--- title: "Create/Maintain Chart of Accounts" canonical: "https://kb.myframeworks.com.au/space/PROSTIXV48DOC/31096954/Create%2FMaintain%20Chart%20of%20Accounts" format: markdown --- This process explains how to define the General Ledger accounts for a selected company. To define the General Ledger accounts for a selected company, perform the following: 1. From the ProStix Main Menu select ' General Ledger ' then ' File Maintenance ' then ' Chart of Accounts '. 2. From the 'Select Company' screen, select the required company. 3. The 'Chart of Accounts' screen displays existing General Ledger accounts. 4. To Add a new account to the chart, select (Add), then complete the following fields. Refer to the 'Add new Account fields' collapsible link below for an explanation of these options. 5. The new account has now been added. You may continue to add further accounts or select (Exit) to select another maintenance option. 6. To Change an account, select , then adjust the details as per the descriptions above. Refer to the 'Add new Account fields' collapsible link above. 7. To Delete an account, select . The following message appears at the bottom of the screen: "Checking item groups ...we regret there will be a short delay". When the program has finished the check, a new message appears on the bottom of the screen. Select to confirm deletion. If you are sure that this is the account that you want to delete, select to confirm the deletion otherwise press (Exit). 8. The option to copy accounts between companies is also available by selecting (Copy Acct). The 'Copy Accounts' screen allows you to select a range of accounts to copy: To copy Accounts, complete the following fields: For example, to copy a range of accounts from one company to another, type the source company into the 'From Company' field, and the destination company into the 'To Company' field, then type the range of accounts to be copied via the 'From Account' and 'To Account' fields.