The Journal table type contains unposted activity detail, data that other systems refer to as transactions. Journals are where the most repetitive data entry occurs in NAV. In the standard system, all Journal tables are matched with corresponding Template tables (one Template table for each Journal table). The standard system includes journals for Sales, Cash Receipts, General Journal entries, Physical Inventory, Purchases, Fixed Assets, and Warehouse Activity, among others.

The transactions in a Journal can be segregated into batches for entry, edit review, and processing purposes. Journal tables always use Worksheet pages as their primary user input method. The following screenshots shows two Journal Entry screens. They both use the General Journal table, but each have quite a different appearance, and are based on different pages and different templates:

Comparing the preceding and following screenshots, the differences include not only which fields are visible, but also what logic applies to data entry defaults and validations: