How to import csv? What formatting required?

[lnhrdrchtr]

Hi, I exported some historical data from my bank account with the hopes I could import it but there were no entries recognized. I tried to look into the source code myself and it seems to me that this feature as of now is following some Hungarian format. I tried to recreate a csv with that format and import it but without success.
Is this a bug or did I do something wrong?
What format/columns does Yaffa expect from the csv so that it recognizes any entries? If necessary I could change my banking export to match the necessary format

[kantorge]

Hi @lnhrdrchtr ,

Thank you for providing a feedback on the CSV import feature. I started to work on this functionality, but as you pointed out, it turned out that CSV file format was very specific to the bank I was using, and with which I was experimenting with. I was trying to generalize some import rules, like you can see in the related JS file, but I was not able to achieve this. If you are interested in creating other format, I'd be happy to cooperate and extend it. Additionally, I started working on QIF import, but it's in progress, without being a priority at the moment.

Let me know your thoughts on this.

[rmarskell]

@kantorge I'd be interested in taking a look at this. I have a lot of experience working with delimited file parsers. I was wondering if you have some documentation/advice on how to get the project running in a dev environment. I looked around but if it's there, I can't find it.

[kantorge]

Indeed, current documentations focus on supporting the launch of YAFFA for usage and production. I'll put together a similar guideline for the development environment.

[kantorge]

@rmarskell , I added a brief guide on how to get started working on YAFFA, available here. Let me know if this helps.

[kantorge]

I have uploaded a first version of the specification for the revised CSV/QIF import features: https://github.com/kantorge/yaffa/tree/develop/.ai/docs/qif-csv-import I'd be interested in any thoughts or feedback before I start working on the implementation. It also includes a new config format. While it's not significantly simpler, but it'll be possible to add it without the need to write JS files.