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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000034" xml:lang="en" UserLevel="Expert">
   <Header>
      <Title>Companies - overview</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1446947">
         <Level1>Companies</Level1>
         <Level2>overview</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1446952">
         <Level1>Financial company</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1446955">
         <Level1>Financial group company</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1446958">
         <Level1>Logistic company</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>A <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Company_tc" role="glossary">company</Link> is an ERP Enterprise working environment.
		  The company details include:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The company's <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Address_tc" role="glossary">address</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>The company <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Language_tc" role="glossary">language</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>The company's time zone
		  and default <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Calendar_tc" role="glossary">calendar</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>The company's <Link href="/baanerp/tc/domains/emm.depe" role="domain" Update="No">currency system</Link>.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>ERP Enterprise uses the company's address, language, and calendar as default values for the
		  company's:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Departments</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Warehouses</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Employees</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Company data</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>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:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Currencies</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Units of measure and the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#BaseUnit_ti" role="glossary">base units</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>Departments</ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#BusinePartne_tc" role="glossary">Business partners</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>Ledger accounts</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Invoicing methods</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Item codes</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Projects</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Sales orders</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Purchase orders</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Invoices</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>An ERP Enterprise 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.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Company types</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>A company can be:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>A <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#LogistCompan_tc" role="glossary">logistic company</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>A <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#FinancCompan_tf" role="glossary">financial company</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>Both a logistic and a
		  financial company</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>In addition, a financial company can be a <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#GroupCompan_tf" role="glossary">financial group company</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
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      <RelTopic>
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      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
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</ManualTopic>