JournalEntry

JournalEntry DocType definition.

Attributes:
    name: Unique identifier for this JournalEntry.

Source: doctype.py

Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description	Validators
entry_number	str		Journal Entry Number	maxLen: 50
company	Link		Linked Company	-
posting_date	date		Posting Date	-
entry_type	str		Type (Journal Entry, Adjustment, Opening Balance)	-
narration	str		Narration / Description	-
total_debit	Decimal		Total Debit Amount	-
total_credit	Decimal		Total Credit Amount	-
status	str		Status (Draft, Submitted, Cancelled)	-
gl_batch_id	None		Book-Keeper GL Batch ID	-
entity_id	str		Owning Entity	-
accounts	list[JournalEntryAccount]		Accounting Entries	-

Configuration

Setting	Value
Submittable	True
Track Changes	True

Controller

Controller hooks are implemented in *_controller.py files. Available lifecycle hooks:

• validate() - Called before save, raise exceptions for validation errors
• before_insert() - Called before inserting a new document
• after_insert() - Called after successfully inserting
• before_save() - Called before saving (insert or update)
• after_save() - Called after saving
• before_delete() - Called before deleting
• after_delete() - Called after deleting