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🔧 Rule Syntax

Rules use a simple syntax for matching transaction descriptions:

RuleMeaningExample match
WALMARTContains "WALMART"WALMART SUPERCENTER NOVI MI
PANERA+BREADContains BOTH "PANERA" and "BREAD"AplPay PANERA BREAD COMMERCE MI
RESTAURANT -FAST FOODContains "RESTAURANT" but NOT "FAST FOOD"BOB'S RESTAURANT DETROIT MI
T-MOBILETreated as one word (hyphen inside word)ELECTRONIC WITHDRAWAL T-MOBILE PCS SVC
COSTCO+GROCERY"COSTCO" AND "GROCERY"COSTCO WHOLESALE GROCERY STORE
GAS+MI -COMMERCE"GAS" AND "MI", NOT "COMMERCE"AplPay SPEEDWAY GAS NOVI MI

Key rule: The minus sign (-) is only a NOT operator when it has a space before it. Without a space, it's part of the word: T-MOBILE, AUTO-PMT, COCA-COLA all stay as single terms.

Rule priority: When multiple rules could match a transaction, the most specific one wins. Rules with more terms beat fewer terms. Among equal terms, longer keywords beat shorter ones. So "T-MOBILE PCS" beats "MOBILE", and "WALMART+GROCERY" beats "WALMART". Account-scoped rules take priority over generic ones.

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