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Companies and Locations

Distributor explanation of Companies vs Locations in Encompass: a Company is a business entity with its own chart of accounts and GL, a Location is a warehouse. Requires v22.01+.

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Written by Bailey Naas-Thornton

Minimum Version Required: 22.01

Steps

Companies and Locations Overview
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1. Using Universal Search, navigate to the Companies table.
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Company: In Encompass, a Company is equivalent to a business entity. It is the highest level of organization in the Encompass hierarchy.
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  • One Encompass site may house multiple companies
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  • Each company will have a unique Chart of Accounts and relevant Account Mapping
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  • Each company will generate it's own, unique Journal Entries
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  • Each company's business activity is posted to it's own General Ledger
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2. Using Universal Search, navigate to the Locations table.
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Location: In Encompass, a Location is equivalent to a warehouse; it is a physical place that can be found on a map.
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  • Locations and Companies are independent; multiple Companies can do business out of one Location and vice versa

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