Hello,

Yes, this is generally standard behavior in Odoo 18. Journal Items (account.move.line) are core accounting records, and Odoo restricts direct import access on certain accounting models to preserve data integrity and auditability.

The recommended approach depends on what you need to update and whether the related journal entries are in Draft or Posted status. In many cases, updates should be performed through the parent Journal Entry rather than directly on Journal Items. For large-scale changes, a custom import/update process may be required.

Could you share which fields you are trying to update and whether the entries are posted or draft? That will help determine the safest approach.

Hope this works for you! If you need any help implementing this or want a more optimized approach, feel free to reach out for further discussion.

Regards,

Zehntech Technologies Inc.

santosh.sekwadia@zehntech.com

Hi,

Yes, this is standard behavior in Odoo 18. The Import option is not available for Journal Items (account.move.line) because they are accounting entries generated from source documents, and Odoo restricts direct modifications to preserve accounting integrity.

If you need to update journal items, the recommended approach is to update the originating document (invoice, bill, payment, or journal entry) and let Odoo regenerate the entries. For posted entries, direct bulk updates via import are not supported out of the box.

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Use the Accounting Import from Accounting --> Configuration --> Settings:


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