Journal Entry Fields
Complete the following fields to maintain journal entries on courtroom minutes.
Journal Entry Fields
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| Time | The time stamped for the journal entry is automatically entered by the system in this field. It may also be manually entered. Journal time stamps determine the order of display in the View Journal dialog box (reverse chronological order). | |||||||||
| Type (ALT+T) | Click to select another journal type. The types are a listing of the most common entries posted by the court (facilitating
rapid journal entry). Journal types are setup by the court's system administrator.
If another journal type is selected from the drop-down list, the new selection replaces (wipes out) any previously entered
types and text in the text box. However, depending on your system's setup, you can append new information to previously entered
data when you select a new option in this field.
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| Textbox | Enter and/or append additional text for the journal entry. | |||||||||
| Follow up | Check box for setting follow-up reminders and actions due for journal entries.
If there are follow-up journal entry items set for a hearing, a blue-highlighted results clipboard icon
 displays in three additional sections in Odyssey:
If it is also marked as not viewable, a blue
 is displayed in these locations.
Follow-up reminders remain on the case until they are cleared from either the View Journal or Modify Journal Entry dialog boxes.
Once a follow-up designation is removed, the blue-highlighted results icons in the additional sections in Odyssey are removed
as well.
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| Viewable | Select this option to make the journal entry viewable via the Public Access site. If this option is not selected, a green
 or blue is displayed on the Summary tab, Hearings tab, and Modify Hearings dialog box.
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| Spell Check (ALT+C) | Click this button to check the spelling of the information you entered using Microsoft Word spell check functionality. |