This is a mandatory step. If you have a budget for the account, enter it. Establish any Blanket Purchase Orders for the account.
Print reports to verify start up values for the account.
For every account within a Unit there are certain steps that should to be taken in order to effectively use the full power of the Departmental Management System. Only the first step is mandatory. These steps are outlined here and a reference is given to the appropriate chapter for the details of how to use each type of transaction. Before you may work with any account, old or new, the account must be added to the list of accounts valid for use on your DMS Unit. If you wish to use subaccounts, the subaccount must also be added to the list of subaccounts valid within your Unit.