Metadata! Yes that sounds like a good solution/workaround at this point. Now to go test how metadata is reported in fava....
Multiple payees still makes theoretical sense though. On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 7:24 AM, Jason Chu <[email protected]> wrote: > Doh, I meant Assets:AccountsReceivable. > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 3:07 PM Jason Chu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Usually in my case, I will use an Assets:AccountsPayable account (short >> term loan) as the target and then I'll tag and link the transactions with >> people's names or "invoice" numbers. Links would be used when the money was >> paid back. >> >> It is harder if the transaction has multiple payees though, you'd probably >> need to have tags on the account legs, which I believe has been discussed on >> this list before. >> >> On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 3:01 PM Oon-Ee Ng <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Referring to the excellent post here - >>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/ledger-cli/hkCNoR4-Mjw/p-kNVAmPpngJ >>> >>> What comes to mind in this situation is something like this:- >>> >>> 2016-01-01 * "Went out for a meal with friends" >>> Expenses:Dining 25 USD >>> Liabilities:CreditCards:AMEX 100 USD >>> Liabilities:Loans:FriendA 35 USD >>> Liabilities:Loans:FriendB 40 USD >>> >>> Here there's subaccounts for the amounts that I'm paying for (and which >>> my friends will be repaying to me, probably in a bank transfer at some point >>> in time). A short term loan of sorts. >>> >>> Makes sense to me for posting-level payees here, as if this is at all >>> common then the number of subaccounts will be substantial. Probably a bit >>> messy, especially since I don't think I'd remember to close those >>> subaccounts (besides, I may see him/her for dinner again in a few years >>> time!) >>> >>> Any suggestions? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Beancount" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/88679732-bb7c-40e2-8761-98ea6358223a%40googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Beancount" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAFFHUgsk8_bbR_r3b8K2%2BqenF2oid1_DV1TdHHYOvx2VmSJz4w%40mail.gmail.com. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Beancount" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAGQ70etVUnRrFnXK6%2BYLCe-MjUfVNp2%3DS5_TfH%2BdTx9wMWOFUw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
