From 490ea3ccf147abd2a949e87f5cb8d4f791afe464 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:30:05 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] ;doc:output:beancount: mention operating_currency --- hledger/hledger.m4.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/hledger/hledger.m4.md b/hledger/hledger.m4.md index 6dac5907c..a549278e8 100644 --- a/hledger/hledger.m4.md +++ b/hledger/hledger.m4.md @@ -743,6 +743,14 @@ or use `--real` to exclude transactions that use them. Beancount doesn't allow [redundant cost notation](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#combining-costs-and-equity-conversion-postings) as hledger does. If you have entries like this, you may need to comment out either the costs or the equity postings. +#### Beancount operating currency + +Declaring an operating currency improves Beancount and Fava reports. +You can do this manually by adding a line like this to the beancount journal: +```beancount +option "operating_currency" "USD" +``` + [Beancount]: https://beancount.github.io [beancount journal]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_language_syntax.html [Beancount Query Language]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_query_language.html