Enable Multicompany Dialog Box

Use the Enable Multicompany dialog box to set the length of the code used for the company-level organization code, specify the company code for the initial company you create during the enable process, and enable the Multicompany feature.

Parent Topic: Fields and Options

Location

To display the dialog box, complete the following steps:

  1. From the Vision Navigation menu, click Configuration > Organization > General.
  2. On the Organization General Setup form, click the Enable Multicompany button. A Password Required dialog box displays. This option is password protected to ensure that you consider the full implications of using this feature before you enable it. Contact Deltek Customer Care for a password.
  3. Enter the password and click OK.

Contents

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 Vision 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 tab of the Employee Info Center, which becomes a required field once you enable the Multicompany feature.

You can later change employee organization codes as necessary through the Employee Info center.

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

OK Click this option to enable the Multicompany feature. Vision displays a message that asks you to confirm that you want to continue.
Cancel Click this option to dismiss the dialog box without implementing any of the changes you made.
Help Click this option to display online help topic for the dialog box.