{ "_meta": { "name": "Bank Import - Deposit", "description": "Record a deposit found in bank statement but missing from the ledger", "scenario": "Unmatched bank deposit (interest, incoming transfer, revenue)", "when_to_use": [ "Bank interest payments", "Incoming transfers from owner", "Revenue deposits", "Any bank credit not yet in the ledger" ], "when_not_to_use": [ "Deposits already recorded in the ledger", "Vendor refunds with existing bill records" ] }, "_variables": { "date_timestamp": "integer - Unix timestamp for transaction date", "amount": "number - Deposit amount (positive)", "offset_account_id": "integer - Account to credit (e.g., 23=Owner's Investment, 25=Service Revenue)", "description": "string - Transaction description", "reference": "string - Bank reference or description from statement", "memo": "string - Additional notes (optional)" }, "_sequence": [ "1. Create Transaction header (Status='Cleared') -> get txn_id", "2. Create TransactionLines (Dr Checking, Cr Offset Account)", "3. Verify IsBalanced = true" ], "records": { "transaction": { "_doc": "Step 1: Create transaction header. Status is Cleared since bank confirms it.", "_table": "Transactions", "_operation": "add_records", "payload": { "Date": "{{date_timestamp}}", "Description": "{{description}}", "Reference": "{{reference}}", "Status": "Cleared", "Memo": "{{memo}}" } }, "transaction_lines": { "_doc": "Step 2: Debit Checking (asset increase), Credit offset account.", "_table": "TransactionLines", "_operation": "add_records", "_requires": ["txn_id"], "payload": [ { "Transaction": "{{txn_id}}", "Account": 14, "Debit": "{{amount}}", "Credit": 0, "Memo": "{{description}}" }, { "Transaction": "{{txn_id}}", "Account": "{{offset_account_id}}", "Debit": 0, "Credit": "{{amount}}", "Memo": "{{description}}" } ] } }, "journal_entries": { "_doc": "Summary of journal entry created by this template", "entry": { "description": "Record bank deposit", "debits": [{"account": "Checking Account (1001)", "amount": "{{amount}}"}], "credits": [{"account": "Offset Account", "amount": "{{amount}}"}] } }, "examples": { "interest_income": { "description": "Interest Paid", "offset_account_id": 26, "offset_account_name": "Interest Income (4010)" }, "owner_transfer": { "description": "Transfer from owner", "offset_account_id": 23, "offset_account_name": "Owner's Investment (3001)" } } }