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75 Account Types Create account types using Accounting → Configuration → Financial Accounting → Accounts → Account Types and then clicking the New button. You will need the following four types, the first of which is shown in figure New Account Type . Table 8.1: Defining Account Types Acc. Type Name Code PL BS Category Sign on Reports Deferral Method View view Positive None Income income Profit Loss Income Accounts Positive Unreconciled Expense expense Profit Loss Expense Accounts Positive Unreconciled Cash cash Balance Sheet Assets Accounts Positive Balance Figure 8.7: New Account Type Accounts Create accounts using Accounting → Configuration → Financial Accounting → Accounts → Accounts and then clicking the New button. You need accounts to handle the purchase and sales orders that have not yet been paid, two more for the receipt and shipping of goods, and one for the payment and receipt of funds. And one ‘organizing’ account that is just a view of the other five. So you will need the following six accounts, one of which is shown in New Account . Table 8.2: Defining Accounts Name Code Internal Type Parent Account Type Reconcile Minimal Chart View View unchecked Payable AP Payable 0 Minimal Chart Expense checked Receivable AR Receivable 0 Minimal Chart Income checked Cash C Liquidity 0 Minimal Chart Cash unchecked Purchases P Regular 0 Minimal Chart Expense unchecked Sales S Regular 0 Minimal Chart Income unchecked 76 Figure 8.8: New Account The Account Type entry is taken from the list of types that you just created. Although it looks a bit like a text box, it does not behave in quite the same way. A single Del or Backspace keystroke is all you need to delete the whole text, and when you type the name or part of the name you still need to associate that text with the entry by clicking the Search icon to the right of the field. Properties You now define some default properties so that you do not have to think about which account is used for which transaction every time you do something. The main new properties are the four that associate accounts payable and receivable to partners, and expenses and income to product categories. Create properties using Administration → Configuration → Parameters → Configuration Parameters and then clicking the New button. Table 8.3: Defining Properties Name Field Type Value property_account_payable Account Payable Many2One account.account AP Payable property_account_receivable Account Receivable Many2One account.account AR Receivable property_account_expense_categ Expense Account Many2One account.account P Purchases property_account_income_categ Income Account Many2One account.account S Sales