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Putting analytic accounts in place
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For the initial setup of good analytic accounts you should:
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* set up the chart of accounts,
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* create the different journals.
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Setting up the chart of accounts
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Start by choosing the most suitable analytic representation for your company before entering it into
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Open ERP. To create the different analytic accounts, use the menu :menuselection:`Financial
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Management --> Configuration --> Analytic Accounting --> Analytic Accounts --> New Analytic Account`.
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.. figure:: images/account_analytic_form.png
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*Setting up an analytic account*
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To create an analytic account you have to complete the main fields:
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* the :guilabel:`Account Name`,
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* the :guilabel:`Account Code` : used as a shortcut for selecting the account,
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* the :guilabel:`Account type` : just like general accounts the \ ``View``\ type is used for
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virtual accounts which are used only to create a hierarchical structure and for subtotals, and not
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to store accounting entries,
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* the :guilabel:`Parent analytic account` : defines the hierarchy between the accounts.
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If the project is for a limited time you can define a start and end date here. The :guilabel:`State`
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field is used to indicate whether the project is running (\ ``Open``\ ), waiting for information
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from the client (\ ``Pending``\ ), \ ``Draft``\ or \ ``Closed``\ .
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Finally, if the analytic account is a client project you can complete the fields about the partner,
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which you'd need so that you can invoice the partner:
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* the :guilabel:`Associated partner`,
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* a :guilabel:`Sale Pricelist`, which shows how services linked to the project should be charged,
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* a :guilabel:`Max. Invoice Price`, showing the maximum invoice price regardless of actual
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* a :guilabel:`Max. Quantity`, for contracts with a fixed limit of hours to use,
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* an :guilabel:`Invoicing` field, which defines an invoicing rate and whether the project
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should be invoiced automatically from the services represented by the costs in the analytic account.
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You have several methods available to you in Open ERP for automated invoicing:
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* Service companies usually use invoicing from purchase orders, analytic accounts or, more rarely,
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project management tasks.
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* Manufacturing and trading companies more often use invoicing from deliveries or customer purchase
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.. figure:: images/account_analytic_chart.png
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*Example of an analytic chart for projects*
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Once you've defined the different analytic accounts you can view your chart through the menu
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:menuselection:`Financial Management --> Charts --> Analytic Chart of Accounts`.
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single: module; hr_timesheet_invoice
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single: module; account_analytic_analysis
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.. tip:: Setting up an analytic account
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The setup screen for an analytic account can vary greatly depending on the modules installed in
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For example, you'll only see information about recharging services if you have the module
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:mod:`hr_timesheet_invoice` installed.
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Some of these modules add helpful management statistics to the analytic account.
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The most useful is probably the module :mod:`account_analytic_analysis`,
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which adds such information as indicators about your margins, invoicing amounts, and latest service
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dates and invoice dates.
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Once the analytic chart has been created for your company you have to create the different journals.
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These enable you to categorize the different accounting entries by their type:
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* expense reimbursements,
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* purchases of materials,
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* miscellaneous expenditure,
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* situation entries (special situations, such as installation of the software).
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single: journal; minimal journals
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.. note:: Minimal journals
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At a minimum you have to create one analytic journal for Sales and one for Purchases.
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If you don't create these two, Open ERP won't validate invoices linked to an analytic account
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because it wouldn't be able to create an analytic accounting entry automatically.
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.. figure:: images/account_analytic_journal.png
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*Creating an analytic journal*
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To define your analytic journals, use the menu :menuselection:`Financial Management -->
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Configuration --> Analytic Accounting --> Analytic Journal Definition` then click :guilabel:`New`..
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It's easy to create an analytic journal. Just give it a :guilabel:`Name`, a :guilabel:`Code` and a :guilabel:`Type`. The
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* \ ``Sales``\ , for sales to customers and for credit notes,
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* \ ``Purchases``\ , for purchases and miscellaneous expenses,
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* \ ``Cash``\ , for financial entries,
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* \ ``Situation``\ , to adjust accounts when starting an activity, or at the end of the financial
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* \ ``General``\ , for all other entries.
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The type of journal enables the software to automatically select the analytic journal based on the
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nature of the operation. For example if you enter an invoice for a customer, Open ERP will
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automatically search for an analytic journal of type \ ``Sales``\ .
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