Accessing MYOB Advanced: General Information

The first thing to do when you want to work with MYOB Advanced is sign in to the system. In the following sections, you will find information about accessing the MYOB Advanced instance.

Learning Objectives

In this chapter, you will learn how to do the following:

  • Sign in to MYOB Advanced
  • Switch between the available companies and branches
  • Sign out of MYOB Advanced

Applicable Scenarios

You need to learn about accessing MYOB Advanced if you are new to the system and are planning to sign in to the MYOB Advanced instance for the first time.

Access to MYOB Advanced

MYOB Advanced is a web-based application. To begin the sign-in process, you open a web browser and type the URL of the MYOB Advanced instance.

For working with MYOB Advanced, we recommend that you use one of the following web browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Apple Safari

MYOB Advanced is a role-based system. Depending on the role or roles (such as Accountant or Marketing manager) the system administrator has assigned to your user account in the system, you can view and work with particular companies, branches, workspaces (which contain groups of MYOB Advanced forms and reports), and menu items within workspaces.

To access the system, you can use an account of any of the following types:

  • An MYOB Advanced account: You use the username and password that the system administrator has created for you in MYOB Advanced to access the system.
  • A domain account: If the system administrator has integrated MYOB Advanced with Microsoft Active Directory, you use your domain login and password (the credentials that you use to sign in to your computer).
  • An account of an external identity provider: If the system administrator has configured single sign-on with an external identity provider, such as Google or Microsoft account, you use the credentials of this provider to sign in to MYOB Advanced. For details about how to register your Google or Microsoft account, see To Activate Your Google or Microsoft Account.

When you have finished working with MYOB Advanced, be sure to save the results of your work and sign out to prevent unauthorized access to the system.

Basic Elements of the MYOB Advanced Sign-In Page

You use the MYOB Advanced Sign-In page to sign in to the system, submit a request to your system administrator to recover your password (if the security policy of your company allows this), and go to the MYOB Advanced official website. The Sign-In page also includes information about the system version and any applied customization projects; these details may be useful to some users under some circumstances, such as during troubleshooting.

The following screenshot shows you the basic elements of the MYOB Advanced Sign-In page.

Figure 1. Basic elements of the Acumatica ERP Sign-In page


The following elements may be visible on the MYOB Advanced Sign-In page:

  1. The button with the MYOB Advanced logo. You can click this button to open the MYOB corporate website in a new browser tab.
  2. The Tenant box. This box is available only if you have access to multiple tenants.
  3. The Username box.
  4. The Password box.
  5. The Sign In button.
  6. The Forgot your credentials? link.
  7. The information about the MYOB Advanced version and any applied customization projects.

Tenants in MYOB Advanced

A tenant is a unit that is used for sharing the MYOB Advanced application with other tenants, with each tenant’s data isolated from and invisible to the other tenants.

When you sign in to the system, you can select a tenant if multiple tenants are configured in your MYOB Advanced instance and you have access to more than one tenant.

When you are working with the system, you can switch between tenants, if multiple tenants are configured in your MYOB Advanced instance and you have access to more than one tenant.

Companies and Branches in MYOB Advanced

For an organization that has a hierarchical structure of subsidiaries or branches, MYOB Advanced supports multicompany and multibranch functionality.

When you are working with the system, you can switch between the companies and branches to which you have access if multiple companies and branches are configured in your MYOB Advanced instance. To do this, you use the Company and Branch Selection menu, which is described in the next section.

Company and Branch Selection Menu

The Company and Branch Selection menu button is located in the top pane of the MYOB Advanced screen. The button displays the name of the company or company—branch combination (for a company with branches) to which you are currently signed in. You click the button to view the Company and Branch Selection menu.

The following screenshot shows the elements of the Company and Branch Selection menu.

Figure 2. Company and Branch Selection menu


  1. The current company or company—branch combination (for a company with branches).
  2. The Search box. You use the box to search for a particular company or branch by its name or identifier.
  3. The hierarchical list of companies or branches (or both), which contains the identifier and name of each company or branch. The companies and branches are listed alphabetically by their identifiers. In the list, a company or branch is displayed only if it is active and your user account has access to it.
  4. The current branch. The current branch, which is indicated by a check mark, is inserted by default into any documents or entities you create while you are signed in.
    Tip: If you are signed in to a company with no branches, the check mark is instead used to indicate the current company, which is inserted by the system into any created records.
  5. The total numbers of active companies and branches that you have access to.