The way you set up a company file in Accounting Plus can affect the people in your company who use the company file.
A variety of setup options, known as preferences, are available in Accounting Plus; they enable you to customise the way you work. You can also set up a password-security system to protect your sensitive business records from those who shouldn't have access to them. Preferences and passwords affect how Accounting Plus is run on a network by more than one person; this section briefly describes how Accounting Plus is affected by these functions.
Some of the preferences you can choose in the Accounting Plus Preferences window can affect how everyone works with your company file. Since these preferences, known as systemwide preferences, may affect other people, it's a good idea to be aware of the effects of each choice you make in the Preferences window.
Each systemwide preference is clearly marked with the word System-wide in the Preferences window.
For more information about the Accounting Plus preferences, see Customising your MYOB Accounting Plus system.
You can safeguard your company's accounting data by setting up passwords that prevent people from using parts of the company file that they don't need to use. This ensures that your confidential information will be seen only by authorised personnel. See To create the master password to learn how to set up your company's password-security system.
When you use the Password Access window to restrict access to specific windows in Accounting Plus, you may also restrict access to information shown in lists and reports throughout the entire Accounting Plus system. For details about how passwords affect specific lists and reports see Lists and reports are affected by password security.