[kmymoney] [Bug 415402] New: QIF Import - unclear guidance produces unusable file

[bill]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415402

            Bug ID: 415402
           Summary: QIF Import - unclear guidance produces unusable file
           Product: kmymoney
           Version: 5.0.0
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: importer
          Assignee: kmymoney-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: we64 at mindspring.com
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY

Platform LinuxMint 64bit v.19.2
Attempting new installation of KMyMoney = installation OK
Attempting import of QIF data file = KMyMoney asks to "set date format", but
provides no guidance on what might be the correct setting.  I chose %d/%m/%y,
but the import produced month-day-year and the import failed.  I attempted to
cancel the import, but KMyMoney imported the data anyway, producing a corrupted
start.  Unclear how to delete the entire import to start over.  Would be most
helpful for KMyMoney to display a short sample data line from import with the
chosen option, so user could SEE whether his/her choice would work or not (as
Excel displays with imports)

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Start KMyMoney
2. Click File/Import/QIF
3. Select import file
4. "Import" asks what date format to use

OBSERVED RESULT

New user (me) has no idea what the proper setting should be. I changed the
default to month-day-year (U.S. Quicken format, I thought), and the import
failed, asking whether I wanted to cancel.

At that point, my intent was to cancel import WITHOUT importing any data.

KMyMoney proceeded to import all data, but result was not usable.

It would be most helpful for KMyMoney to display just one line of the sample
import, so user could SEE what will result from their import choice.  

ALSO, how do I delete all my imported data so I can re-do the import?

Thanks !!!!

EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: LinuxMint 19.2
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 
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