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Check the workflow first. Then isolate the fault.

Accounting software troubleshooting in Balansix starts with the source document and follows the audit trail forward. Use the shortest path to determine whether the problem is access, source data, bookkeeping mode, reconciliation, configuration or a genuine product error.

First checks

Who?User + role
Where?Client + module
When?Period + time
Expected?Correct outcome
Actual?Observed result
Evidence?Screenshot / source

Sign-in or permission problem

  1. Confirm the invited email address.
  2. Confirm the user is signing in at the Balansix sign-in page and not an old or bookmarked address.
  3. Check role and client allocation.
  4. Check read-only state or workflow lock.
  5. Re-authenticate the browser session if appropriate.

Never send passwords or MFA codes to Support.

Upload problem

Check that the file is supported, is not corrupt, and is being uploaded through the correct workflow. For bank statements, also check whether the same lines already exist or overlap with a previous statement.

Accounting result looks wrong

Start with the bookkeeping mode. Then check the source document/bank line, posting date, nominal/VAT treatment, settlement allocation, opening balance and whether a controlled exception such as Document-Led bank-only coding was used.

Document-Led client?
Trace source document → ledger → settlement → bank.
Bank-Led client?
Trace statement line → coding → posting → reconciliation.
Bank difference?
Find first running-balance divergence.

Locked or finalised workflow

A lock is usually a control, not an error. Confirm why the workflow is locked and whether the authorised reopen/correction process is required.

Raise a support case

Provide the practice/user, client or demo client, module/screen, accounting period or transaction date, steps taken, expected result, actual result and a screenshot where useful. This gives Support enough accounting context to reproduce the problem without asking you to start again.

Need help with your Balansix workflow?

Search the Help Centre first. If the issue remains, contact Balansix Support with the client, module, period, what you expected and what happened.