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Post a journal

Posting commits a draft journal to the official ledger and updates account balances. Review the draft first, then post it.

Beginner3 steps~2 min
1

Open the draft journal.

From Journal Entries, open a journal with the status "Draft". Its detail page shows a "Post journal" action.

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Open the draft journal.
2

Click "Post journal" and review the confirmation.

A dialog summarises the journal date and totals so you can confirm before it reaches the official ledger.

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Click "Post journal" and review the confirmation.
3

Confirm the posting.

The status changes to "Posted" and the entry now affects account balances and reports.

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Confirm the posting.

A posted journal cannot be edited or deleted. To correct it, reverse it and post a new entry.