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title: "Master Data"
space: "Books"
url: "https://docs.frappe.io/books/master-data"
updated: "2026-01-30"
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Besides [Transactional Entries](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/blob/master/transactions/transactional-entries) Frappe Books has regular entries for documents that don't affect any account's balance directly.

Examples of these are:

* [Items](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/blob/master/entries/items)
* [Party](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/blob/master/entries/party)
* [Taxes](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/blob/master/entries/taxes)

Creating a New Entry
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To create an entry navigate to it's page first, for example for Taxes: `Setup > Taxes`

And click on the blue `+` button, this will open the Quick Edit Form.

[![Quick Edit Form](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/raw/master/docs/entries/images/quick-edit.png)](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/blob/master/docs/entries/images/quick-edit.png)  


Enter the values and click the blue Save button. The entry will now be made and can be used in transactions.

Duplicating an Entry
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To create the duplicate of an entry, click on the `...` menu button and select Duplicate.

[![Duplicate Button](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/raw/master/docs/entries/images/duplicate.png)](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/blob/master/docs/entries/images/duplicate.png)  


This will create a Draft entry, i.e. it is not yet saved, you can change the values and click on Save.

After the entry has been Saved you can use it in transactions.

Deleting an Entry
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To delete an entry, click on the `...` menu button and select Delete.

[![Delete Button](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/raw/master/docs/entries/images/delete.png)](https://github.com/frappe/books_docs/blob/master/docs/entries/images/delete.png)  


::: warning Entry Deletion Entries used in transactions cannot be deleted.

To delete these entries the Transactions where they are used will have to be deleted first. :::



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Now that you know the basics of entries you can learn about specific types of entries.