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Reference - Audit Trail

Traditional accounting systems do not allow a transaction to be modified or removed once it is Posted into the system. If a mistake is made during entry, a reversing transaction must be entered to offset the original transaction, and then a correcting transaction must be entered. The BIG4books accounting application adheres to this procedure.

However, the BIG4books system also gives you the option to disable enforcement of this requirement, allowing you to delete or modify already Posted transactions. The benefit is that your accounts will not become confused and clogged with reversal and correction transactions as time goes on. To enable transaction modification select System - Audit Control and select 'No' at 'Enforce transaction reversal for all dates', Click 'Continue' to save this option



Once this is done, the various screens will allow modification and deletion of transactions. For example, the 'Delete' button will show in the Edit Sales Invoice screen when editing an existing, Posted, sales invoice ( shown below )



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