org.osid.financials.posting

Interface Summary
Interface	Description
FinancialsPostingManager	The financials posting manager provides access to posting management sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service.
FinancialsPostingProfile	The financials profile describes the interoperability among financials management services.
FinancialsPostingProxyManager	The financials posting manager provides access to posting management sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service.
Post	A `Post` is a set of `PostEntries` representing a complete accounting transaction.
PostAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes `Posts.`
PostBusinessAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign `Posts` to `Business` objects A `Post` may appear in multiple `Business` objects and removing the last reference to a `Post` is the equivalent of deleting it.
PostBusinessSession	This session provides methods to retrieve `Post` to `Business` mappings.
PostEntry	A `PostEntry` is a debit or a credit made to an `Account` and `Activity.`
PostEntryAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes `PostEntries.`
PostEntryBusinessAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign `PostEntries` to `Business` objects.
PostEntryBusinessSession	This session provides methods to retrieve `PostEntry` to `Business` mappings.
PostEntryForm	This is the form for creating and updating `PostEntries.`
PostEntryList	Like all `OsidLists,` `PostEntryList` provides a means for accessing `PostEntry` elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
PostEntryLookupSession	This session provides methods for retrieving `PostEntry` objects.
PostEntryNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to `PostEntry` objects in this `Business.`
PostEntryQuery	This is the query for searching post entries.
PostEntryQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
PostEntryQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among `PostEntry` objects.
PostEntryReceiver	The post entry receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted `PostEntry` objects.
PostEntrySearch	The search interface for governing post entry searches.
PostEntrySearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
PostEntrySearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
PostEntrySearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among `PostEntry` objects.
PostEntrySmartBusinessSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.
PostForm	This is the form for creating and updating `Posts.`
PostList	Like all `OsidLists,` `PostList` provides a means for accessing `Post` elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
PostLookupSession	This session defines methods for retrieving posts.
PostNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to `Post` objects in this `Business.`
PostQuery	This is the query for searching posts.
PostQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
PostQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among `Post` objects.
PostReceiver	The post receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted post objects.
PostSearch	The search interface for governing post searches.
PostSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
PostSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
PostSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among `Post` objects.
PostSmartBusinessSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.

Package org.osid.financials.posting Description

The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid.financials.posting service.

The Financials Posting OSID manages accounting transactions.

Post Entry

A PostEntry is a debit or a credit to or from an Activity and general ledger Account. Post entries are part of a Post .

Posts

A Post is the entire accounting transaction composed of PostEntries. The sum of all PostEntries in a Post should balance in a double entry accounting scheme.

A Post is related to a specific FiscalPeriod. A Post may also be marked as a correction to a previous Post where the posting date falls outside the targeted FiscalPeriod.

The posting is complete when the Post if posted. Before it is posted, the Post may be updated and assembled wby creating PostEntries. Typically, once a Post is submitted it is frozen.

A Post is transactional in that the posting of all PostEntries succeeeds or fails.

Business Cataloging

Posts and PostEntries can be organized into federateble Businesses.

Sub Packages

The Financials Posting OSID contains a Financials Posting Batch OSID for managing Posts and PostEntries in bulk.

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