Contents of the Enable Multicompany Dialog Box

Use these fields and options to set the length of the code used for the company-level organization code, specify the company code for the initial company that you create during the enable process, and enable the Multicompany application.

Field Description
Length of Company Level Enter a number to indicate how long the company subcode will be for all company records. This length setting will apply to both the code for the initial company you create and any other company codes that you add.

The overall limit on organization code length, including delimiters, is 14 characters. If you already have organization codes that total 14 characters when Vantagepoint concatenates the subcodes and delimiters, you need to review your existing organization structure and decide how to modify it.

Code for Initial Company Enter the organization subcode that represents the initial company in your enterprise.
Use Existing First Level of Organization Select this option if you have a single top-level code that you want to use as the company code for this first company.
Default existing organization for employees not assigned Use the lookup to select a default organization to which all employees are assigned. This organization displays in the Organization field on the General panel of the Employees hub, which becomes a required field after you enable the Multicompany application.

You can later change employee organization codes as necessary through the Employees hub.

This option does not display if all existing employees are already assigned to organizations, or if you have not yet established an organization structure.