{"id":157635,"date":"2026-11-08T13:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T13:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=157635"},"modified":"2026-11-09T08:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T08:44:01","slug":"can-i-edit-the-journal-entry-number","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/can-i-edit-the-journal-entry-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I edit the journal entry number?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Yes, you can edit the entry number manually. Open <strong>Accounting \u2192 Journal Entries<\/strong>, select the entry, click <strong>Edit<\/strong>, change the number in the <strong>Number<\/strong> field, then click <strong>Update<\/strong>. This applies to manual and automatic entries. In an automatic entry, the date, currency, and values can\u2019t be edited, but the entry number can. 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