Glossary

API term	French 🇫🇷	Meaning
customer invoice	facture de vente	Invoice billed to a client
credit note	avoir	Cancelled customer invoice
estimate	devis	Quote
ledger account	compte comptable	Accounting account linked to an object. For instance, product ledger accounts start with a 7, while customers start with a 4. This is regulated by the french Plan Comptable Général
categories	catégories/axes analytiques	Analytical assignation of an invoice, transaction, ledger entry,...
ledger entry	pièce comptable	Accounting entry containing multiple entry lines
ledger entry line	ligne d'écriture	Smallest element of a ledger entry. Entry lines need to be balanced (credit=debit) in french accounting.
supplier invoice	facture d'achats	Invoice of purchased items, billed by a supplier
trial balance	balance générale	Accounting balance containing all ledger accounts of a company + their balance
fiscal years	années fiscales	Years within which accounting happens for a particular exercise