The entry table type contains posted activity detail, which is the data other systems call history. Business Central data flows from a journal through a posting routine into an entry. A significant advantage of Business Central entry design is the fact that Business Central allows you to retain all transaction details indefinitely. While there are routines that support the compression of the entry data (if that's even feasible), we should retain the full historical detail of all activities. This allows users to have total flexibility for historical comparative or trend data analysis.
Entry data is considered accounting data in Business Central. We are not allowed to directly enter the data into an entry or change existing data in an entry; instead, we must post to an entry. Posting is done by creating journal lines, validating the data as necessary, then posting those journal lines into the appropriate ledgers. Although we can physically force data into an entry with...