Bug 254478 - Import files directly from bank website
Summary: Import files directly from bank website
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: skrooge
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Stephane MANKOWSKI
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Keywords:
: 269161 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2010-10-17 18:28 UTC by jvanheijzen
Modified: 2012-01-16 09:15 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description jvanheijzen 2010-10-17 18:28:02 UTC
Version:           unspecified
OS:                Linux

I have been using Skrooge 0.7.3 for the last few days and I must say that I REALLY like it.  It is fast, lightweight, and has a very intuitive interface.  I am trying to make the switch from Quicken (with Windows) to something on Ubuntu.  I have played with Grisbi, kMyMoney, GnuCash, Skrooge, and a few others.  The interface is excellent in Skrooge but I have one with.  Maybe this feature is there already and I just have not found it but I see no mention of it in the forum or in the bug list.  Anyway, in Quicken it is possible for me to simply press an 'Update' button and then the software will log in to, say, my American Express account and download all of my recent transactions.  This saves me from having to go on several sites and just improves the overall user experience.  Aside from that, I love the product!

Reproducible: Didn't try
Comment 1 Guillaume DE BURE 2010-11-05 21:47:35 UTC
Hi there,

I'm sorry, but we're not going to fix this.

The reason why is that to our knowledge, there is no Open standard for communicating with banks data. Aqbanking (http://www2.aquamaniac.de/sites/aqbanking/index.php, german only) is an attempt at doing this, as far as I can tell from its usage in other software, but the protocol is not universally adopted by banks.

In short, it would mean:
* a large chunk of new code
* new complex user interfaces for setup
That will allow:
* saving a few manual downloads per month
* only in a few banks

Hope you can understand our position, and thanks for liking Skrooge :)

Guillaume
Comment 2 Stephane MANKOWSKI 2011-03-24 12:02:53 UTC
*** Bug 269161 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 S. Burmeister 2012-01-16 09:15:05 UTC
Would it not also save uploads, i.e. you can issue payments and alike via online banking?