Edit a Journal Entry

Only journal entries in an open accounting month can be edited. If you need to edit a journal entry for a closed accounting month, it is recommended that you void the journal entry and re-enter it with the correct information. If the Journal Entry Approval Process is enabled, only journal entries in Working or Rejected status are fully editable, but you can edit certain fields on System Approved journal entries if necessary.

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  1. Access the Journal Entries area.
  2. The Journal Entry screen displays. Change the journal entries that display in the list if necessary.
  3. You can change the columns that display in the list if necessary.
  1. Click the journal entry in the list.
  2. Do one of the following:

    If the Journal Entry Approval Process is enabled, you can only edit journal entries with a Working or Rejected status.

  3. Information for the selected journal entry displays. You can update the following items if necessary:

  4. Click the Detail link label on the navigation panel under the journal entry reference number.

  1. You can edit the following information for journal entries in the Detail list:

Click to highlight the correct line of the journal entry and change the information as needed.

Note: If the journal entry detail line has been exported, you can only change the Schedule and Description. If you are using the Journal Entry Approval Process and the journal entry has a System Approved status, only the Description, Amount, and Debit or Credit options are editable.

If you are using the Journal Entry Approval Process, the journal entry's Approval Status may limit the actions you can perform on it. If you are not using the approval process, however, you can do any of the following:

  1. When you have made all of the necessary changes to the journal entry detail, click Save on the options bar.

To close the screen, click the X next to the journal entry on the navigation panel.

If the Journal Entry Approval Process is enabled, you must submit the journal entry for review and another user must approve it before it can affect any General Ledger balances. To submit the journal entry, select it in the Journal Entries list and click Actions > Submit Journal Entry on the options bar or menubar.

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