[GH-ISSUE #6630] [Feature] Allow regex search for schedule type budget templates #17044

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opened 2026-04-14 20:00:50 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @montagueka on GitHub (Jan 12, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/6630

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I use schedule type templates to plan my spending, but I often will create a schedule for a bill and then forget to go update my budget template to account for the bill I just created.

It would be ideal if the schedule template was capable of searching for schedule names instead of requiring they be a perfect match.

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

I would like to write a regex filter to grab schedules for my budget categories. I would name my schedules with a searchable tag. For example, I could name the schedule for my electric bill Electric Bill category:Utilities and similarly for my water Water Bill category:Utilities, then in my budget template for the Utilities category, I would like to do #template schedule search .*category:Utilities rather than having to copy each utility schedule over to my template.

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Originally created by @montagueka on GitHub (Jan 12, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/6630 ### Verified feature request does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue ### 💻 - [ ] Would you like to implement this feature? ### Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve? I use schedule type templates to plan my spending, but I often will create a schedule for a bill and then forget to go update my budget template to account for the bill I just created. It would be ideal if the schedule template was capable of searching for schedule names instead of requiring they be a perfect match. ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem I would like to write a regex filter to grab schedules for my budget categories. I would name my schedules with a searchable tag. For example, I could name the schedule for my electric bill `Electric Bill category:Utilities` and similarly for my water `Water Bill category:Utilities`, then in my budget template for the `Utilities` category, I would like to do `#template schedule search .*category:Utilities` rather than having to copy each utility schedule over to my template. ### Teaching and learning _No response_
GiteaMirror added the needs votesfeature labels 2026-04-14 20:00:51 -05:00
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jan 12, 2026):

Thanks for sharing your idea!

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The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+

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<!-- gh-comment-id:3739294146 --> @github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jan 12, 2026): :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles: This repository uses a voting-based system for feature requests. While enhancement issues are automatically closed, we still welcome feature requests! The voting system helps us gauge community interest in potential features. We also encourage community contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help guide you toward a successful contribution). The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+ Don't forget to upvote the top comment with 👍! <!-- feature-auto-close-comment -->
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Reference: github-starred/actual#17044