I have to respond to this topic, because a lot of people have most of this wrong and it will lead to horrible errors.

You don't make an accountant's copy. You don't "go back" to the original file. You don't change a Template. You don't rebuild or verify. None of this is the issue.

The issue is: Desktop QB comes in many flavors. Only the Contractor Edition, an installation option for Premier and Enterprise, includes the change order function.

There is no automatic pop up of a function that doesn't exist in your Edition (flavor) of a program. QB Pro never had this function. Retail editions do not have this function.

While the Accountant Edition seems to include all functions, it is "almost all" and you can use the Accountant Edition to "toggle" to appear and act like the other editions, so Toggle to Contractor, if you use the QB Accountant Edition of Premier or Enterprise.

Sure hope that helps, and prevents more confusion.