Matching transactions

[tiggerlil]

Just started using AceMoney. Former MS Money user. How do you match downloaded transactions to entered transactions in an account?

[nclarke37]

It is about half way down the panel to the left hand side of the list of transactions. If this does not show, right click on a transaction and select the bottom item "display side panel". Note that (I believe from posts by others) the method is very different to that used by MS Money. If you have quite a large number of items to reconcile, I suggest doing it in batches and saving after each batch. Good luck. Nick.

[tiggerlil]

There are 2 transactions -- the one I entered and the one that is downloaded. Do I have to delete one of them? In MS Money, when you match the transactions, they are merged.

[tiggerlil]

Nick, I have the side panel but what do I click? I don't see anything that resembles "match" or "merge" transaction.

[nclarke37]

It is the 6th one down - "balance account". If two appear, yes one will have to be deleted. AceMoney does have some logic to detect duplicates with a configurable date range - see Import Dialog in the application help file (the local one rather than on the web). Personally I don't import transactions: I enter transactions as made to see what will happen: importing transactions is too much after the event.

[kirkalm]

I opened a ticket with the help desk asking how to do this just this last Monday (1/14/13), and have heard nothing back yet. I also ask about two other features; wanting the transaction date to remain what I inputted, not be changed to the cleared date for those transactions that do match up. Also asked for a much longer date span for duplicate detection, we have some checks that we write that take 4 - 6 weeks to clear

[tiggerlil]

I opened a ticket with the help desk asking how to do this just this last Monday (1/14/13), and have heard nothing back yet. I also ask about two other features; wanting the transaction date to remain what I inputted, not be changed to the cleared date for those transactions that do match up. Also asked for a much longer date span for duplicate detection, we have some checks that we write that take 4 - 6 weeks to clear

Thanks. Would you mind letting me know what the help desk come back with?

[kirkalm]

I opened a ticket with the help desk asking how to do this just this last Monday (1/14/13), and have heard nothing back yet. I also ask about two other features; wanting the transaction date to remain what I inputted, not be changed to the cleared date for those transactions that do match up. Also asked for a much longer date span for duplicate detection, we have some checks that we write that take 4 - 6 weeks to clear

Thanks. Would you mind letting me know what the help desk come back with?

Will post back when they reply
~Kirk

[Nats]

Set the program to check for duplicates when downloading but remember this isnt foolproof. Always check your programs final balance matches the online statements final balance. And dont download partial days always choose a cut off day so you work in complete days - doing it at a weekend is a good time.

[tiggerlil]

Set the program to check for duplicates when downloading but remember this isnt foolproof. Always check your programs final balance matches the online statements final balance. And dont download partial days always choose a cut off day so you work in complete days - doing it at a weekend is a good time.

Bottom line is there is no transaction matching or merging functionality.