Double posting on Import of OFX files

[MV]

Thomas,

I am willing to support development with some sample files.   I'll need
some time to sanitize them before I send them.

Are we thinking just acct1 & acct2 OFX files?

Sincerely,
Mark

On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM Thomas Baumgart <thb at net-bembel.de> wrote:

> On Montag, 15. Dezember 2025 22:15:14 CET MV via KMyMoney wrote:
>
> > I have 4 accounts at the same bank.  I tend to transfer money between the
> > accounts.
> >
> > Call them acct1, acct2, acct3, acct4.
> >
> > In a simple case, let's say acct1 is used to transfer some money into
> each
> > of the other accounts (acct2, acct3, acct4).
> >
> > When I download and import the OFX files from the bank into KMyMoney (the
> > latest 5.2.1) on my Fedora box and import them, I get these results....
> >
> > Import acct1.  I got the trans for acct1.  And I get the corresponding
> > trans for the other three accounts (acct2, acct3, acct4) posted in those
> > accounts..
> >
> > Now I import acct2.   And it also posts that same transfer from acct1,
> not
> > only in acct2 because it is in the acct2.ofx file, but also in acct1
> > because that's where the money came from.
> >
> > Ignoring acct3 & acct4 imports for now, we have double posting in acct1
> and
> > acct2 for each transfer between acct1 and acct2.
> >
> > This might help other people, but it drives me crazy.  I now have to edit
> > both accounts and delete the duplicates created by the import ofx
> > operations.
>
> I understand this problem, but don't have a quick fix for it at hand. To
> get
> there, please see below.
>
> > And if I were to import acct3.ofx and acct4.ofx, I would get more
> duplicate
> > transactions.  And even more work to clean up the mess it makes.
> >
> > What if the ofx import had a checkbox that I could configure/set as
> needed
> > that would turn off that feature where an import (of acct1.ofx) of a
> > transfer of funds between acct1 and acct2 would not touch acct2 at all?
> >  Then when I import acct2.ofx and set that same setting, it would post
> only
> > to acct2 and not to acct1.
>
> That may solve the problem on the visual front but would create more mess
> on the double-entry bookkeeping side as it would result in two unbalanced
> transactions due to a missing counter-account assignment.
>
> > I've searched the settings for KMyMoney, but have yet to find such a
> > setting that would fix my problem.
>
> Don't waste time on searching: it does not exist.
>
> > Can the developers (or anyone who thinks they have a fix) help me solve
> > this problem?
>
> Would you be willing to support development by supplying sample files? I
> will get back to you in a private conversation.
>
> Thomas
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> Thomas Baumgart
>
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