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One payment, several categories
Split a transaction when one payment covers more than one category, such as groceries and household things on one bill.
Splitting a transaction
On your phone
- Add the transaction, or tap one to change it, and enter the amount.
- Under Category, tap Split into categories.
- Give each part a category and an amount. Put the ₹… here adds whatever is still to split to that part.
- When nothing is left to split, tap Apply split, then Save.
On a computer, in the account's list of transactions
- Add the transaction, or click one to change it, and enter the amount.
- Open the Category list and choose Split between categories, at the bottom.
- Give each part a category and an amount. The arrow on a part puts whatever is still to split on it.
- When nothing is left to split, press Apply split.
| What happens | Groceries | Household |
|---|---|---|
| Before | ₹8,000 | ₹3,000 |
| ₹3,000 on groceries, ₹2,000 on household | ₹5,000 | ₹1,000 |
Before
- Groceries
- ₹8,000
- Household
- ₹3,000
₹3,000 on groceries, ₹2,000 on household
- Groceries
- ₹5,000
- Household
- ₹1,000
What cannot be split
A transfer between your own accounts, a transaction in a tracking account, and an opening balance. None of them come out of a category, so there is nothing to divide.
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