Header in Journal Entry 

Number

Unique consecutive number of the journal entry. Its structure is defined by the document numbering settings in the Administration Panel.

It consists of a two-digit code for the year of creation, the next three-digit code represents the document type, and the last six digits indicates the consecutive document number.
The number is generated automatically and cannot be changed.

By double-clicking the number, you can open the corresponding document.

Date Posted

Date of posting or creation date of journal entry (current date by default). 

Shortcut: ALT + DELETE

Target Date

Date of the period to which the journal entry together with the related posts is linked. In case of automatic posting of invoices received and issued, the target date may be specified in the criteria for creating journal entries. In case of manual posting, this date is the same as the posting date by default.
When creating balance sheets and reports, the period date to which the posts are linked is used.

Debit

The amount on the debit side of the journal entry. It is automatically updated when journal entry lines change.

Credit

The amount on the credit side of the journal entry. It is automatically updated when journal entry lines change.

Balance

The balance of the journal entry:

• if you have a debit balance, a letter D appears before the balance
• if you have a credit balance, a letter C appears before the balance
• the text BALANCED appears if both balances are equivalent, which means that they are balanced.

Automatic posting shall not be performed if journal entry is not balanced.

Clerk

The clerk who created the journal entry. By default, the currently logged-in user is used.

Note

Note to the journal entry (maximum of 2048 characters).