Microsoft KB Archive/152833

How Money 4.0 Matches Downloaded Transactions

PSS ID Number: Q152833 Article last modified on 08-18-1998

4.0 4.0a

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Money versions 4.0, 4.0a for Windows 95 == 

= SUMMARY =

After you download Statements and read them, Money will match the downloaded transactions with transactions already entered into your account register.

Money searches the account register for all transactions, including those cleared or reconciled, (see the NOTE below) within the date range specified in Options. The default range is 60 days. The Payee, Category, or Memo information is not considered during matching.

If the downloaded transaction includes a check number, Money looks for a matching check number. If it does not contain a check number, Money looks for a matching amount.

If there is more than one transaction that matches, Money will further look at the date or amount to find the best match. Specific details are listed in the section below.

NOTE: Money 4.0 will ignore any previously downloaded transactions when matching. These are usually marked with an E, but may be displayed with a C or R if a Balance action has been started, or they have been manually marked as Cleared or Reconciled. To tell if a Cleared or Reconciled transaction was electronically downloaded, you can tell Money to mark it as unreconciled. If an E appears, it was originally downloaded. Then go ahead and re-mark it as Cleared or Reconciled.

For more information on reading Statements, Marking, the Confirm Option, or the Date Range option, see Money online Help or see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q77870 TITLE : Money: How to Unreconcile a Reconciled Transaction in Money

= MORE INFORMATION =

Money 4.0 - Transaction Has Check Number
If the downloaded transaction has a numeric check number, Money starts with the oldest transaction in the Date Range, looking forward until it finds the first check number match. Note that Money ignores all transactions without check numbers, even if the Date and Amount are exact. Then two things may occur:

  If Confirm is on (default): Money asks you if this is the match. NOTE: It does not look at the amount; it only looks at the check number. You can say yes, or postpone this matching process. Money 4.0 will also let you keep looking for other possible matching transactions.   If Confirm is off: Money continues looking for other transactions with the same check number and picks the one with the closest amount. After finding a match, Money 4.0 automatically marks it as cleared (E or R) in the register. 

Money 4.0 - Transaction Has No Check Number
If the downloaded transaction does NOT have a check number, Money starts with the oldest transaction in the Date Range and searches back until it finds the first amount match. Then two things may occur:

  If Confirm is on (default): Money asks you if this one is the match. You can say yes, or tell it to keep looking.   If Confirm is off: Money continues looking for other transactions with the same amount and picks the one with the closest date. This is automatically entered into the register. 

= Additional query words: w_money online Snake =

Version : 4.0 4.0a Platform : WINDOWS ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.