Remove line deletes a row from an editable journal form. Use it for an accidental extra line or a part of the adjustment that no longer belongs in the draft. The form keeps at least two lines because a journal must contain a balanced accounting entry.
Before removing a row, note its account and amount. If you are replacing an allocation, make sure its value is accounted for correctly elsewhere. Deleting a debit without revisiting the credits will leave the draft out of balance.
The removal control is unavailable when only two lines remain or while a save is in progress. If one of the two lines is wrong, edit its account or amount instead. An empty third row also needs to be removed or completed; it cannot remain as an unfinished placeholder when the journal is validated.
Removing a row in the editor affects the draft you are preparing. It does not delete a posted journal line from history. Corrections to posted entries follow the reversal workflow so readers can trace the original adjustment and the later change. Save the draft after checking its totals and reason.
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