Error when changing transaction category

Sahuaro

When I try and change the category for an online payment from my checking account to the correct category I get this message "You are recording a transfer back into the same account". How do I correct this? It happens with every transaction that has a category of "Free solutions checking", that is the type of checking account I have at my bank.

UKR

Sahuaro said:

... "You are recording a transfer back into the same account"...

This message indicates that the Category in your account is the same account name as the register containing the transaction, e.g., you're working with a transaction in your MyChecking account and the category is set to "[MyChecking]". The square brackets around the register name indicate a transfer transaction.

Is that really what you want to do?
The transaction should be categorized to point to the transfer-to account register that this payment really applies to, e.g., your credit card account register, [MyVISA 1234]

Was this transaction created as the result of a downloaded transfer transaction? If so, Quicken wasn't able to determine where the money went and categorized it to "same account" instead of leaving it uncategorized.
For transfer transactions like credit card payments, I recommend you manually record a properly categorized transfer transaction before the transaction's due date. When the transaction confirmation arrives in a download, Quicken will just match the download to the already existing register transaction and not cause any more confusion.