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Smart category suggestions in the GL picker

The category picker in Transactions now ranks the 3 best-fit accounts for each transaction as you type.

beginner· 12 views· Updated 7/18/2026

When you review a transaction in the AI Bank Transactions Center (sidebar → Transactions), the Category box is a smart GL picker.

Start typing and the dropdown shows ✨ Top suggestions: a maximum of 3 accounts ranked by how well they fit the transaction: whether money came in or out, what the description says, and which accounts you have used for similar transactions before. Below that, All matches lists every other matching account grouped by category, with an Asset / Liability / Income / Expense type badge on each row so you always know what kind of account you're posting to.

The more you categorise, the better the suggestions get. AkountFly remembers your habits per business.

Smart category suggestions in the GL picker: overview
Overview

Step-by-step

  1. 1
    Open the picker

    On any transaction row or card, click the bordered Category box. It shows the current account with a coloured category dot and type tag.

    Smart category suggestions in the GL picker. Open the picker
    Open the picker
  2. 2
    Type a hint

    Type a few letters (e.g. "rent" or "fuel"). The ✨ Top suggestions section shows up to 3 best-fit accounts for this transaction's direction and wording.

    Smart category suggestions in the GL picker. Type a hint
    Type a hint
  3. 3
    Or browse all matches

    Scroll past the suggestions to All matches, grouped by category. Every account carries a badge like Current Asset or Liability so you can't mix up types.

    Money-in transactions rank income and asset accounts higher; money-out ranks expenses and liabilities higher.
    Smart category suggestions in the GL picker. Or browse all matches
    Or browse all matches
  4. 4
    Pick and continue

    Click an account to select it. On the Review Needed tab the change is staged ("• Will apply on Approve"); on Completed it shows "• Unsaved" until you press Save.

    Smart category suggestions in the GL picker. Pick and continue
    Pick and continue
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