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Unable to change Shipping Items account for handling fees
Lists > Ship Item
On existing items we have the same account for Account (Shipping) and Account (Handling).
I would like to change the account for Account (Handling).
When I click on Save, a warning message is displayed (correctly) and I click on OK.
Next an error message for changing accounts in inventory items is displayed and the Save is aborted with the following message?
Notice
The account change you have made is incompatible with old transactions. If you need to swap two accounts, you need to do it in 3 steps. For example, to change the income and asset accounts for an item:
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