Branch Operations

  • A single Entity can have multiple Branches.

  • For instance, if ABC UK is the legal entity, then London, Leicester, Birmingham, Manchester, etc., will be added as Branches for the Entity.

  • Significance of Branch

  1. In general, every Account and Transaction has two branch references: Origin Branch and Owner Branch. During creation of Account or Transaction, the Branch into which user has logged in is automatically populated by Aura as the Origin Branch and is not editable. The same branch is defaulted for the Owner Branch as well, but the user can change it to any other branch. The Owner Branch is thus the Branch to which the Account or Transaction belongs.

  2. If any transaction is posted where the Transaction Branch is different from the Branch which is being debited / credited, Aura will automatically post accounting entries for inter-branch transactions using the GL and transaction code maintained for the same.

  • Each User is set up with a Home Entity and Default Branch. On successful login, the user will be logged into their Home Entity and Default Branch.

  • A User can be mapped to multiple Entities and Branches, with different Role groups for each.

  • A User can switch between the Entities or Branches to which (s)he is mapped. For detailed explanation, refer to the User_maintain manual.