External Transaction

Encapsulates a financial transaction - money coming into our out of the business.

Remarks

A Transaction is the logical representation of the movement of an amount of money into or out of the business. Transactions can be grouped and reported on by account code or tag, to help you understand the financial performance of your business.

The primary way of creating transactions in the system is to raise invoices and record bills, although they may be created directly.

Properties

PropertyDefinition
Account CodeFinancial account this portion of the transaction belongs to.
Created DateDate the transaction was created.
DescriptionTextual description of the transaction.
PaymentsThe matching bank transaction(s).
Pro FormaIndicates the transaction is pro-forma and should not be included in financial reports.
QuantityNumber of units represented by the line item.
TagsSpecifies a collection of tags that have been applied to this transaction line item.
Tax DateDate at which the transaction applies, from a taxation perspective.
Tax TypeSales tax code type for the item.
Total CentsTotal value, including tax, in cents on this item.
Unit PricePre-tax unit price in dollars and cents for each unit represented by the item.
Voided DateSpecifies the date that the transaction was reversed, if any.

Payments

Through the process of reconciliation, real money (bank) transactions are associated with logical financial transactions to confirm that money that was planned to be spent or received has been transacted at the bank.