Add, edit, or delete a chart of accounts
Add a chart of accounts
- On the main menu bar, selectConfiguration, thenChart of Accounts.
- SelectAddon the toolbar.
- Enter a name in theNamefield. The name should reflect the name of the accounting system to which the chart of accounts relates. For example, SAP Chart of Accounts.
- Select the reporting year the chart of accounts relates to from theYeardropdown list.
- SelectOKto save. To cancel without saving changes, selectCANCEL, then selectOK.
Copy a chart of accounts
You can create a chart of accounts by copying an existing chart of accounts. When you copy a chart of accounts, you can save it to the same year or to a new year, which effectively rolls forward the chart of accounts.
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Another option is to roll forward a dataset.
- SelectConfiguration, thenChart of Accountsfrom the main menu bar.
- In the Actions column, select the copy icon for the row that includes the chart of accounts you want to copy.
- In the Name field, highlight the sample name and then enter the name for the new chart of accounts. The name should reflect the name of the accounting system to which the chart of accounts relates. For example, SAP Chart of Accounts.
- Select the reporting year for the new chart of accounts from theYeardropdown list.
- ClickOKto save. To cancel without saving changes, selectCANCELthenOK.
Edit a chart of accounts
To edit a chart of accounts:
- On the main menu bar, selectConfiguration, thenChart of Accounts.
- In the Actions column, select the edit icon next to the account you want to edit.
- Change the information as necessary.
- SelectOKto save. To cancel without saving changes, selectCANCEL, then selectOK.
Delete a chart of accounts
To delete a chart of accounts:
- Make sure the chart of accounts you want to delete is not included in a map.
- On the main menu bar, selectConfiguration, thenChart of Accounts.
- In the Actions column, select the delete icon on the row that includes the chart of accounts you want to delete.
- SelectDeleteto confirm deleting the chart of accounts. SelectCancelto return to the grid without deleting the chart of accounts.