A source account records where activity comes from, such as a particular bank or card account. A ledger account determines where accounting entries are recorded. Institution treats these as separate identities that need an appropriate mapping.
The manual account form describes this distinction directly. Adding a bank name and last four digits creates a recognizable source record, but it does not by itself establish every ledger balance or post an opening journal.
Check both sides of setup
- Identify the real source account using the statement’s owner, currency and partial account number.
- Select that source account when importing its activity.
- Review the related accounting mapping through the available book setup or account controls before relying on posted ledger results.
Do not use an expense category as a substitute for identifying the bank account a file belongs to. The source account applies to the file’s origin; categories describe the individual movements within it.
If transactions appear under the right bank but reports look wrong, check their posting and ledger mapping separately from the import destination. When reporting the issue, provide the source account, transaction and expected report account so support can trace the correct layer.
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