diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.md b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.md index 288f22df8..05b039764 100644 --- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.md +++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.md @@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ to see only uncategorised transactions: $ hledger import --dry ... | hledger -f- print unknown --ignore-assertions ``` -Importing balance assignments: +### Importing balance assignments Entries added by import will have their posting amounts made explicit (like `hledger print -x`). -This means that any balance assignments in imported files must be evaluated; +This means that any [balance assignments](/journal.html#balance-assignments) in imported files must be evaluated; but, imported files don't get to see the main file's account balances. As a result, importing entries with balance assignments (eg from an institution that provides only balances and not posting amounts)