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\f0\fs28 \cf0 Everything begins with a journal file---the anatomy of which is covered\
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in detail in chapter one. To review: a @emph\{journal\} contains one or\
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more @emph\{transactions\}, each of which refers to two or more\
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@emph\{postings\}. A @emph\{posting\} specifies that a given\
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@emph\{amount\} is added to, or subtracted from, an @emph\{account\}.\
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(@emph\{Accounts\} may be nested hierarchically by separating the elements\
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using a colon). Lastly, an @emph\{amount\} is a figure representing a\
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given @emph\{quantity\} of a @emph\{commodity\}. Here follows a review of\
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these terms, which are all used extensively throughout this chapter:\
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\
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@table @emph\
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@item journal\
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A journal is a data file containing a series of transactions.\
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\
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@item transaction\
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a transaction relates a group of two or more postings, with the absolute\
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constraint that the total sum of a transaction's postings must equal\
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zero. That is, every transaction in a journal must @emph\{balance\} to zero.\
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\
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@item posting\
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Postings record how commodities are moved between accounts. If you\
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spent money on a movie ticket, for example, such a transaction would have two\
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postings: One to show how the money was taken from your wallet, and\
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another to show how it was applied to your movie expenses.\
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\
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@item account\
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An account \
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\
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@item amount\
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\
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@item quantity\
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\
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@item commodity\
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@end table} |