General Ledger — Proposed Guide

Planned API — Reference Only

General Ledger: A general ledger organizes accounting activity into accounts and periods. Remizen expense records could provide supporting detail, but…

Overview

A general ledger organizes accounting activity into accounts and periods. Remizen expense records could provide supporting detail, but they should not be described as ledger postings without a confirmed accounting workflow.

Key concepts

Distinguish source expense, journal line and posted ledger entry. Preserve entity and currency context.

Implementation considerations

A successful export does not prove posting. A future ledger reference needs confirmation from the authorized accounting system.

Illustrative data model

This local fixture shows a possible representation for the concepts above. It is not an endpoint response, production configuration or a claim that the described capability is implemented.

JSON fixture

Fictional concept fixture

{
  "reference_only": true,
  "topic": "General Ledger",
  "account_id": "acct_example_123",
  "journal_entry_id": "journal_entry_example_123",
  "subsidiary_id": "sub_example_123",
  "accounting_period_id": "accounting_period_example_123"
}

Design review checklist

Document which organization owns the general ledger representation and which actor may view or change it.
Test the boundaries of account id, journal entry id, subsidiary id, accounting period id using synthetic values, including missing or inconsistent references.
Before future implementation, obtain an approved contract and review failure behavior. This documentation does not authorize production activation.

Proposed data types

Illustrative field dictionary
Name	Type	Description
account_id	string	Stable fictional account reference; not a secret and not evidence that a resource exists.
journal_entry_id	string	Stable fictional journal entry reference; not a secret and not evidence that a resource exists.
subsidiary_id	string	Stable fictional subsidiary reference; not a secret and not evidence that a resource exists.
accounting_period_id	string	Stable fictional accounting period reference; not a secret and not evidence that a resource exists.

Accounting API Overview

Accounting & Finance

Chart of Accounts