Introduction

At this screen, you can copy the chart of accounts from one division or corporate level to another division. This allows you to quickly set up the chart of accounts for a new division.

Menu path

Go to Financial/Reports/G/L Accounts/Chart of G/L’s, and then click Copy.

Roles & rights

To copy the chart of accounts, function right 12 - Maintain division G/L is required. By default, users with the General manager and Controller roles have this function right.

For more details on what you can do with function rights or levels, go to System/Setup/Security/Function rights, select the required module, and then click on the relevant ID. To find out the functions you can perform with a particular role, go to System/Setup/Security/Roles, type in the description, click Refresh, and then click the required link under the Role column.

Button

Save

Click this to save the chart of accounts that are copied.

Close

Click this to exit.

Description

Source section

Action

Select the required option to indicate the source and target level before you copy the chart of accounts.

Division

This field is enabled when the source of the chart of accounts that you want to copy from is of a division level. Click the icon to select the required division.

Target section

Division

Click the icon to select the targeted division you want to copy to. This is mandatory.

Related document

• Creating Corporate General Ledger Accounts
• Creating Division General Ledger Accounts
• Displaying Chart of Accounts
• Merging General Ledger Accounts
• Recoding General Ledger Accounts