Does Daystrom make things up, or read my real data?

It reads your real data. Daystrom does not answer from general knowledge or a hunch. It queries the transactions, checks, and statements you processed in the project, and every total, list, and chart comes from those records.

How does Daystrom know the numbers are right?

It works from your processed statements the whole way through:

• It queries the ledger, not its memory. When you ask for a total or a list, it runs the numbers over the actual transactions in the project.

• It can read the source page. For statements processed in this version, Daystrom can open the underlying statement text to check an extracted figure against what the document really says.

• It says when it does not know. If the data to answer a question is not in the project, it tells you that instead of filling the gap with a guess.

This is why Daystrom is careful about balances: it reports the figure a statement printed rather than computing a balance the statement never showed.

Can I check its work?

Yes, and you should. Ask it to show the transactions behind a number, and it lists the real rows, each tied to a source page. You can then open the same data in the transaction ledger or export it to a spreadsheet to confirm before you put a figure in a filing.

Daystrom is a research tool, not a substitute for your judgment. It gets you to the right transactions fast and points you to the source, so you can verify and use the number with confidence.