# Fishbowl: "PO must be saved before Unissuing"

> You need to save the Purchase Order before you can unissue it.

## What it means

You attempted to unissue a PO while it still has unsaved edits. Fishbowl blocks status changes on dirty records—the PO must be persisted to the database first.

## What to check

- Look for an unsaved-change indicator (often a dot, asterisk, or "modified" label in the window).
- Click Save explicitly, then retry the Unissue action.
- If you don't see changes, check whether a previous action (like editing a line item or field) failed to save.

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