hledger/doc/mockups/account-declarations.txt
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# Account declarations mockups
# not compatible with existing ledger/beancount syntax, just notes
# cf #217
account # settings inherited by all accounts
nosubs # by default disallow undeclared subaccounts
account assets
asset # assets and its subaccounts are asset accounts, by default
account liabilities
liability # this and subs are liability accounts
account expenses
expense # these are expense accounts
account revenues
revenue # revenue (income) accounts
account equity
equity # equity accounts
account other assets # a special account, not one of the standard types
# a shorter way to set the above account types.
# The first five account names are the A/L/R/E/Q roots.
account-roots assets liabilities revenues expenses equity other assets
account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:checking
real # this is a real-world account
virtualsubs # subs are allowed, and will be considered virtual accounts
account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:checking: # any subs of checking
virtual # will be considered virtual
account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:checking:* # using simple wild cards
virtual
account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:checking:.* # using regexps
virtual
account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:savings
real virtualsubs # multiple keywords on one line
account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:savings2
real, virtualsubs # comma separator ?
account assets:business:bank:wells fargo:business checking
virtualsubs
account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:business savings
virtualsubs
account liabilities:personal:tax:federal:2014
account expenses:personal:food
account expenses:personal:food:dining
account expenses:personal:food:groceries
account expenses:personal:food:snacks
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# v2 2015/7
The optional `accounts` directive defines the valid high-level
accounts for all subsequent transactions (until another accounts
directive). Usually there is one of these at the start of a journal.
Accounts are written in short indented form, similar to a tree-mode
balance report.
accounts
assets
liabilities
equity
income
expenses
Subaccounts of the listed accounts are permitted, but not siblings.
In this example, assets:checking:food would be permitted but
assets:cheking would not.
accounts
assets
checking
cash
liabilities
credit card
equity
income
expenses
With the `only` modifier, subaccounts are not permitted, so only the
exact accounts listed are valid.
accounts
assets
checking
savings
cash
liabilities
credit card
equity
income
salary
expenses
food
home
transport
health
insurance
recreation
travel
tax
The order in which accounts are listed determines their display order in reports.
The first five top-level accounts are assumed to represent the
standard top-level accounting categories: assets, liabilities, equity,
income (revenue) and expenses.