MYOB Acumatica Access: General Information
The first thing to do when you want to work with MYOB Acumatica is sign in to the system. In the following sections, you will find information about accessing the MYOB Acumatica instance.
Learning Objectives
In this chapter, you will learn how to do the following:
- Sign in to MYOB Acumatica
- Switch between the available companies and branches
- Sign out of MYOB Acumatica
Applicable Scenarios
You need to learn about accessing MYOB Acumatica if you are new to the system and are planning to sign in to the MYOB Acumatica instance for the first time.
Access to MYOB Acumatica
MYOB Acumatica is a web-based application. To begin the sign-in process, you open a web browser and type the URL of the MYOB Acumatica instance.
For working with MYOB Acumatica, we recommend that you use one of the following web browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
- Apple Safari
MYOB Acumatica 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 Acumatica 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 Acumatica account: You use the username and password that the system administrator has created for you in MYOB Acumatica to access the system.
- A domain account: If the system administrator has integrated MYOB Acumatica 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 Acumatica.
When you have finished working with MYOB Acumatica, be sure to save the results of your work and sign out to prevent unauthorized access to the system.
Basic Elements of the MYOB Acumatica Sign-In Page
You use the MYOB Acumatica 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 Acumatica 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 Acumatica Sign-In page.
The following elements may be visible on the MYOB Acumatica Sign-In page:
- The button with the MYOB Acumatica logo. You can click this button to open the MYOB corporate website in a new browser tab.
- The Tenant box. This box is available only if you have access to multiple tenants.
- The Username box.
- The Password box.
- The Sign In button.
- The Forgot your credentials? link.
- The information about the MYOB Acumatica version and any applied customization projects.
Tenants in MYOB Acumatica
A tenant is a unit that is used for sharing the MYOB Acumatica 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 Acumatica 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 Acumatica instance and you have access to more than one tenant.
Companies and Branches in MYOB Acumatica
For an organization that has a hierarchical structure of subsidiaries or branches, MYOB Acumatica 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 Acumatica 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 Acumatica 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.
- The current company or company–branch combination (for a company with branches).
- The Search box. You use the box to search for a particular company or branch by its name or identifier.
- 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.
- The current branch, which is indicated by a check mark. This branch 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.
- The total numbers of active companies and branches that you have access to.