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Inquiry regarding Standard Behavior: Ability to edit "Amount" on a Released Payment Journal Line

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Dear Microsoft Support Team,
We are currently investigating a behavior in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central regarding the Payment Journal.
We would like to seek official clarification on the Standard System Behavior for the following scenario:
  1. A user creates a Payment Journal (General Journal with Template Type = Payments).
  2. The Journal Batch has the Approval Workflow or Manual Status enabled.
  3. The Journal Line status is changed to "Released".
Question: In the standard, out-of-the-box version of Business Central, should a user be able to modify the "Amount" field (or any other financial fields) directly on the Journal Line while the Status is "Released"?
Does Microsoft provide any standard validation that locks the line once it is in the Released state, or is the "Released" status purely for visual/workflow purposes in the standard objects?
business Central on-Premises Version: W1 21.1 (Platform 21.0.62279.0 + Application 21.1.48363.48638)
I would appreciate your official confirmation on this to ensure our system's data integrity aligns with Microsoft's design standards.
Best Regard, 
Jirayut tengkaopsert (ken)
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    AndrewThomas81 Profile Picture
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    In most standard approval flows in Business Central, if a record is approved/released, it must be re-opened/re-approved if it is modified - otherwise there would be on control enforced by the approval workflow
     
    Kind Regards
     
    Andrew Thomas FCCA MCP
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    Mansi Soni Profile Picture
    9,060 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hello @JT-05050721-0,

    I have tested your scenario with General Journal Document Type Payment, and After approval when I have changed the amount system has changed the Approval Status from "Released" to "Imposed restriction".

     
    And under Imposed Restriction status if user will try to post that line system will provide following error.

     
    Hope this answer will help you as per your requirement!

    If it helps please Mark it as a Verified answer.

    Regards,
    Mansi Soni

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