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[GH-ISSUE #2305] [Bug]: White spaces not being stripped when creating rules #7841

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opened 2026-04-10 17:55:36 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-10 17:55:36 -05:00
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Originally created by @need4swede on GitHub (Jan 30, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/2305

Verified issue does not already exist?

  • I have searched and found no existing issue

Is this related to GoCardless, Simplefin or another bank-sync provider?

  • I have checked my server logs and could not see any errors there
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  • I understand that this issue will be automatically closed if insufficient information is provided

What happened?

I noticed that certain imported payees, mainly PayPal transactions, have excessive white spaces in their names.
For example: Paypal Inst Xfer Adob

When creating a rule, if you write: Paypal Inst Xfer Adob, it doesn't recognize it. You have to include the white spaces.

Suggestion: Trim excessive white spaces from input strings to avoid mismatch

What error did you receive?

No response

Where are you hosting Actual?

Docker

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Firefox

Operating System

Windows 11

Originally created by @need4swede on GitHub (Jan 30, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/2305 ### Verified issue does not already exist? - [X] I have searched and found no existing issue ### Is this related to GoCardless, Simplefin or another bank-sync provider? - [X] I have checked my server logs and could not see any errors there - [ ] I will be attaching my server logs to this issue - [ ] I will be attaching my client-side (browser) logs to this issue - [X] I understand that this issue will be automatically closed if insufficient information is provided ### What happened? I noticed that certain imported payees, mainly PayPal transactions, have excessive white spaces in their names. For example: `Paypal Inst Xfer Adob` When creating a rule, if you write: `Paypal Inst Xfer Adob`, it doesn't recognize it. You have to include the white spaces. **Suggestion**: Trim excessive white spaces from input strings to avoid mismatch ### What error did you receive? _No response_ ### Where are you hosting Actual? Docker ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? Firefox ### Operating System Windows 11
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-10 17:55:38 -05:00
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@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Mar 21, 2024):

👋 Thanks for the idea, but it's not really a bug report. It's more of a feature request to normalize the imported payee names. Which will definitely be a breaking change that would break existing rules people have created. So I'm not entirely sold on introducing this.

I'll close this bug report now, but feel free to open a new feature request.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2013367520 --> @MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Mar 21, 2024): 👋 Thanks for the idea, but it's not _really_ a bug report. It's more of a feature request to normalize the imported payee names. Which will definitely be a breaking change that would break existing rules people have created. So I'm not entirely sold on introducing this. I'll close this **bug report** now, but feel free to open a new **feature request**.
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