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The first General Journal attempt

Summary

Continuing my quest to create an accounting system, I will work on creating a Journal. The Journal (or General Journal) is basically the database of all the transactions we want to track.

Source

  • source system: blog
  • source instance: blog-ivanrainbolt-com
  • access context: owner
  • acquisition kind: git-sync
  • intake channel: published-article
  • signal kind: article
  • tags: blog, blog-post, f, accounting, ddd, fsharp, public-writing

Handling Policy

  • entry pool: public-safe
  • sensitivity: public
  • sharing scope: public
  • sanitization status: approved-for-sharing
  • retention class: durable

Rights

  • rights policy: owner-controlled

Locators

  • native-item-id: cl5zkiulb06a1z7nv7nju8lnt
  • source-uri: https://blog.ivanrainbolt.com/the-first-general-journal-attempt

Working Notes

  • What does this signal mean inside LOGOS?
  • Is this best understood as raw intake, refined knowledge, or doctrine?
  • Which later canonical or derived flows should this connect to?