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title: "Edit an account"
description: "Go to the Chart of accounts (GL202500) window. In the table, click the account you want to edit. Click . In the window view of the account, make your changes. You can, for example, double-click the Account column, change the account number, save the change and confirm the security message.The account number is changed. All existing records will be adjusted accordingly. Click . Click to come back to the table view again. Optional:If you have Webhook notification selected in…"
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# Edit an account

Last modified February 23, 2026

> Go to the Chart of accounts (GL202500) window. In the table, click the account you want to edit. Click . In the window view of the account, make your changes. You can, for example, double-click the Account column, change the account number, save the change and confirm the security message.The account number is changed. All existing records will be adjusted accordingly. Click . Click to come back to the table view again. Optional:If you have Webhook notification selected in…


1. Go to the [Chart of accounts (GL202500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/chart-of-accounts-gl202500/index.md) window.
1. In the table, click the account you want to edit.
1. Click ![icon-grid](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-grid.png).
1. In the window view of the account, make your changes. You can, for example, double-click the **Account** column, change the account number, save the change and confirm the security message.The account number is changed. All existing records will be adjusted accordingly.
1. Click ![icon-save](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-save.png).
1. Click ![icon-grid](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-grid.png) to come back to the table view again.
1.

    Optional:If you have **Webhook notification** selected in the [General ledger preferences (GL102000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/general-ledger-preferences-gl102000/index.md) window,
    you can view a notification when the change is done and saved on your account.
    Click the **View notification feedback** button which takes you to the [Webhook notification for account (GL407000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/webhook-notification-for-account-gl407000/index.md) window where you can [view webhook notifications on accounts](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-webhook-notifications/view-webhook-notifications-on-accounts/index.md).

<h2>Related pages</h2><h3>Concepts</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/general-ledger-windows-overview/index.md">General ledger windows - overview</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-accounts/about-account-ids/index.md">About account IDs</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-ledgers/about-multiple-ledger-support/index.md">About multiple ledger support</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-accounts/about-account-types-and-classes/index.md">About account types and classes</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-accounts/about-denominated-accounts/index.md">About denominated accounts</a></li>
</ul><h3>Tasks</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-chart-of-accounts/delete-an-account/index.md">Delete an account</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-chart-of-accounts/import-accounts/index.md">Import accounts</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-chart-of-accounts/check-the-link-between-a-cash-account-and-a-base-account/index.md">Check the link between a cash account and a base account</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-webhook-notifications/view-webhook-notification-via-chart-of-accounts/index.md">View webhook notification via chart of accounts</a></li>
</ul><h3>Windows</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/chart-of-accounts-gl202500/index.md">Chart of accounts (GL202500)</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/ledgers-gl201500/index.md">Ledgers (GL201500)</a></li><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/account-classes-gl202000/index.md">Account classes (GL202000)</a></li>
</ul>


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