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Creating a Journal Entry in Base Currency

  • On the navigation bar, select the Accounting tab and General Ledger menu.
  • Click the New Journal Entry button on the right.
  • Complete the journal entry form.
  • Click Save.
  • If journal entry is balanced, status will be updated from Incomplete to Drafted. Only journal entries with Drafted status can be posted.

Editing a Journal Entry from General Ledger

  • Only journal entries with Drafted or Incomplete statuses can be edited. They can be found under the Journal Entries tab.
  • Select journal entries to edit the information.
  • Click Save.
  • If journal entry is balanced, status will be updated from Incomplete to Drafted. Only journal entries with Drafted status can be posted.

    *Note: You can also edit a journal entry created from a Magic Document from the Magic Document page. Click here to learn how: Edit Journal Entry from Magic Document

Deleting a Drafted Journal Entry

  • Under the Journal Entries tab, select the journal entry which you would like to delete.
    *Note: You can only delete journal entries with Drafted or Incomplete status. Posted journal entry cannot be edited.
  • At the Actions drop down, select Delete journal entry.

Copying a Journal entry

  • In a journal entry modal, under the Actions, click on Copy.
  • If in your journal entry lines, there is/are AR-AP line(s) that contain Due Date(s), a prompt will be show to select the Transaction Date and Document Date.
  • n a Journal Entry Modal, under the Actions, click on Copy.
  • If in your journal entry lines, there is/are AR-AP line(s) that contain Due Date(s), a prompt will be show to select the Transaction Date and Document Date.
  • The Due Date(s) in the copied journal entry will be updated with the same number of days from the Document Date based on the original journal entry.

Posting a draft journal entry

  • Under the Journal Entries tab, select the journal entry which you would like to post by opening the journal entry and click on Post Entry.
  • You can also select multiple journal entries in the list by clicking on the check boxes, then under Actions, click on Post journal entry.
    *Note: Only journal entries with Draft status can be posted. Incomplete journal entries cannot be posted.
  • Under the Action drop down on the top right corner of the screen, click Post journal entry.
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✍🏻 Written by: Eleven Support Team
🔎 Reviewed by: Noe Saglio
🗓️ Last Updated: November 12, 2025
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