The data for my subledgers (Payables and Receivables) are in another folder from my Ledger data. Is this a good idea?
A. Generally no. It means that the subledgers cannot see the Chart of Accounts in Ledger so there is an increased risk of bad account numbers showing up in retrieved batches. Also, with the increased level of integration between subledgers and Adagio Ledger 9.0B, you will lose features like two description lines, warnings in subledgers if the transaction date is in a closed fiscal period and more. Sometimes, however, you cannot avoid this, such as when invoicing is done in another building or city. If you can create a VPN link to the subledger data and map that to a drive letter (talk to your computer consultant about this) Adagio Ledger can easily retrieve subledger transactions. If such a link is not possible there is a way to transfer the transactions on a USB drive. Call us about this. In either case, it is advisable to put a copy of the Ledger data in the data folder on the subledger computers (not the Ledger program, just the data). The subledgers will then see the Chart of Accou
