[Feature] budget templates schedule name wildcard #2325

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opened 2026-02-28 20:10:35 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
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Originally created by @svonjoi on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025).

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Note The schedule name is defined in the Schedules editor. Take great care to copy across these schedule names EXACTLY or the template will not be able to find the schedule.

weak part that if schedule name is changed, template stop working. The schedule names can be changed due to refactoring purposes for example

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consider wildcard support, so one can follow the schedule name definition like "category-scheduleName", so template can be set as #template schedule category-* and it will be more dynamic

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Originally created by @svonjoi on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025). ### 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? [docs](https://actualbudget.org/docs/experimental/goal-templates/#schedule-type) > Note The schedule name is defined in the Schedules editor. Take great care to copy across these schedule names EXACTLY or the template will not be able to find the schedule. weak part that if schedule name is changed, template stop working. The schedule names can be changed due to refactoring purposes for example ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem consider wildcard support, so one can follow the schedule name definition like "category-scheduleName", so template can be set as `#template schedule category-*` and it will be more dynamic ### Teaching and learning _No response_
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025):

Thanks for sharing your idea!

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025): :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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@youngcw commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025):

what should happen if the wildcard matches multiple schedules?

@youngcw commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025): what should happen if the wildcard matches multiple schedules?
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@svonjoi commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025):

what should happen if the wildcard matches multiple schedules?

sum. The same as

#template shedule category-scheduleName-1
#template shedule category-scheduleName-2
@svonjoi commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2025): > what should happen if the wildcard matches multiple schedules? sum. The same as ``` #template shedule category-scheduleName-1 #template shedule category-scheduleName-2 ```
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Reference: github-starred/actual#2325