# Adding a Corporate Account

Notes about Creating a Corporate Account:

- Business Rule: When choosing the currency for the corporate account, be aware that MetraNet enforces the rule that all accounts in a Corporate Hierarchy must use the same currency. That is, all accounts you create in this hierarchy will be set to use the Corporate Account's currency.

- The ancestorAccount property is Corporate Accounts (1); this should be set for you when you begin creating the Corporate account; if not, you can enter "1" in this field and proceed.

- The Folder property (a view-only property on the Add Account screen) should be set to Yes when you're creating a Corporate account. If the Folder property is False, hit the Cancel button and start over.

## Steps

To create a corporate account, do the following:

1. Ensure you're viewing the hierarchy; if you don't see the hierarchy tree on the left side of the screen, click the Hierarchy link.

2. Right click on Corporate Accounts in the hierarchy tree.

3. From the shortcut menu, select New Corporate.

4. Complete the form with the information for the account. See Adding an Account for details on the fields on this screen.