lib: doc: forecast transaction dates tweak (#835)

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Simon Michael 2018-07-04 09:48:32 +01:00
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@ -1022,12 +1022,14 @@ of their interval within the forecast period. The forecast period:
- begins on the later of
- the report start date if specified with -b/-p/date:
- the day after the latest normal (non-periodic) transaction in the journal,
(or today if there are no normal transactions).
or today if there are no normal transactions.
- ends on the report end date if specified with -e/-p/date:,
or 180 days from today.
where "today" means the current date at report time.
The "later of" rule ensures that forecast transactions do not overlap normal transactions in time;
they will begin only after normal transactions end.
Forecasting can be useful for estimating balances into the future,
and experimenting with different scenarios.