;doc: Assertions and ordering: cleanups

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Simon Michael 2024-04-11 17:50:26 -10:00
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@ -1453,34 +1453,36 @@ besides the asserted one (or at least, that their balance is 0).
``` journal
2013/1/1
a $1
a €1
b $-1
c €-1
usd $-1
eur €-1
both $1
both €1
2013/1/2 ; These assertions succeed
a 0 = $1
a 0 = €1
b 0 == $-1
c 0 == €-1
usd 0 == $-1
eur 0 == €-1
both 0 = $1
both 0 = €1
2013/1/3 ; This assertion fails as 'a' also contains 1€
a 0 == $1
2013/1/3 ; This total assertion fails because 'both' contains $1 and €1
both 0 == $1
```
It's not yet possible to make a complete assertion about a balance that has multiple commodities.
One workaround is to isolate each commodity into its own subaccount:
It's not yet possible to make a single total assertion about a multi-commodity balance.
One workaround is to isolate each commodity in its own subaccount:
``` journal
2013/1/1
a:usd $1
a:euro €1
b
usd $-1
eur €-1
both:usd $1
both:eur €1
2013/1/2
a 0 == 0
a:usd 0 == $1
a:euro 0 == €1
2013/1/2 ; These assertions succeed
usd 0 == $-1
eur 0 == €-1
both:usd 0 == $1
both:eur 0 == €1
```
### Assertions and costs