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diff --git a/doc/ledger3.texi b/doc/ledger3.texi index 6269f5f5..dbe82a37 100644 --- a/doc/ledger3.texi +++ b/doc/ledger3.texi @@ -3220,8 +3220,14 @@ is one) there is an equals sign, then Ledger will verify that the total value for that account as of that posting matches the amount specified. See @option{--permissive} option to relax the balance assertions checks. -There are two forms of this features: balance assertions, and balance -assignments. +There are two forms of this features: balance assertions, and balance assignments. +Note that both of these are processed while parsing the given ledger files. +Hence the order in which these are evaluated is the order in which they appear in +the ledger file. +The date or effective date of the transactions and postings that contain the +balance assertions or balance assignments is therefore irrelevant for the +the evaluation of the balance assertions and balance assignments. +This may be confusing to people for whom a date order is more intuitive. @node Balance assertions, Balance assignments, Balance verification, Balance verification @subsection Balance assertions |