| English | German |
| general ledger | Finanzbuchhaltung (The register of debit and credit entries classified using accounts listed in a chart of accounts) |
| general ledger | Hauptbuch (The register of debit and credit entries classified using accounts listed in a chart of accounts) |
| general ledger | Sachkonto/Hauptbuch (The register of debit and credit entries classified using accounts listed in a chart of accounts) |
| ledger account | Sachkonto (An account in the general ledger that records financial transactions, balances, or totals that pertain to assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and owner equity) |
| ledger dimension | Sachkontodimension (A classifier created from the combination of financial dimension values listed in a chart of accounts and used to classify the financial consequences of economic activity) |
| ledger reconciliation | Sachkontenabstimmung (The practice of reconciling general ledger accounts) |
| Ledger Sheets | Finanzmanagement (A feature that enables users to perform common financial management tasks, such as balancing a checkbook, tracking accounts, or managing investment porfolios, by using a set of Excel templates) |
| ledger update transaction | Kontenaktualisierungsbuchung (A system transaction that tracks and reports what has been posted to the ledger) |
| XBRL–General Ledger | XBRL – Allgemeines Hauptbuch (XBRL messages that contain financial transactions and which provide a standard understanding of what a journal ledger posting is or what a depreciation posting is) |
| XBRL–Global Ledger | XBRL – Globales Hauptbuch (XBRL messages that contain financial transactions and which provide a standard understanding of what a journal ledger posting is or what a depreciation posting is) |
