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The system checks that required accounts are distributed to cost centers only when a journal is saved, so:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Existing journals:<\/strong> stay as they are. You can view them in <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/journals\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Journal Entries<\/strong><\/a> as usual, and no flag or error message appears on them.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Editing an existing journal:<\/strong> when you edit an existing journal and save it, the requirement applies just like any new journal. 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