Companies - overview

A company is an LN working environment. The company details include:

LN uses the company's address, language, and calendar as default values for the company's:

  • Departments
  • Warehouses
  • Employees
Company data

Each company has its own database tables. All the data you define and work with in the company are stored in the company's database tables. For example, company data includes:

  • Currencies
  • Units of measure and the base units
  • Departments
  • Business partners
  • Item codes
  • Ledger accounts
  • Invoicing methods
  • Sales orders
  • Purchase orders
  • Invoices
  • Projects

An LN system often consists of multiple companies. In a multicompany environment, the companies must or can share specific tables, depending on how the system is set up.

Company types

A company can be:

In addition, a financial company can be a financial group company.

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