/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-chart-of-accounts/add-an-account-to-the-chart-of-accounts section 2026-02-19T17:09:06+01:00 # Add an account to the chart of accounts ## Before you proceed + Know your organisation's internal agreements about account classes. + Make sure the list of account classes contains the class to which you want assign the new account. + If you are not sure about settings for this account, you should find an account in the same account class and insert the same values. + Review the structure of accounts and subaccounts and the meanings of their segment values in your organisation. For more information about account identifiers, see: [About account IDs.](/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-accounts/about-account-ids/) 1. Go to the [Chart of accounts (GL202500)](/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/chart-of-accounts-gl202500/) window. 1. In the table toolbar, click **Add row** to append a blank row to the table. 1. In the **Account** column, enter a new account in one of the following ways, depending on the **Validate** check box in the [Segment keys (CS202000)](/visma-net-erp/help/common-settings/common-settings-windows/segment-keys-cs202000/) window: + If the check box is selected, select the segment value from the list of predefined values by pressing **F3** in the field. + If the check box is cleared, type a value for the segment here. The system validates only the number of characters and the type of string (specified in the **Edit mask** field in the [Segment keys (CS202000)](/visma-net-erp/help/common-settings/common-settings-windows/segment-keys-cs202000/) window). 1. In the **Type** column, select the type of account: **Asset**, **Liability**, **Income**, or **Expense**. 1. Optional: In the **Account class** column, select the account class to which the account is assigned. 1. Make sure the **Active** check box is selected for the account. 1. Optional: In the **Description** column, briefly describe the account. 1. Select the **Require units** check box if along with amounts, the users should specify the quantities and units of measure (UoMs) for each transaction to be posted to this account. Clear the check box if the quantities and UoMs are not required. 1. Select the **Use default sub** check box to use the account **only** with the default subaccount, specified in the [General ledger preferences (GL102000)](/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/general-ledger-preferences-gl102000/) window, in data entry windows. If you clear the check box, all subaccounts can be used with the account. 1. In the **Post option** column, select whether transactions should be posted to this account in detail or in summary. 1. Optional: In the **Consolidation account** column, if your company is a subsidiary of another company, specify the external general ledger account (from the parent company chart of accounts) to which the balance of the account will be exported in the consolidation process. 1. Optional: If the account will be used for foreign currency transactions, select the currency in the **Currency** column and specify the appropriate type of exchange rates in the **Revaluation rate type** column. 1. Optional: If you have **Webhook notification** selected in the [General ledger preferences (GL102000)](/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/general-ledger-preferences-gl102000/) window, you can view a notification when the change is done and saved on your account. Click the **View notification feedback** button which takes you to the [Webhook notification for account (GL407000)](/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/webhook-notification-for-account-gl407000/) window where you can [view webhook notifications on accounts](/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-webhook-notifications/view-webhook-notifications-on-accounts/). 1. Click . ## What is next? [Create a cash account](/visma-net-erp/help/cash-management/configure-cash-accounts/create-a-cash-account/)