The Accounting Setup section of Getting Started discusses the reasons for choosing Divisional Accounting. Go to Setup > Options > System Environment, and select Divisional Accounting to engage this option.
Setting up Divisions
Go to Accounting > Ledger > Chart of Accounts > Actions > Accounting Divisions.
Create divisions by selecting Commands > New.
Division of Data
Once divisions are established, the process of segregating financial data must be established.
| • | Sales reps - In the control files, sales representatives may be assigned to a specific division. All activity associated with the sales rep will then be associated with that rep's division. |
| • | Job - When creating individual jobs, a division may be selected.  |
| • | Overhead - Overhead expenses and miscellaneous receipts can be applied to divisions at the time of entry. Journal entries can adjust amounts between divisions. |
| • | Balance Sheet - If divisions are created after business has started, journal entries must be used to divide the balance sheet accounts. |
Reporting with Divisional Accounting
All General Ledger Reports and some other reports throughout the system give the option of selecting a division or choosing "All Divisions". As the description infers, "All Divisions" gives you the total of all activity regardless of division.