# Xero - Update manual journal and line items action
The Update manual journal and line items action allows you to update the details of a manual journal in Xero with its manual journal ID.
 Xero - Update manual journal and line items action
Xero - Update manual journal and line items action
# Input
| Input field | Description | 
|---|---|
| Manual journal ID | Enter the unique identifier of the manual journal you plan to update. | 
| Narration | Provide the narration or description for the manual journal. | 
| Status | Specify the current status of the manual journal. Valid values include POSTEDandDRAFT. | 
| Date | Set the date for the manual journal entry. | 
| Line amount types | Indicate the type of line amounts in the journal. | 
| Journal lines | Details of the journal lines to be updated. | 
| Journal line source list | List of source journal lines. | 
| Entry | Details for the journal line entry. | 
| Account | The account associated with the journal line entry. | 
| Tax type | The tax type for the journal line entry. | 
| Line amount | The amount for the journal line entry. | 
| Description | Description of the journal line entry. | 
| Opposite entry | Details for the opposite journal line entry. | 
| Account | The account associated with the opposite journal line entry. | 
| Tax type | The tax type for the opposite journal line entry. | 
| Line amount | The amount for the opposite journal line entry. | 
| Description | Description of the opposite journal line entry. | 
# Output
| Output field | Description | 
|---|---|
| Manual journal ID | The unique identifier of the manual journal. | 
| Narration | The description or narration of the manual journal. | 
| Line amount types | The type of line amounts in the journal. | 
| Status | The current status of the manual journal. | 
| Has attachments | Indicates whether the manual journal has attachments. | 
| Show on cash basis reports | Indicates whether the journal should appear in cash basis reports. | 
| Date | The date of the manual journal entry. | 
| Updated date UTC | The date when the manual journal was last updated, in UTC format. | 
| Journal lines | Details of the journal lines. | 
 Last updated: 5/21/2025, 5:22:32 AM