[Kmymoney-devel] [Bug 277861] Improvements to CSV Plugin

[allan]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=277861





--- Comment #9 from allan <agander93 gmail com>  2011-09-08 12:07:54 ---
(In reply to comment #8)
> (In reply to comment #7)
> 
> I have the wizard version working pretty well now, with just a few loose ends
> to tidy up.  whilst I'm biased, I must say it's a lot better than the previous
> versions.
> 
> In parallel, I working on improving the handling of broker csv files.  In
> parallel because changes to the ui are needed.  I've come across a couple of
> issues on which I need advice.
> 
> They both concern categories.  Up to now, as I started off from bank
> statements, I did not need splits, but, because in broker files there is useful
> category information, it would be a shame not to use it.  With a bit of a
> struggle, I have this sort of working.  One issue is that some entries have no
> transaction type, or rather have the information in a different column. 
> Another is that a broker statement may include information on more than one
> security, plus broker fees and interest, and transfers of money.  Now the
> queries.
> 
> 1) If the needed category already exists, all is fine-ish.  I've borrowed some
> code from mymoneyqifreader - the checkCategory() function, which largely works
> for me, to the point where it needs to create a new category.  This involves
> the KMyMoneyApp, to which the plugin has no access, I think?  Can anything be
> done about this, or do I accept a limitation, requiring manual creation of
> categories?  Or, would it be legit. to instantiate a new KMyMoneyApp in order
> to create a new category?  Or, maybe there's another way.......
> 
> 2) I'm confused about transaction matching.  I have two transactions with the
> same payee, one being a dividend and the other investment/broker interest.  The
> first one imports OK, but the second gets its category changed to dividend,
> apparently as a result of transaction matching.  I wouldn't have thought it
> correct to change a category without a query being flagged.  Am I wrong?  Am I
> missing something?  There's a subsidiary one about why a _Dividend category
> gets created sometimes when there is already a dividend category, but I'll have
> a look at that one.

I think my 'problems' mentioned above may be safely ignored now.  Looking more
healthy now.

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