--- title: "About companies" description: "In Visma Net, you can create new companies or maintain existing companies by using the Organisations (CS101500) window." lang: en languages: en: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/about-companies/index.md lastmod: 2026-02-19 --- > Documentation index: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/llms.txt # About companies Last modified February 19, 2026 > In Visma Net, you can create new companies or maintain existing companies by using the Organisations (CS101500) window. For more information: [Organisations (CS101500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/organisations-cs101500/index.md). ## Company type Each company has one of the following types, which is specified in the Company type field in the [Organisations (CS101500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/organisations-cs101500/index.md) window: Without branches : A company with this type cannot have any branches. If the Multi-branch support functionality is not enabled in the [Enable/disable functionalities (CS100000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/common-settings/enable-or-disable-functionalites/enable-disable-functionalities-cs100000/index.md) window, this option is selected by default and cannot be changed. With branches not requiring balancing : A company with this type must have at least one branch. If multiple branches of the company are involved in a transaction, balancing entries are not required. his option is available if the **Multi-branch support** functionality is enabled in the [Enable/disable functionalities (CS100000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/common-settings/enable-or-disable-functionalites/enable-disable-functionalities-cs100000/index.md) window. With branches requiring balancing : A company with this type must have at least one branch. If multiple branches of the company are involved in a transaction, balancing entries are required. This option is available if the **Multi-branch support** and **Inter-branch transactions** functionalities are enabled in the [Enable/disable functionalities (CS100000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/common-settings/enable-or-disable-functionalites/enable-disable-functionalities-cs100000/index.md) window. For details about how Visma Net supports multiple branches for a company, see: [About multi-branch support](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/about-multi-branch-support/index.md). After a company has been configured, you can still change the company type as follows: Change of company type table |From|To|Condition| |---|---|---| |Without branches|With branches not requiring balancing or With branches requiring balancing|At any time.| |With branches not requiring balancing or With branches requiring balancing|Without branches|The company has only one branch or no branches at all.| |With branches not requiring balancing|With branches requiring balancing.|No transactions have been posted by company branches or the company has only one branch.| |With branches not requiring balancing|With branches not requiring balancing|No transactions have been posted by company branches or the company has only one branch.| ## Company maintenance For a company that has the With branches not requiring balancing or With branches requiring balancing type, the Branches tab becomes available in the [Organisations (CS101500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/organisations-cs101500/index.md) window. By using this tab, a system administrator can add new branches to the company (if it has any) or delete branches from the list of company branches; when the company has no branches, it can be also deleted. A company with the Without branches type can be deleted if it has no general ledger history (that is, if no general ledger transactions are associated with the company) and if no cash accounts, employees, warehouses, and fixed assets are linked to the company. If you clear the **Active** check box in the [Organisations (CS101500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/organisations-cs101500/index.md) window for a company that has branches, all the company branches will be deactivated. However, a branch cannot be deactivated if it is linked to an active warehouse, to an employee with a status other than Inactive, or to a fixed asset with a status other than Disposed or Reversed, and a company with such a branch also cannot be deactivated. ## Configuration of access to company data Access to the data related to a specific branch or to all branches of a company is regulated by an access role. When an access role is specified for a company in the **Access role** field in the [Organisations (CS101500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/organisations-cs101500/index.md) window, the system prompts whether the access role should be copied to the settings of all branches of the company. When the **Access role** field is cleared for the company, the system prompts whether the access role should be removed from the settings of all branches of the company. If no access role is specified for the company, an individual access role can be specified for each branch of the company in the [Branches (CS102000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/branches-cs102000/index.md) window. A user that has access to at least one of the company branches can select the company in corresponding fields in data entry windows. ## Ledgers A company can post transactions to various ledgers, but it can be associated with only one actual ledger. You can manage ledgers associated with a company in any of the following ways: + Create for a new company a ledger of the Actual type by clicking **Create ledger** in the window toolbar of the [Organisations (CS101500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/organisations-cs101500/index.md) window + Review the list of the ledgers associated with the company, add an existing ledger to the list, or remove a ledger from the list by using the **Ledgers** tab of the [Organisations (CS101500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/organisations-cs101500/index.md) window + Review the list of all ledgers associated with the company of the selected branch by using the **Ledgers** tab of the [Branches (CS102000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/branches-cs102000/index.md) window + Maintain the list of the companies that are allowed to post to non-actual ledgers by using the [Ledgers](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/ledgers-gl201500/index.md) window An actual ledger can be detached from a company if the ledger contains no transactions associated with any branch of the company. ## VAT reports For a company with the With branches requiring balancing type, the **File VAT by branch** check box is available in the [Organisations (CS101500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/organisations-cs101500/index.md) window. If the check box is cleared, a VAT report includes data related to all branches of the company. If the check box is selected, each branch of the company requires an individual report. For a company with any other type, VAT reports always include company-wide data. ## Logos On the **Logo** tab of the [Organisations (CS101500)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/organisations-cs101500/index.md) or [Branches (CS102000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/organisation-structure-windows/branches-cs102000/index.md) window, you can specify separate images for the logo displayed in the top left corner of Visma Net and for the logo displayed on reports for the selected company or branch. --- [View this page](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/organisation-structure/about-companies/)