How do I enter my chart of accounts in OM Staff ?

Part of the data entered in Office Maker Staff can be recovered in an accounting program such as Office Maker Finance. This way you avoid a tedious second manual entry.

For Office Maker Staff to generate the accounting entries, the program must know your chart of accounts. In addition, account and counterparty numbers must be entered in the Salary Types  records.

As a general rule, it is better to import your chart of accounts into Office Maker Staff from your accounting software than to enter it manually: you save time and avoid input errors that could cause problems when exporting the accounts.

The chart of accounts is saved in the Accounts file, accessible via the Data>Charts of accounts command.

To import your chart of accounts, call the File>Import command. If you have exported your chart of accounts from Office Maker Finance, choose the import format Office Maker Exchange to retrieve the file saved on the disk. If your chart of accounts was created with another software, please consult the Office Maker Staff manual or contact Micro Consulting.

To enter accounts manually, call the Action>New command or click on the New button.

An account record contains the following fields:

• Number: identification number of the account
• Name: name of the account
• Type: type of account
• Position: debit or credit
• Analytical: free, required or forbidden
• Title : if the box is checked, the account will appear in bold in the main window to make the chart of accounts easier to read, and will not be able to receive entries.