Open the existing journal request when you need to change an unposted adjustment. Editing the same draft keeps the work attached to its original request. Creating another entry for the same adjustment can leave two records available for posting.
Check the draft's company, date and status before changing it. Update the accounts, descriptions or amounts that need correction, then review the entire balanced entry and select Save draft. A request that has been submitted or posted may no longer offer the same editing controls.
If book settings changed after the draft was created, the editor asks you to review the entry against current settings. Recheck every line and the accounting date. Previously valid account selections or assumptions should not be accepted without that review.
Generated entries retain their source accounting details and are corrected through the originating workflow. For a posted manual journal, use the linked reversal and correction controls. A visible journal in the request list is not necessarily an editable draft, so follow the status and available actions shown for that record.
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