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title: "Discussion on \"Nested Accounts in a Go Ledger: Rolling Up Balances Without Storing One\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Nested Accounts in a Go Ledger: Rolling Up Balances Without Storing One\". How do you show the total under a parent account when the whole system refuses to store a balance? A recursive query, a trigger that refuses to draw a circle, and a rule about what actually has to sum to zero."
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# [Nested Accounts in a Go Ledger: Rolling Up Balances Without Storing One](https://notes.sohag.pro/account-hierarchy-and-rolled-up-reporting?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How do you show the total under a parent account when the whole system refuses to store a balance? A recursive query, a trigger that refuses to draw a circle, and a rule about what actually has to sum to zero.

Jul 12 · 7 min read · notes.sohag.pro  
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