If a business have 15 companies I need to replicate the account types and accounts 15 times? Does this also means when a new account is added, it needs to be added 15 times?

[image] koekemoerac: Ok this means if a business have 15 companies I need to replicate the account types and accounts 15 times? Yes, because as companies can be in diferent contries they may have a diferent chart of accounts. [image] koekemoerac: Does this also means when a new account i…

I have such configuration (with 3 companies). I solved it by implementing a module which provide an customized chart of accounts. This way, when a new account needs to be created, I add it to the module, and when I update the chart of accounts, everyone get the new account.

Thanks for feedback. Agreed that there is always unique accounts per comany, but if 15 companies in the same type of business are doing the same type of business 90% should be the same. Please elaborate on localization.

[image] koekemoerac: Please elaborate on localization I think @pokoli mean that depending the country, accounting rules (and so the chart of accounts) are not necessary the same due to country legislation.

The question is, can I setup localization. In our country there is no such thing as a stanndardized legal chart of accounts. So I need to make it easy for me and customers

[image] koekemoerac: The question is, can I setup localization. Yes, you should createa a module to load the localization data. [image] koekemoerac: In our country there is no such thing as a stanndardized legal chart of accounts. So I need to make it easy for me and customers Which c…

Chart of accounts for multiple companies

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Chart of accounts for multiple companies

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