[Kmymoney] Processing ATM cash withdrawal transactions when importing OFX files

[Maciej Grela]

2012/7/5 Jack <ostroffjh at sbcglobal.net>:
> On 2012.07.04 16:38, Maciej Grela wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using KMyMoney 4.6.2 and I want to import an OFX file for my bank
>> transactions. Some of those include ATM cash withdrawals. An example
>> OFX transaction for such an operation looks like this:
>>
>> <STMTTRN>
>> <FITID>77c5207cad9ebefaafb9762b0eb088164d990477</FITID>
>> <TRNTYPE>CASH</TRNTYPE>
>> <DTUSER>20120603</DTUSER>
>> <DTPOSTED>20120604</DTPOSTED>
>> <TRNAMT>-50.00</TRNAMT>
>> <MEMO>METRO WILANOWSKA   /WARSZAWA</MEMO></STMTTRN>
>>
>> For this transaction KMyMoney creates a ledger entry that doesn't
>> transfer the funds to my cash account but instead to a automatically
>> created payee ("P000394"):
>>
>>   <TRANSACTION postdate="2012-06-04" commodity="PLN" memo="METRO
>> WILANOWSKA   /WARSZAWA" id="T000000000000003478"
>> entrydate="2012-07-04">
>>    <SPLITS>
>>     <SPLIT payee="P000394" reconcileflag="0" shares="-50/1"
>> reconciledate="" action="" bankid="ID
>> 77c5207cad9ebefaafb9762b0eb088164d990477" account="A000001" number=""
>> value="-50/1" memo="METRO WILANOWSKA   /WARSZAWA" id="S0001"/>
>>    </SPLITS>
>>    <KEYVALUEPAIRS>
>>     <PAIR key="Imported" value="true"/>
>>    </KEYVALUEPAIRS>
>>   </TRANSACTION>
>>
>> I would like this transaction to be a transfer to my cash account like
>> this example ATM withdrawal, that I've entered manually (A000001 is my
>> checking account and A000147 is my cash account):
>>
>>   <TRANSACTION postdate="2007-10-20" commodity="PLN" memo=""
>> id="T000000000000000065" entrydate="2007-10-21">
>>    <SPLITS>
>>     <SPLIT payee="" reconcileflag="0" shares="-60/1" reconciledate=""
>> action="" bankid="" account="A000001" number="" value="-60/1"
>> memo="WYPŁATA W BANKOMACIE&#xa;KBPBI/METRO WILANOW/WARSZAWA "
>> id="S0001"/>
>>     <SPLIT payee="" reconcileflag="0" shares="60/1" reconciledate=""
>> action="" bankid="" account="A000147" number="" value="60/1"
>> memo="WYPŁATA W BANKOMACIE&#xa;KBPBI/METRO WILANOW/WARSZAWA "
>> id="S0002"/>
>>    </SPLITS>
>>   </TRANSACTION>
>>
>> Is there a way to import the OFX (or maybe reformat it a bit) so that
>> KMyMoney will create a transfer to a cash account of ATM "CASH" type
>> transactions in the OFX statement ?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Maciej Grela
>
>
> I just created a payee for myself, and used something in the memo field to
> match these transactions.  That way, editing them to change to a transfer to
> my cash account (and optionally removing the payee) is fairly painless.  I
> have not yet seen any way for an OFX transaction to be imported as a
> transfer instead of a payment or deposit.
>

Hi,

thanks for the tip, I will try to pre-process the OFX to put the
transaction type in the memo so I can match it.

Br,
Maciej Grela