Journals¶
A journal is where you write your own timestamped notes about an object — context, decisions, who-did-what-and-why. It's the human counterpart to the automatic change log: the change log records what changed; the journal records what people want to say about it.
Adding a note¶
- Open the object (a prefix, IP, device, …) and go to its Journal tab.
- Type your note in the box at the top.
- Pick a kind to colour the note — info, success, warning, or danger.
- Click Add note.
Notes appear newest-first, each showing its kind, the author, and the time.
Editing and deleting¶
You can edit or delete your own notes; an administrator can edit or delete any. The edit and delete controls only show on notes you're allowed to change.
Author is preserved
A note keeps the author's name even if that user account is later removed, so the history stays intact.
Which objects have a journal¶
The operational objects that have a detail page with history — prefixes, IP addresses, devices, sites, VLANs, VRFs, cables, and interfaces — each have a Journal tab next to their History.
Related¶
- Change log — the automatic record of changes.