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The Chart of Accounts - General Ledger Setup allow allows you to organize your different accounts within Mifos X. Accounts can be organized into Header and Detail (sub) accounts . Using using the respective account types: Asset, Equity, Expense, Income and Liability.

How to Navigate?

Navigate to Accounting>> Accounting >> Chart of AccountsAccounts (as shown in the screenshot below):

How to Create GL Account?

1. From On the Chart of Accounts page, click the  button at the top-right of the screen.:
   
   
   
   
2. Select the Account Type from the drop-down menu.
   Next Furthermore, fill in the optional information on the right side of the screen if you choose wish to do so.
   
   
3. Type the GL (General ledger) Code.
   ExFor example: 10000
   
   
4. Select Header from the Account Usage drop-down menu.
   
   
   
   
5. Select a Parent from the drop-down menu ,(if required).
   
   
6. Type the Account name.
   ExFor example: Cash & Bank
   
   
7. Check To allow Manual Entries, click on the check box , if you want to enable - Manual Entries are allowednext to it to make sure it is checked.
   
   

8. Select a Tag from the drop-down menu.
   
   

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Create Tag?

1. i) In the search bar Search Bar on the top of the page, type "Tagstags", and a list of tags associated with assets, equity, expenses, income and liability are shownwill get displayed:
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2. ii) Click on the required type of tag. In this example, here I am 'll be selecting "Asset account tags" and will create two types of asset tags            : "Bonds" and "Jewelry" (as shown in the screenshot below):
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3. iii) Once the tags are defined come , go back to GL account creation, the GL Account Creation page and select "Account Type" as Assets under the "tags" drop down      one can see -down menu. This will display the tags associated with with Assets.: 
        
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4. Type a Description in the text box provided.:
   
   
   

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2. When you're done with filling all the fields, click on Image Modified .

How to Create Sub-ledger Account?

1. From the Chart of Accounts page, click on the existing GL account which Account which has "Account Usage" as Header, once your are navigated to next page click on Image Removed set as as Header. This will redirect you to a new page. Click on Image Added:
   
   
   
   
2. Type the Account name.
   
   
3. Type Next, fill in the GL Code.
   
   
4. Select Detail from the Account Usage drop-down menu.
   
   
5. Check To allow Manual Entries, click on the check box , if you want to enable - Manual Entries are allowednext to it to make sure it is checked.
   
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2. Next, fill in the optional information on the right side of the screen if you choose wish to do so.
   
   
3. Select the Account Type from the drop-down menu.
   
   
4. Select a Tag from the drop-down menu . (Documented in which has been further documented in GL account creation).
   
   
5. Select a Parent from the drop-down menu.
   
   
6. Type a Description in the text box provided.:
   
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Overview of General Ledger Accounts

Once you have navigated to the Chart of Accounts page, you will be presented with a chart of all the accounts being used by your organization. You may filter the results by typing any keyword in the Filter by Account/GL Code/Account type field. Alternatively, you may view this chart in a Tree View - please see the View Chart of Account (Tree View) section below to learn about this.

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View Chart of Accounts (Tree View)

There is an alternative way to view your accounts - using the Tree View. From the Chart of Accounts page, click the the blue Tree View button at the top-right of the screen.  

You will be taken to a new screen , stilled called chart of accounts - but it will only have (with the same title as the previous one) having only one entry, with a small '+' sign on the left:

Click on the '+' sign to expand the tree. A typical result may look like the one seen shown in the screenshot below. This is an effective way to examine the structure of your organization's accounts within the Mifos system.:

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Edit, Disable or Delete an Existing Account

You may edit, disable or delete an existing account by accessing its detail screen. Do navigating to it's Detail page. You can do this by clicking on an account in on the chart Chart of accounts Accounts screen. Locate Search for the account you would like to edit and click on it - it will be highlighted in blue when the cursor is hovering over it:

Once you have clicked click on the desired account you will be taken to a detailed screen with more details for that account. An example of this can be found below, please has been shown below (note the three blue buttons on to the right of the screen.):

• To Disable the selected account, click the blue Disable button at the top-right of the screen. To re-enable it, click the button again.
  
  
• To Delete the selected account, click the blue Delete button at the top-right of the screen. This will launch a pop-up window - click the blue Confirm button to

• confirm the deletion of the account.
  
  
• To Edit the selected account, click the blue Edit button at the top-right of the screen. This will launch the Edit GL Account page:
  
  

Make Once you are done making the necessary changes, then click click on .

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