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Company Configuration (Deep Dive)

The company record stores all legal and operational information about your business entity. Access it via Settings > Users > Companies or Settings > General Settings – "Company" section.

Company Record – All Fields Explained

Field Internal Model Field Purpose Impact If Not Set
Company Nameres.company.nameLegal name. Displayed on all documents: invoices, quotations, delivery slips, reports.Documents appear without a company name – unprofessional and potentially invalid for tax purposes.
Addresspartner_id.street etc.Physical/legal address. Multiple addresses supported (Invoice, Delivery, Registered Office).Missing address may make invoices non-compliant with tax regulations that require a physical address.
VAT / Tax IDcompany_registryTax registration number. Used for tax report mapping and invoice validation.Invoices may be rejected by customers who need valid VAT numbers for their own tax filings.
Company IDcompany_idRegistration number with government/business registry.Depending on jurisdiction, may be legally required on invoices.
PhonephonePrimary contact number. Appears in email footers and on the portal.Customers have no way to call you from documents.
EmailemailDefault from-address for all system emails. Also used as the return address for bounced emails.System emails may fail DMARC checks or land in spam folders.
WebsitewebsiteYour company website URL. Linked in automatic email signatures.Customers receive emails with no web link.
LogologoCompany logo image. Rendered on PDF reports (invoices, orders) and the portal header.Documents appear without branding. Logo-less invoices may look unprofessional.
Currencycurrency_idDefault currency for all transactions unless overridden by customer price lists.Transactions may default to the wrong currency, requiring manual correction on every order.
Fiscal Year Lock Datefiscalyear_lock_datePrevents changes to accounting entries before this date. Essential for audit compliance.Users could accidentally modify closed-period entries, invalidating financial reports.
Period Lock Dateperiod_lock_datePrevents changes to accounting entries before this date for non-accountant users.Non-accountants could modify entries they shouldn't.
Bank Accountsbank_idsLink company bank accounts for reconciliation, payment processing, and direct debit.Cannot reconcile bank statements or process electronic payments without a linked bank account.

Multi-Company Setup (Advanced)

If your organisation runs multiple legal entities:

  1. Go to Settings > Users > Companies and click Create to add each company.
  2. Fill in each company's details independently (different tax IDs, addresses, logos).
  3. Go to Settings > Users > Users, open each user, and in the Multi-Company tab:
  • Add the companies the user should have access to.
  • Set their Default Company – the one they start in when they log in.
  • Configure Inter-Company Rules in Settings if companies trade with each other (e.g. one company sells to another). These rules can auto-create invoices and POs between companies.
  • Sharing Data: By default, products, contacts, and chart of accounts can be shared across companies or kept separate. Configure in Settings: Settings > General Settings > Multi-Company.
  • Recent Company-Specific Features

    • Company-Dependent Fields – Certain fields can have different values per company. For example, the same product can have different sales prices in different companies.
    • Per-Company Email Servers – Each company can have its own SMTP/IMTP configuration, so invoices from Company A come from its domain and Company B from its domain.
    • Sequences by Company – Each company can have independent numbering sequences (e.g. INV/2026/0001 vs INV-A/2026/0001).
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