Microsoft Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition - Financial Management - Third Edition

Understanding the General Ledger

The chart of accounts (COA) is the backbone of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). It is a part of the financial module, which is the foundational module of ERP. It is a list of categorized ledger accounts (known as main accounts in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations) that is used by an organization to record all financial transactions, and it depends on the nature of the organization's business. The COA of manufacturing companies differs from trading companies, service companies, and so on. This chapter covers the following topics:

• Understanding the COA
• Classifying main accounts
• Controlling main accounts
• Understanding shared financial data
• Understanding financial management in action
• Opening ...