To delete and re-enter the incorrect transaction, do the following:

1. Go to the Transaction Activityscreen that contains the incorrect entry. Go to the Statusfield for the transaction.

2. Enter the letter X in the Status field and hit Enter. The system asks, Delete Transaction? Select OK.

3. Check the Asset & Liablity Information screen for the affected transaction to make sure that the cost basis, number of shares, etc. are correct for before the sale.

4. Re-enter the transaction.

5. Check the Asset & Liablity Information screen to make sure that the transaction was entered properly.

Backup your data. Always a good practice in case deleting transactions makes things worse or doesn't fix the problem. You will be asked if you backed up data when you Test & Correct Balances, so might as well back up now.

If the transaction is for a security sale, check the Format Type, Date Sold, and Proceeds. Navigator tries to reset these when you delete a transaction but sometimes is not able to. Change Format type from "Sold..." back to "Common/Prefered Stock" or whatever it should be. Delete any Date Sold. Change Proceeds to $0.

If the transaction you are deleting is for a partial sale of a security, you will probably need to delete the partial sale accounts that Navigator created. These accounts start with the security's account name and end with _sld#1, _sld#2, etc. Navigator usually doesn’t delete this accounts when you delete the sale transaction.

If the transaction you are deleting uses the Transfer Clearing Account (or any journal), you will probably need to go the to journal and delete the matching transaction also. See Deleting transactions.

After cleaning everything up, do Test & Correct | Update Starting Balances. Otherwise, you may have a Change in Account Balances on reports and a different amount at the bottom of transactions screens than the balance on the right side of the register. See How to correct a sale?.

- David
FNI Technical Support