{"id":144074,"date":"2026-08-26T12:53:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T12:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=144074"},"modified":"2026-08-26T12:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T12:53:26","slug":"why-wasnt-a-transaction-linked-to-a-journal-entry-updated","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/why-wasnt-a-transaction-linked-to-a-journal-entry-updated\/","title":{"rendered":"Why wasn&#8217;t a transaction linked to a journal entry updated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Records already linked to a <strong>journal entry<\/strong> are automatically protected from any update through the AI bank statement import feature, even if you enabled the <strong>&#8220;Update Existing Records&#8221;<\/strong> option and the reference ID exactly matched a transaction in the uploaded file.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Why:<\/strong> once a transaction record is linked to a journal entry, the system considers it a <strong>final, accounting-complete<\/strong> record, so modifying it later could disrupt the accuracy of its related journal entries. 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