Double-entry explanation
Eneko Lacunza
listas at enlar.net
Mon Sep 1 22:22:42 CDT 2003
Hi,
El lun, 01 de 09 de 2003 a las 20:58, Tim Wunder escribió:
> A "simple" transaction does not reqire use of the Split mechanism, a complex
> one does.
I think that this is the important thing (tm) :)
> > So, let's vote on the following two proposals for the section titles:
> >
> > Simple Transaction (2 accounts)
> > Split Transaction (3 or more accounts)
> > or
> > Simple Transaction Which May or May Not Involve the Split Transaction
> > Mechanism but Must Only Involve 2 Accounts
> > Transaction Involving More that Two Accounts In Which May or May Not be
> > Different Accounts but Will Always Involve the Split Transaction Mechanism
> Given those choices, well, I'll take the first one. But I still like leaving
> off the nimber of accounts reference better. As a clever man once said,
> "There are always better ways to describe things, but often that requires
> longer explanations. At some point we have to put a title on the section and
> move on, we can be *very* clear what we mean in the body text."
I think that first titles are the good ones (tm again) :)
Just read as follows:
Simple Transaction (1 debit/1 credit account)
Split Transaction (At least 2 debit or credit accounts)
Of course, no 0 accounts in debit or credit is possible :)
Just my 0.01¢
Regards
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Eneko Lacunza <listas at enlar.net>
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