[GH-ISSUE #258] Importing from YNAB doesn´t handle split transfers #7073

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GiteaMirror · 2026-04-10T16:44:34-05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-10 16:44:34 -05:00

Originally created by @MathieuDR on GitHub (Sep 29, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/258

Verified issue does not already exist?

I have searched and found no existing issue

What happened?

When importing my budget from ynab some split transactions were ´broken´.

I have a few split transactions that go half to a category and half to a ´lending´ account in my tracking accounts.
However, this split transaction will not be marked as a transfer.

YNAB:

Actual

The transaction can be found in the tracking account on actual, but editing this will create a new transaction in the original account.

tracking account

(after editing the above transaction in the tracking account. This shows up in the original account)

NOTE
I´m self-hosting locally with YARN on a LINUX machine and connecting through windows.

What error did you receive?

No response

Where are you hosting Actual?

Locally via Yarn

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Chrome, Other

Operating System

Linux

Originally created by @MathieuDR on GitHub (Sep 29, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/258 ### Verified issue does not already exist? I have searched and found no existing issue ### What happened? When importing my budget from ynab some split transactions were ´broken´. I have a few split transactions that go half to a category and half to a ´lending´ account in my tracking accounts. However, this split transaction will not be marked as a transfer. YNAB: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1561671/192999028-b62c902d-772a-45ba-9009-22d9feb41fe7.png) Actual ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1561671/192999448-ed73c908-a894-4d51-9b29-00134b725886.png) The transaction can be found in the tracking account on actual, but editing this will create a **new** transaction in the original account. tracking account ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1561671/192999959-d51d6e5d-31b4-4e73-aee8-0873a7445902.png) (after editing the above transaction in the tracking account. This shows up in the original account) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1561671/193000193-19645273-0470-409d-a2a9-3c63af661551.png) **NOTE** I´m self-hosting locally with YARN on a LINUX machine and connecting through windows. ### What error did you receive? _No response_ ### Where are you hosting Actual? Locally via Yarn ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? Chrome, Other ### Operating System Linux

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GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-10 16:44:36 -05:00

@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Apr 23, 2023):

👋 Apologies for the super slow response.

Would you mind sharing an example YNAB file showcasing the issue? I'm afraid we won't be able to help without it.

@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Apr 23, 2023): 👋 Apologies for the super slow response. Would you mind sharing an example YNAB file showcasing the issue? I'm afraid we won't be able to help without it.

GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-10 16:44:36 -05:00

@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2023):

Would be definitely nice to do this, but without an example budget this is very difficult to do. Closing this off as abandoned. Please open a new issue and provide example budget (or better yet: a working PR) to see this get done.

@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2023): Would be definitely nice to do this, but without an example budget this is very difficult to do. Closing this off as abandoned. Please open a new issue and provide example budget (or better yet: a working PR) to see this get done.