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title: "About multiple ledger support"
description: "Visma Net supports the following types of ledgers: Actual, Budget, Reporting, and Statistical."
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# About multiple ledger support

Last modified February 19, 2026

> Visma Net supports the following types of ledgers: Actual, Budget, Reporting, and Statistical.


You can create ledgers of any type in the [Ledgers (GL201500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/ledgers-gl201500/index.md) window.

You cannot delete a ledger or change its currency or type if the ledger has any journal entries or other records.

## Actual ledgers

In Visma Net, a ledger of the **Actual** type is the core of your company’s financial
records, and every transaction flows through the actual ledger.
The records in the
actual ledger keep the history of all financial transactions since day one of the
life of your company.
You must create at least one ledger with the **Actual**
type in the [Ledgers (GL201500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/ledgers-gl201500/index.md) window and define it as the
default posting ledger before you can start live operations in Visma Net.

The system supports only one actual ledger per branch. You can assign actual ledgers to branches by using the [Inter-branch account mapping (GL101010)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/inter-branch-account-mapping-gl101010/index.md) window.

Multiple branches can use the same actual ledger. For each ledger, you can select one branch which consolidates the data of other branches in the same ledger as **consolidation branch**. To indicate that the ledger is shared by multiple branches that are separate legal entities, select no consolidation branch.

For each actual ledger that is used by multiple branches, specify whether inter-branch transactions should be automatically generated. You can specify the rules for generating inter-branch transactions by using the [Inter-branch account mapping (GL101010)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/inter-branch-account-mapping-gl101010/index.md) window.

## Budget ledgers

A ledger of the **Budget** type is a special ledger that is used to store budget
information. Such a ledger is updated in the [Budget (GL302010)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/budget-gl302010/index.md) window.
An organisation can use an unlimited number
of budget ledgers. Entering journal transactions for a budget ledger is not allowed.

## Statistical ledgers

A **statistical ledger** is a ledger that can be used to store statistical information
about a branch's operations.
Each organisation can have multiple statistical ledgers,
each for a different type of information.
Statistical ledgers can be used as a data
source for reporting, to calculate allocations based on statistical data, or for
other purposes.
For more information, see[About statistical ledgers](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-ledgers/about-statistical-ledgers/index.md).

## Reporting ledgers

A **reporting ledger** is a ledger that is used to store translated financial
information; this type of ledger is available only if multi-currency support has
been activated.
Entering journal transactions for a reporting ledger is not allowed.
An organisation can use any number of reporting ledgers.
Reporting ledgers are
mainly used by organisations, which are subsidiaries of a parent company, to hold
the data translated for consolidations performed by the parent company.

Parent topic:

[Managing ledgers - overview](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-ledgers/manage-ledgers-overview/index.md)

<h2>Related pages</h2><h3>Tasks</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/manage-ledgers/add-a-ledger/index.md">Add a ledger</a></li>
</ul>


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