Merge Companies Window
Follow the guidelines provided below to complete the fields on the Merge Companies window.
Items in this window
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| Available Companies | Use this field to select the companies you want
to merge. Select the primary company first, add it, then select the rest.
You can select more than one company at a time. Note: After you select the primary company, the Available Companies field displays only companies having the same fiscal year-end dates, number of books, and short years as the primary company. The available companies are the same entity type as the primary company. |
| Database | Use this field to select the database that contains the companies you want to merge. You can merge companies from different databases. |
| [New Database] | Select this button to display a window that allows you to create a new database to store the company created by the merge. |
| >> (Add Button) | Select this button to add companies you have selected for the merge into the list of companies to be merged. |
| << (Remove Button) | Select this button to remove companies from the list of companies to be merged. |
| Companies to be Merged | This field displays the companies to be merged, and the order in which they are to be merged. |
| New Company Name | Use this field to specify a name for the new company that the merge will create. |
| Database | Use this field to select the database in which to store the new company. |
| Starting System Number for New Assets | Use this field to enter a number you want to use as the first System Number it assigns to the first asset in the new company. Thereafter, all other assets are assigned System Numbers in sequential order. |
| Print Asset Map of System Numbers | Select this check box if you want to run the Asset Map report. This report displays the relationship between old System Numbers and new ones created by the merge. This report is available only during a merge; you cannot produce it at any other time. |