> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Wackerbarth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 12:33 PM
> To: Herbert Thoma; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: question: What is a JE?
>
>
> On Thu, 11 May 2000, Herbert Thoma wrote:
> > <...>
> >
> > > A JE must progress through the following "reconciliation states"
> >
> > <...>
> >
> > I read it several times now, what does JE mean???
> Sorry for the shorthand. JE==Journal Entry.
> Each element (debit or credit) of a (split) transaction is an entry
> in the master journal. They used to call them "splits" but
> Linas started
> using this term recently. Once people get used to it, I think
> that it will be
> a better descriptor and cause less confusion in the long run.
It'll cause less confusion, but won't eliminate it.
I tend to think of "Journal Entries" as being like GnuCash "transactions"
(i.e., a collection of splits that are related and balance). The splits
themselves I tend to think of as "Ledger Entries", since they correspond to
an individual entry in a ledger book.
