Adding a company

You can use the Company (alco_company ) table to add a company. The company is the highest level in the organization hierarchy followed by the divisions, departments, and cost centers. The company is used to determine the applicable business rules and to compile data for the reports.

  1. Select Manage > Corporate Data.
  2. Select Company in the Data Type field.
  3. Click New.
  4. Specify this information:
    Name
    The name of the company.
    Code
    The code of the company. The code must not exceed 10 characters.
    Status
    The status of the company. The status can be Active or Inactive.
  5. Click Add in the Address section to add an address.
  6. Complete the required information. See, Adding address information.
  7. Click Add in the Group Membership section. See, Adding a group.
  8. Specify a unique external ID for the group, if required. The External keys are automatically imported to the database if your company uses the Infor Expense Management Import tool to populate theInfor Expense Management database.
  9. Click Save to save the data.