Questions tagged [qif]

quicken interchange format

A text file format where a transaction record is spread across multiple lines such that each line expresses a key value pair. The key is the first character of a line and characters which follow on that line make up the value.

Other metacharacters are used to denote file headers (!) or delimiters to the next transaction as with the ^ character.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicken_Interchange_Format

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How do I record a split transaction in a QIF manually?

I am trying to write a QIF file manually so I can learn to convert csv files to QIF myself without a third party app on Linux. I am having difficulty understanding how to record a split transaction. The following is an example transaction where we…
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Can ofx files express split transactions?

QIF (quicken interchange format) files support the notion of a split transaction where a given account transaction can be broken down into sub line-items whose individual amounts roll up to the overall transaction total. They may also have their own…
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Gnucash imported QIF file not working the same as Quicken - all debits

Good morning: I am a first time poster, long time user of gnucash... I am trying to import a QIF file into gnucash. Gnucash is entering everything as a debit. I can't verify this but am being told that it works with Quicken. Is there a problem with…
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QIF import not matching to existing transactions (Payee contains appended information)

I am downloading my banking transactions and importing into GnuCash (v3.11) via QIF. I have set up auto scheduled payments that are not being matched to imported transactions. GnuCash only seems to match existing transactions when the payee and…
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Migrating from Money Manager Ex - QIF Import

I'm migrating to GnuCash from Money Manager Ex (MMEX) with 8 years of transactions. I've tried exporting accounts and transactions with QIF files but I always get the same error: "Missing QIF investment action for transaction dated XX-XX-XX". I've…
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