10.2.5. Import
> >
> > https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-manual/set-prefs.html
> >
> >
> >> On 08/19/2026 1:29 AM PDT arthur brogard via gnucash-user<
> gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> I have queried this before and back then it was apparently
> unresolved.  Recently I took it to AI and it couldn't come up with anything
> - and it of course has access to just about everything so I'm thinking it
> is not resolved.
> >> However I will ask again just to be sure.
> >>
> >> The question:
> >>
> >> What causes the 'red flagging' of some transactions in a batch import
> from .csv  that on testing seems to be totally invalid?
> >> i.e. if you for instance take those red flagged transactions and put
> them in a batch of their own they will be accepted without demur.  'green
> flagged'.
> >>
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