Posted journal entries retain their original accounting lines. The editor shows the posted journal reference and directs corrections through the reversal workflow. This preserves what was recorded and lets later readers follow how a correction affected the books.
If the account, date or amount is wrong, open the original request and inspect the available reversal controls. A reversal proposes the exact opposite amounts on an eligible accounting date. A subsequent correction can begin as a new draft linked to the original entry and its posted reversal.
Review the dates carefully. An original entry and a later-period reversal can appear in different reports, and their effects should not be treated as though the original never existed. Use the current period controls and the accounting treatment appropriate to the correction.
Do not create an unexplained manual offset merely to make a balance look right. The source, reason and linked history should show what was corrected. If the entry was generated by another workflow, use that source's correction process so its operational records remain consistent with the ledger.
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