Edit a draft journal entry

You can change a journal entry while it is still a draft. Once an entry is posted, it can no longer be edited.

Steps

1. From the Accounting menu, open Journal Entries.
2. Open the draft entry you want to change.
3. Open its Edit form.
4. Update the Entry Date, Description, the Adjusting Entry setting, or any of the lines (account, description, debit, or credit).
5. Confirm that total debits still equal total credits.
6. Save your changes.

You return to the entry’s detail page with a confirmation.

Warning: Only draft entries can be edited. If you open the edit form for a posted entry, you’ll be redirected with the message “Only draft entries can be edited.” To change a posted entry, void it and create a new one. See Void a journal entry.