Glossary

Key terms used throughout Surebeans.

Core Concepts

• Record:A single dated transaction (date, payee, status, postings)
• Posting:One line of a record: an account + amount
• Transfer:A record where both postings are to asset/liability accounts
• Virtual Posting:A posting in [brackets], used for budget allocations
• Account:A named ledger (e.g., Assets:Checking, Expenses:Groceries)
• Account Type:Asset, Liability, Income, Expense, Equity, Budget, Tracking
• Journal:The ledger file containing all records

Import

• Bank Record:A flat representation of a transaction from an external source
• Bank ID:Source identifier on a Bank Record (e.g., "ynab", "hledger", "discover")
• Import Tag:Per-posting deduplication tag: import:{bankId}:{6-char hash}
• Import Review:UI for comparing imported records against existing journal records

Accounting

• Envelope:Budget category that money is allocated to before spending
• Double Entry:Every record’s postings must sum to zero
• Cleared Status:Uncleared, Cleared, or Pending
• Running Balance:Cumulative account balance up to a given record