ANS-0435 · ONEWORLD & MULTI-SUBSIDIARY
How to Share Accounts Across Multiple Subsidiaries in NetSuite OneWorld
Understand how to configure account and item records to be accessible across different subsidiaries within a NetSuite OneWorld environment.
Short answer
To share accounts in NetSuite OneWorld, select the desired subsidiaries in the account record's Subsidiary field or check "Include children." For subsidiary-specific Accounts Receivable, create individual accounts restricted to one subsidiary. This approach also applies to item records, ensuring proper visibility and segregation across your OneWorld structure.
Scenario
Organizations utilizing NetSuite OneWorld often need to manage financial accounts and item records across multiple subsidiaries. A common requirement is to ensure that specific accounts or items are accessible to all relevant subsidiaries, while also allowing for subsidiary-specific configurations, such as unique Accounts Receivable accounts.
Solution
NetSuite OneWorld supports flexible chart of accounts structures, which can include a single chart of accounts or multiple charts of accounts per subsidiary or accounting contexts for local GAAP. To share an account record across multiple subsidiaries, ensure that the relevant subsidiaries are selected in the Subsidiary field of the account record, or that the "Include children" checkbox is marked. If multiple Accounts Receivable accounts are required for each subsidiary, individual account records must be created, typed as "Accounts Receivable," and restricted to a single subsidiary each. This same behavior applies to item records. For further information on setting up accounts in NetSuite OneWorld, refer to relevant SuiteAnswers articles on "Setting Up Accounts in OneWorld."
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