A journal entry is the recording of a financial transaction in the general ledger (GL). Transactions are events that change the balance in your assets,.When you first purchase new equipment, you need to debit the specific equipment (ie, asset) account. And, credit the account you pay for the asset from. Assets purchased are not represented through Purchases but with the name of the Asset. Journal Entry: (When Assets are Purchased). Example:. Journal Entries for Credit purchase and Cash purchase with simple examples. Accounting entries are made in SAP to record purchases. For a credit purchase, the Purchase account is debited and the Creditor account is credited. A purchase credit journal entry is recorded in the company's purchase journal when buying goods or services on credit from a third party.