---
title: Edit Incident Details
description: "To edit an incident, fill out all the details, then navigate to the bottom of the *Edit Incident* screen and click ‘Update’ to save your changes. If you do not want to save your changes, click ‘Cancel’ to go back…"
url: "https://getaccountableapp.com/docs/edit-incident-details/"
updated: "2024-05-17"
category: Incidents
---

# Edit Incident Details

To edit an incident, fill out all the details, then navigate to the bottom of the *Edit Incident* screen and click ‘Update’ to save your changes. If you do not want to save your changes, click ‘Cancel’ to go back to the previous screen.

## Edit Screen

On the Edit Incident screen, you will be able to update the following information:

**Title**: The title of the incident

**Date:**The date the incident was logged in the app

**Details**: The full details of the incident

**Property Name**: The name of the property the unit is attached to

**Status**: The current state of the incident

*Open* - The incident is logged and has not been dealt with

*Reported -* The incident has been reported to the necessary authorities

*Closed -* The incident has been dealt with and no longer needs attention

**Linked Tenants**: [See Linked Tenants for more information](http://getaccountableapp.com/docs/details-screens/#14-toc-title)

**Linked Contractors**: [See Linked Contractors for more information](http://getaccountableapp.com/docs/details-screens/#18-toc-title)

**Photos / Documents**: [See Upload File (Photos / Documents) for more information](http://getaccountableapp.com/docs/details-screens/#13-toc-title)

![Edit Incident](http://getaccountableapp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Edit-Incident-portrait.webp)