Planned transaction form
This page is used to define regular income, expense, or transfer rules that either generate transactions automatically or create planned occurrences for your review.
Main fields
Scheduling mode
| Mode | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Simple | Repeats at the chosen frequency. Generates transactions automatically each day. |
| Once | A single occurrence at the start date. Frequency is not required. |
| Custom dates | Explicit list of dates you pick. Occurrences within the next 60 days are generated. |
| Custom rule | Visual rule builder — choose frequency, interval, day pattern, weekday, or yearly date. |
Field visibility per mode:
| Field | Simple | Once | Custom dates | Custom rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Amount mode | ✓ | Fixed only | ✓ | ✓ |
| Start date | ✓ | ✓ | auto-derived | ✓ |
| End date | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead days | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom dates list | – | – | ✓ | – |
| RRULE builder | – | – | – | ✓ |
In Once mode the amount mode is automatically set to Fixed, and the end date and lead days fields are hidden.
In Custom dates mode the start date field is hidden — it is automatically derived from the earliest date in your list.
| Mode | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Fixed | Every occurrence uses the template amount. Shown with (~) in the list for Variable. |
| Variable | You enter the actual amount when confirming each occurrence. |
Type
Income or Expense, selected via a visual button toggle. Affects the account label and the sign of generated transactions.
Custom rule builder (Custom rule mode only)
A visual editor based on RFC 5545 RRULE:
- Frequency — Monthly / Weekly / Daily / Yearly
- Interval — e.g. every 2 months, every 3 weeks
- Monthly patterns:
- By day of month — fixed day 1–28 or last day of month
- Bi-monthly — two fixed days per month (e.g. 1st and 15th)
- By weekday position — e.g. first Monday, last Friday
- Weekly — checkboxes for each day of the week
- Yearly — specific month and day
A live preview shows the next upcoming occurrence dates as you adjust the settings.
Custom dates list (Custom dates mode only)
Click + Add date to add individual dates. Each date generates one planned occurrence. The start date is derived automatically from the earliest entry.
Frequency
Only visible for SIMPLE mode. Defines the repetition interval (Daily / Weekly / Biweekly / Monthly / Quarterly / Yearly).
Amount
The template amount (in major currency units, e.g. 99.90). For Variable mode this is an estimate.
Description
A required short label so the rule stays recognizable later.
Start date
Must be tomorrow or later. Sets the first occurrence date.
End date
Optional. The rule stops generating after this date.
Next occurrence
(Edit only) Fine-tune the next scheduled run date if you need to shift the cycle.
Reminder lead days
How many days before the due date a reminder email is sent (default: 3, range: 0–30). Set to 0 to disable email reminders for this rule.
Account and category
Generated transactions will use these values.
Tags
Optional. Tags assigned here are applied to every transaction generated by this rule.
Active
If disabled, the rule stays saved but no new transactions or planned occurrences are generated.