Dan,
OK, thanks. But just some clarification.
If I look at the following simple Transaction:
2000-01-02 * "Buying something in Euro"
Assets:NL:ING:Payment -100 EUR
Expenses:Misc 100 EUR
Then does it have position or not?
In Python after loading in beancount it looks like this
Transaction(meta={'filename':
'C:\\_code\\py\\mybean\\experiments\\simpleSimulation\\simpleSimulation.bean',
'lineno': 30,
'__tolerances__': {}},
date=datetime.date(2000, 1, 2),
flag='*',
payee=None,
narration='Buying something in Euro',
tags=frozenset(),
links=frozenset(),
postings=[Posting( account='Assets:NL:ING:Payment',
units=-100 EUR,
cost=None,
price=None,
flag=None,
meta={ 'filename':
'C:\\_code\\py\\mybean\\experiments\\simpleSimulation\\simpleSimulation.bean',
'lineno': 31}),
Posting( account='Expenses:Misc',
units=100 EUR,
cost=None,
price=None,
flag=None,
meta={ 'filename':
'C:\\_code\\py\\mybean\\experiments\\simpleSimulation\\simpleSimulation.bean',
'lineno': 32})])
I can see *tarnsaction, postings*, *units*, but I do not see a *position*
However if I use beanquery, then beanquery does see the position:
beancount> select date, narration, position
date account narration
position
---------- ----------------------- ---------------------------------------
------------
2000-01-02 Assets:NL:ING:Payment Buying something in Euro
-100 EUR
2000-01-02 Expenses:Misc Buying something in Euro
100 EUR
So, the position here is 100 EUR, however in Python data structure,
it does not have a cost, which is, per your definition, is not a position.
So, once again, what is the definition of a *position *then?
On Friday, February 3, 2023 at 9:45:38 PM UTC+1 [email protected] wrote:
On 03/02/23 21:14, Chary Chary wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> can somebody explain please in simple terms what is the meaning of
> *inventory *and *position *in the situation, when no investment is
> involved and when I only track expenses and incomes in different
currencies?
>
> I understand what is *transaction *and *posting*, but for instance the
> description in the help of *beanquery *still remains cryptic for me
An Amount is a number with attached a currency (also referred sometimes
as commodity).
A Position is an Amount with attached a Cost specification.
A Posting associated an Amount and an optinal Cost ton an Account.
An Inventory is a container for Positions. When you sum Positions (or
Amounts) not necessarily all of them are in the same currency /
commodity or have the same Cost associated.
I would have guessed that this is explained somewhere in the Beancount
documentation, but I would not be able to pinpoint where now.
Cheers,
Dan
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