How does “What a fix does in Xero, and what it asks first” work on the Chart of Accounts Harmonisation page?

A rename changes the label only. Fixing a code recodes the account in Xero and heals Saral's local ledger to match, so every historical transaction re-files under the new code on both sides; crossing a statement band restates reports between the Balance Sheet and the P&L, and anything outside Saral that keys on the old number — the accountant's mapping — needs the same change. A retype re-heads prior periods when the account has transactions. An archive is offered only for a duplicate with no transactions. Each of those asks first and names the organisation; a plain rename or a create does not. When another account holds the standard's code, Make room moves the occupant one step down (652 to 652.01) and gives the account the standard's number — org-specific rows are never moved. A refusal from Xero is recorded as failed and the account is treated as locked from then on. Where: Chart of Accounts Harmonisation (/accounts/accounts-harmonisation).