diff --git a/common/proto/table_definition.proto b/common/proto/table_definition.proto
index c2bb5ad..ec65284 100644
--- a/common/proto/table_definition.proto
+++ b/common/proto/table_definition.proto
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@ message ColumnDefinition {
   //   PHONE (international or national phone number; generates extension/type/country/calling-code companions)
   //   TIME (timezone-free time of day)
   //   MONEY (= unconstrained NUMERIC; currency comes from the table)
-  //   ACCOUNTING (creates the schema-managed name, account, debit, and credit columns;
+  //   ACCOUNTING (creates schema-managed name, debit, and credit columns;
+  //               the table creator must separately provide a column named account
+  //               with any supported type or a required link to a table named account;
+  //               linked accounts post the linked row's configured display value;
   //               name is limited to 10 characters and one stored row contributes
   //               one line to the profile journal)
   //   INT
diff --git a/common/src/proto/descriptor.bin b/common/src/proto/descriptor.bin
index 48b8070..abffa43 100644
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diff --git a/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_definition.rs b/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_definition.rs
index e94d90e..4c4be5a 100644
--- a/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_definition.rs
+++ b/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_definition.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ pub struct ColumnDefinition {
     /// PHONE (international or national phone number; generates extension/type/country/calling-code companions)
     /// TIME (timezone-free time of day)
     /// MONEY (= unconstrained NUMERIC; currency comes from the table)
-    /// ACCOUNTING (creates the schema-managed name, account, debit, and credit columns;
+    /// ACCOUNTING (creates schema-managed name, debit, and credit columns;
+    /// the table creator must separately provide a column named account
+    /// with any supported type or a required link to a table named account;
+    /// linked accounts post the linked row's configured display value;
     /// name is limited to 10 characters and one stored row contributes
     /// one line to the profile journal)
     /// INT
diff --git a/server b/server
index 0b6d30e..04a390d 160000
--- a/server
+++ b/server
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0b6d30e814083800dc871056d2f4dafd118d64cd
+Subproject commit 04a390d07718ebb946500e74ab4228a3f5160471