How can I edit a notice?
Notices can be edited up until an affidavit is uploaded for the notice. Depending on when a notice is edited, please consider the following:
Before invoice creation and ad deadline: No special considerations. See below for editing instructions.
After invoice creation: Changes to a notice may change the cost of the notice. If the edits affect the price or publication dates (which appear on the invoice), you will be prompted to void the current invoice and create a new one after editing. Creating a new invoice is unnecessary if the edits don't change the invoice amount or dates. If an invoice has been paid, Column will prompt you to issue a refund. We do not recommend refunding if the cost has not changed to minimize customer confusion. Payment for one invoice can not be applied to a new invoice. Refunds are only recommended if the cost has decreased or increased significantly, as the customer will have to pay the new invoice after a refund has been issued. Please see our article How Do I Refund An Invoice for details on partial refunds. We can not create an invoice for the cost difference if the amount has increased. Customers will be notified when invoices are voided, refunded, and re-issued.
After the deadline but before publication: Ensure the edits are synced or communicated to pagination before publication.
After publication has started: Mid-run edits can be made to add or remove publication dates if a notice missed a publication date or if a customer wants to stop publication and needs an affidavit for the dates the notice was published. Please see our article How Do I Refund An Invoice for details on partial refunds. Mid-run edits to notice text can affect the validity of the affidavit — please consider the implications of changing the notice text mid-publication. If edits to the notice content are required, we recommend removing future publication dates and submitting a new notice with the required edits: How can I create a copy of a notice? Only cancel the notice if you don't want to collect payment, and the customer does not need an affidavit for the dates the notice was published. I received a cancellation request after the notice published - do I cancel the notice?
After publication is complete: If a notice wasn't published on a scheduled date, you can edit the notice to remove the date so the affidavit accurately reflects the publication date. We caution against editing the notice content after publication is complete, as it will affect the validity of the affidavit. I received a cancellation request after the notice published - do I cancel the notice? Please see our article How Do I Refund An Invoice for details on partial refunds.
To edit a notice:
From your home screen table of notices, click on the relevant notice. On the Notice Details screen, click the Edit button:
You will be redirected to the editing screen. Make edits to the notice as needed. Please note that you can edit the notice type (if applicable), notice content, notice name, publication dates (adjusting dates, adding or removing dates), and invoice and affidavit preferences.
Once you're done editing, click Review & Confirm Edits, then click Submit to finalize the edits. Please note that your advertiser will be notified that changes have been made to their notice and directed to review their updated proof.
At this point, if the notice has an invoice already, you'll be prompted to adjust the invoice if the estimated price or publication dates changed. The message you see here will be customized based on whether the invoice has been paid yet. You can choose to skip updating the invoice, or click Update to void the current invoice and create a new one.
