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# How do I record an invoice, payment or procedure with an earlier date?

> Change the date of an invoice, payment or other record, and the permission it needs.

**Short answer:** change the **Date** field in the record's form; if the date is locked, your permission group needs **Change Creation Date**.

**1. Invoice**

Open the invoice, click **Edit Invoice**, change the date and click **Update**. The date can be changed even after the invoice has payments.

**2. Payment**

Click the edit icon on the payment, change the date and save. (The amount can't be changed here.)

**3. Expense**

In **New Expense**, choose the **Date**. It can be in the past, but not in the future.

**4. Treatments, appointments and other records**

Users with **Change Creation Date** on that row can choose the record's date instead of today, for example to enter a past visit.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Date field locked to today? Ask the clinic owner to tick **Change Creation Date** for your group on the matching row (for example **Invoices** or **Payments** in the **Patients** tab). It needs **Edit** on that row too. See [Give a user a missing permission](https://docs.dentolize.com/en/faq/missing-permission.md).

**Full guide:** [User permissions customization](https://docs.dentolize.com/en/setup-settings/users-permissions-settings.md)

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