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title: "Fill in and post maintenance journals"
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# Fill in and post maintenance journals

You can post the labor and materials used for a work order in a maintenance journal. Entries for internal and external labor and nonstock items posted in a maintenance journal have no effect on the general ledger. When entries for stock items are posted in a maintenance journal, a negative adjustment is made to the item, which in turn affects the general ledger.

## Steps

1. In the search box, enter **Maintenance Journal**, and then choose the related link.
2. In the **Entry Type** field on the first line, choose the type of journal entry you want to make.
3. In the **Work Order No.** field, enter the work order for which you are entering labor or materials.
4. Fill in the journal line with the relevant information.
5. Repeat this procedure for each maintenance journal line you want to post.
6. After filling in the fields, post the journal. On the **Home** tab, in the **Process** group, choose **Post**.

To learn more about setting up maintenance journals, see [Set up maintenance journal templates](/business-central/docs/bc-set-up-maintenance-journal-templates).

## Related

- [Set up maintenance journal templates](/bc-set-up-maintenance-journal-templates.md)
- [Execute maintenance](/bc-execute-maintenance.md)