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title: "Can't edit an invoice or job, or unapply a payment"
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# Can't edit an invoice or job, or unapply a payment

![](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/anvil-wrench.png) Troubleshooting **Role:** Administrator · Bookkeeper · Office Admin**Area:** Accounting · Invoicing · All business types

## **What you're seeing**

You're trying to make a change but the system won't let you, even though the invoice hasn't been exported. This can show up as any of these:

- You can't edit an invoice — for example, adding materials or changing business units.
- You can't edit job details such as the job date.
- You can't complete a job.
- You can't unapply a payment on an invoice.

## **Why this happens**

**Reason 1**

**The job or invoice date falls within a closed accounting period.** All of these point to the same cause: the job or invoice date falls within an accounting period that has been closed. ServiceTitan locks transactions in a closed period to protect your books, so edits stay blocked until the period is reopened.

## **How to fix it**

### **1****Reopen the accounting period**

Use this to reopen the period that the job or invoice date falls in.

> [!NOTE]
> **Before you start:** You need the **Open Period** permission to reopen a closed accounting period. If you don't have it, contact your admin.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** Reopening a period does not reopen any transaction that was already exported to your accounting software. An exported transaction stays locked (the period shows as **Partially Closed**). If you change a record that has already been exported, make the same change in your accounting software too so your books stay in sync.

1. Go to the navigation bar and click **Accounting**.
2. In the side menu, click **Accounting Periods**.
3. On the **Accounting Periods** screen, find the period you need and click **Actions > Open Period**.
4. Confirm the period's status updates to **Open**.

> [!NOTE]
> **✓ Done ·** The period is open, and you can now edit the invoice or job, complete the job, or unapply the payment.

> [!NOTE]
> **Caution:** When you're finished, close the period again to keep your books protected. Closing a period requires the **Close Period** permission, so this may be handled by your admin or accounting lead.

## **Still not working?**

If the action is still blocked after reopening the period, contact ServiceTitan Technical Support at [**go.servicetitan.com/ask**](https://go.servicetitan.com/ask) with:

- The job or invoice number and its date
- The accounting period you reopened and its current status
- The specific action you're trying to take (edit invoice, edit job, complete job, or unapply payment)
- Whether the invoice has been exported to your accounting software
- Which steps from this article you already tried

## **Want to learn more?**

[**Use Accounting Periods ›**](https://help.servicetitan.com/docs/use-accounting-periods) How to open, close, and manage accounting periods.

[**Can't edit, unapply, or delete a payment on an invoice ›**](https://help.servicetitan.com/docs/delete-a-payment-that-cannot-be-edited-or-unapplied) Troubleshooting payments that can't be changed.

[**Create an adjustment invoice ›**](https://help.servicetitan.com/docs/create-an-adjustment-invoice) How to record changes without editing a locked invoice.