[GNC] Manual Documentation - Import CSV

[Patrick James]

> On 01/03/2026 8:55 AM PST Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>
> Then a 'split' is the single line item in the transaction and is either 
> a debit or credit. (all transactions having at least one of each, with 
> Memorandums having none/empty splits)
> 
> This would remove the 'multi-split' terminology confusion and is more of 
> a convention on our part here on the list in our referencing, and I 
> think I'll adopt it from here on out.
> 

Since all journal entries have at least one split and there is the other half of the transaction (ignoring the memos), when I'm helping someone with a "multi-split" import, I suggest that the "multi-split" allows for unlimited debits and/or unlimited credits for a single journal entry, but multiple debits and/or multiple credits is not required, so any "multi-split" journal entry can be a simple journal entry.

I import more simple journal entries using "multi-split" CSV than compound journal entries.

I've considered working on the CSV documentation, which I'm thinking is more important than the difference between "multi-split" or "multi-line" or some other terminology, but I do appreciate that translations are important too.