Bank Genie
Software for Managing Bank Accounts

by Ideas for Gardens.com
User Guide - Applies to Bank Genie 4 and Bank Genie Pro 4
Last updated: 28th February 2018

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Index

Introduction

Getting Started

Setting Up

Preferences

User Guide Options

Bank Accounts

Bank Groups

Categories

Category Groups

Tags

Manage Transactions

Standing Orders

Process Standing Orders

Online & Downloads

Transaction Analyser

Net Worth

P&L Years and Groups

P&L Reports

Invoices

Password Protection

Database Protection

Quick Backups

Backups (with history)

Create a New Database

Open another database

Restore

Pack

Importing Data

Broken Transfers

Where is everything?

FAQ

Glossary

Common Controls

Index by Program Name

Acknowledgements

About us

Product support

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Screen BS419S04 (with screenshots)

To display this screen:
From the staging screen BS491S02, either a) double-click on a transaction or b) click to select a transaction then click the Edit button
Screen BS419S04 appears
Screenshot

What you can do in this screen:-

  1. Deal with multiple opening balances
    More info:-
    The primary purpose of this screen is to deal with multiple Opening Balance records .
    Normally a QIF file has one opening balance record for an account.
    Instances have occurred where a QIF file has multiple opening Balance records.
    Bank Genie allows only ONE opening balance record
  2. Change the status of a transaction from Cleared to Uncleared
  3. Change the status of a transaction from UnCleared to Cleared
  4. Exclude unwanted transactions from being imported.
    Use the Ignore option as shown in this screenshot

Dealing with multiple opening balances
If a QIF file has multiple opening balances, this warning dialog message will appear when you click the Transactions button in the initial screen BS419S01.
When you click OK to the message, the staging screen BS419S02 appears.
This screenshot shows the staged records for a QIF file with two Opening Balances.
To deal with this problem:-

  • Click (to select) the second Opening Balance
  • Then click the Edit button.
    Screen BS419S04 will appear

You will be offered options to deal with this transaction.

Solution 1
This is the preferred solution
Referring to this screenshot, Choose the option Add as a transaction
After clicking the Apply button, screen BS419S02 will re-appear.
Screenshot
Note that the button Import all transactions is now enabled.
You can now finish the import process by clicking that button.

Solution 2
This is the non-preferred solution
Referring to this screenshot, Choose the option Add to first opening balance
After clicking the Apply button, screen BS419S02 will re-appear.
Screenshot
Note that the button Import all transactions is now enabled.
You can now finish the import process by clicking that button.

Change the status of a transaction from Cleared to Uncleared

  1. In screen BS419S02, Click to select the transaction
    Screenshot
  2. Click the Edit button (alternatively you can doubleclick on the transaction)
  3. Screen BS419S04 appears
    Screenshot
  4. Uncheck the Cleared checkbox
  5. Click the Apply button
  6. Screen BS419S02 will reappear
    Screenshot
    Note how the transaction has now moved into the UnCleared list of transactions

Change the status of a transaction from UnCleared to Cleared

  1. In screen BS419S02, Click to select the transaction
  2. Click the Edit button (alternatively you can doubleclick on the transaction)
  3. Screen BS419S04 appears
  4. Check the Cleared checkbox
  5. Click the Apply button

Screens (leading to screenshots) for program BS419

  • BS419S01 - The initial screen
  • BS419S02 - Transactions found in your QIF file - Ready for Import
  • BS419S03 - View an individual transaction - prior to Import
  • BS419S04 - This page
  • BS419S06 - Confirmation screen ZAPPing data
  • BS419S07 - Confirmation screen - Allow bypass

     

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