# Edit or delete a draft journal

Correct a draft before posting, or remove a draft you no longer need.

Canonical: https://demo.qixcount.com/help/accounts-and-journals/edit-or-delete-a-draft

Who can do this: Owners, or people with *View journal entries*; editing needs *Edit draft entries*; deleting needs *Delete journal entries*

Where: Books, then Journal entries

You'll need: Advanced accounting turned on in Features; an unposted draft

You can edit or delete a journal while it is a draft. Posted entries, including entries marked reversed, cannot be edited or deleted through these actions.

## Edit a draft

1. Open **Books**, then **Journal entries**.
2. Select the draft's reference or **Draft** link.
3. Select **Edit Entry**.
4. Change the entry details or lines you need.
5. Select **Add Line** if you need another account line.
6. Review **Totals** and any **Difference**.
7. Select **Save Changes**.

![Draft journal edit form showing journal lines and Save Changes](https://demo.qixcount.com/images/help/journal-edit.webp)

The same limits apply as when [creating an entry](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/accounts-and-journals/create-a-journal-entry): a reference allows 100 characters, a description allows 1,000, debits must equal credits, and a line cannot have positive amounts in both columns. The account selector lists active accounts. If a draft's account was deactivated, select an active account or have the original reactivated before saving.

For Nonprofit, review the financial coding on each line. Save changes before previewing offsets; previews use the saved draft.

If saving fails, check and re-enter every intended account, amount, and coding selection before retrying. Reopen the saved draft to verify the result before posting.

## Delete a draft

1. Open the draft's detail page.
2. Select **Delete Draft**.
3. Confirm the deletion.

The journal list also offers **Delete** in a draft row's action menu.

## What happens next

Saving returns to the draft detail page without posting. Deleting removes the draft and its lines and returns to the journal list; there is no restore action on the screen.

Next, [post the reviewed draft](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/accounts-and-journals/post-a-journal-entry) or [reverse a posted entry](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/accounts-and-journals/reverse-a-journal-entry).

## Who can do this and what you need

Owners can do both tasks. Other active business users need **Edit draft entries** for changes or **Delete journal entries** for deletion, plus **View journal entries** to open the entry. Assigned accountants from an approved firm can edit; their standard access does not include deletion.

If **Journal entries** isn't in the sidebar, someone with settings access can turn on **Advanced accounting** in [Features](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/setup/features-and-presets).