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Getting Started with AccountingBook

How to go about?

Log into SalesForce, go to AppExchange Object and type AccountingBook in the search tab and Enter. A new page gets opened
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Click on the AccountingBook icon that takes you to a new page where you find the Overview of AccountingBook. You also find different tabs like Details, Overview, Reviews and Provider information in this page.

Overview Tab

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  1. To get AccountingBook installed in your organization click on Get It Now button

How would you like to continue?

Once you click on Get It Now button a new page gets opened and you have two options to get AccountingBook installed in your organization.
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  1. Click on Install in production to get AccountingBook installed in SalesForce
  2. Click on Install in sandbox to get AccountingBook installed in SandBox

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On clicking on Get it Now a new page opens, which helps you to start with the installation process.

  1. Accept the terms and conditions by clicking on the check box
  2. Confirm installation

On clicking on the Confirm and Install button a SalesForce login page or a Sandbox login page is opened. Enter SalesForce or Sandbox credentials to start with the installation process.

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Details Tab

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  1. Gives you the description of AccountingBook
  2. You learn what AccountingBook includes
  3. Contact information is provided, you can speak to our Support team on the number provide
  4. The package detail like name, version, type etc is given

Reviews Tab

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Don't forget to leave feedback and review on this Tab.

Provider Tab

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Provider tab give you the contact details of the Avanika LLC and the and other products available from Avankia LLC.

Admin/Get Started

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  1. From the dropdown menu select the Default Revenue Account
  2. From the dropdown menu select the Default Cash GL Account
  3. From the dropdown menu select the Default Bank GL Account
  4. From the dropdown menu select the Default CC Account
  5. From the dropdown menu select the Default Revenue Account for Accounts Payable

Once you have Setup the defaults, click on the Save GL Defaults button.

Note: If the Account Name/s is not reflected in the dropdown list, the reason might be that the spelling of the Account is incorrect. While importing the GL Accounts through the Data Loader if the defaults accounts are spelled correctly then those accounts are to be automatically reflected in the dropdown menu, else you need to manually rename the Account names. The spelling of the default accounts is underlined for your reference.

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  1. Edit the Account Type to the desired one in the space provided for
  2. Click on the Save button

You have learnt how to create default accounts and edit the account type now.

Remote Site Security setting

 

What does remote site setting do?
Remote site setting calls into SalesForce to allow program to retrieve page layout from other site by calling HTTP sites.

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  1. Add that in Remote Security setting with name – "Instance"
  2. Copy the first part of the URL address to the Remote Site URL. Refer the underlined URL in the picture
  3. Click on Save button, it looks as below once saved

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Enable Left side AccountingBook Links

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  1. Goto Setup menu
  2. Click on Customize
  3. Click on Home
  4. Click on Home Page Layouts, a new page gets open

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  1. Click on the Edit link to open a new page

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  1. Tick the check box and close the page, this will create a short cut in the AccountingBook home page the links will take you to the statement of accounts. Refer picture below, each one is the link which will open up as described

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This completes AccountingBook Setup

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