Understanding shared financial data

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 introduced a new concept called shared financial data, which reduces the effort and time of deployment in a multiple-company environment and operational maintenance as well. A group of companies can share the same chart of accounts, currencies, and dimensions; this decreases the operation time. For example, a new main account will be available to all companies. The following figure explains the concept of shared financial data in detail:

Understanding shared financial data

The financial data that will be shared between companies is as follows:

  • Chart of accounts: This contains the main account
  • Account structure: This

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