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Understanding Analytic Accounts

Overview

Analytic Accounts are the foundation of job costing in Odoo. They allow financial transactions to be tracked outside of the general ledger by project, job, or cost center.

Purpose & Use Case

Analytic Accounts are used to track costs per project, associate expenses with jobs, and measure profitability beyond GL accounts.

Step-by-Step

  1. Enable Analytic Accounting
  2. Create Analytic Accounts
  3. Assign Analytic Accounts to projects

Configuration Notes

  • One analytic account per project is typical
  • Analytic tags can supplement but not replace accounts

Limitations

Analytic accounts require discipline; Odoo does not enforce usage automatically.

Professional Assistance

BUSATX can enforce analytic usage through workflows and validation rules.