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Two more terms.
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Craig Earls 2014-04-01 13:13:40 -07:00
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reports. This process is now done with the Ledger software which creates reports. This process is now done with the Ledger software which creates
reports from the journal. A journal is sometimes called a register. reports from the journal. A journal is sometimes called a register.
**Posting**: A single debit or credit line of a transaction. A posting
comprises an account and the debit or credit amount. It also inherits the
shared description and date from the transaction. In the Ledger software,
a posting may also have metadata and an account state.
**Report**: A summary made from a journal of transactions. Each **Report**: A summary made from a journal of transactions. Each
transaction affects accounts and those effects are collated and totaled. transaction affects accounts and those effects are collated and totaled.
The two most common reports are the balance sheet, which shows what is The two most common reports are the balance sheet, which shows what is
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[§ Transaction State](http://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Transaction-state); [§ Transaction State](http://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Transaction-state);
[§ Cleared Report]( [§ Cleared Report](
http://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Cleared-Report) http://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Cleared-Report)
**Virtual Posting**: an annotation posting in a transaction, similar in form as a regular posting but not required to balance debits and
credits. It is often used to support
[Fund Accounting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fund_accounting) and various reports will collate and summarize virtual postings. Virtual postings should not be
confused with virtual posting costs.
[§ Virtual Postings](http://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Virtual-postings)
[§ Working with Multiple Funds and Accounts](http://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Working-with-multiple-funds-and-accounts)