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title: "Multi-Company setup"
description: "Activate companies and install consolidation setup to connect parent and subsidiary databases."
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  en: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/onestopreporting/administration/mclsetup/index.md
  no: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/no/onestopreporting/administration/mclsetup/index.md
lastmod: 2026-05-08
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# Multi-Company setup

Last modified May 8, 2026

> Activate companies and install consolidation setup to connect parent and subsidiary databases.

> [!NOTE]
> You do not need a special license to set up and run multi-company reports.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
>To successfully run group reports, all companies must use the same integration (ERP system).  
>It is not possible to generate group reports for companies using different ERP systems.

The **Multi-Company Setup** tool described here is available for Visma Business, Visma Global, and Visma Administration.

Before you start running the **Multi-Company Setup**, it is important to check that you have enabled all companies, parent and subsidiaries, in the connection in **Data connection**. In addition, you must have selected the **Enable multi-company** checkbox in **Administration** \> **Units** \> the client \> **Details**.

Next, a user with the **Manage data connection** permission sets up OneStop Reporting for multi-company reporting through the **Multi-Company Setup**. During the setup, you determine the parent company and its subsidiaries per data connection. Please note that we do not support a hierarchy of companies, simply two levels; one parent company and its subsidiaries.

After you have installed the *Multi-Company Setup*, a new *Group Reporting* dimensions will appear in **Report Designer**. When you build reports for group reporting, you must use data items from these dimensions.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> When you run consolidated reports, you must run the report for the parent company.

## To set up multi-company reporting

1. Click ![](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/onestopreporting/administration/mclsetup/img/en/word-image-7.png) **Multi-Company Setup**.
2. (If applicable) In the **Integration** list, select integration.
3. (If applicable) In the **Connection** list, select the data connection where you have your companies. **NOTE:** It is recommended to always have one connection per parent company. For each connection, only one parent company configuration is stored.
4. Under **Parent company**, select the parent company. The company you select as parent company will appear in bold font. **NOTE:** The companies that appear in the list are the companies you selected when you set up your connection in **Data connection**.
5. In the list of companies that appears, () select the subsidiary companies.
6. Click **Install**.

### Changes that may require Multi-Company Setup reinstallation

If you have made any of the following changes, you should consider reinstalling the Multi-Company Setup:

- Removed companies in **Data connection**
- Made changes in the subsidiaries that affect the runtime-model, such as new modules, free dimensions, etc.
- Made changes in the Budget Setup


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