# Cancelling and Amending Stock Entries

This guide shows you how to cancel a Stock Entry in the system. Cancellation of Stock Entries are usually due to errors in the submitted Stock Entry document, i.e. wrong date, Employee or quantity was set

<p class="callout info">***Document Path:** Stock &gt; Stock Transactions &gt; Stock Entry*</p>

1\. Go to Stock Entry List View and select the Submitted Stock Entry that needs to be cancelled. Do note that only Submitted Stock Entries can be cancelled

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2\. In the Stock Entry, click on **Cancel**

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3\. Once Cancelled, Stock Entry status will change to **Cancelled**. The stock movement will also be reverted in the system. For example if an Item is issued out from a warehouse, upon cancel the stock of that item will increase accordingly. Upon cancellation, the **Amend** will also appear, allowing users to amend if needed.

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4\. To amend a cancelled Stock Entry, click on **Amend.** This will navigate you to a new screen to adjust the Stock Entry. In the screen, information from the cancelled Stock Entry will be copied over to a **New Stock Entry** screen

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- The system links the new Stock Entry with the Original Stock Entry, which can be seen under **Other Info Tab &gt;Amended From** **field**

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5\. Once you've adjusted the necessary information and saved the new Stock Entry by clicking on **Save**, the Stock Entry status will change to **Draft** and the Stock Entry ID will be generated with a revision number. The revision number indicates the number of times the document is revised

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6\. Continue to Submit the Stock Entry as per the steps in the Stock Entry guide