The register table type contains a record of the range of transaction ID numbers for each batch of posted Ledger Entries. Register data provides an audit trail of the physical timing and sequence of postings. This, combined with the full details that are retained in the Ledger Entry, makes Business Central a very auditable system, because we can see exactly what activity was done and when it was done:
The user views the register through a tabular page, as shown in the previous screenshot. We can see that each register entry has the CREATION DATE, SOURCE CODE, JOURNAL BATCH NAME, and the identifying entry number range for all of the entries in that batch. Another Business Central feature, the NAVIGATE function, which we will discuss in detail in Chapter 4, Pages – The Interactive Interface, also provides a very useful auditing tool. The NAVIGATE function allows the user (who may be a developer doing testing) to highlight a single Ledger Entry and find all of the other...