Client Management & Consolidation

Two tools for people who work across more than one company file:

Client Management (Company → Client Management) is your practice list of client company files. Open a client's books from the list without hunting through folders.
Multi-Company Consolidation (Reports → Consolidation) combines several company files into one set of balances, with elimination entries so intercompany amounts don't double-count.

Both menu items appear when Interface Mode is set to Accountant Mode (Settings → Appearance). You can also open either one from Search (Ctrl+K): type "Open Client Management" or "Open Consolidation".

Client Management

Open Company → Client Management and click New Client.
Enter the Client Name and pick the client's Company File with Browse.
Optionally set Status (Active, On Hold, Inactive), Fiscal Year End, contact name, email and phone, and Notes.
Click Add Client.

The list shows each client's contact, status, fiscal year end and when you last opened it. Search, or filter by status. Click Open on a row to open that company file; it uses the same sign-in as File → Open Company....

The client list is kept on this computer, not inside any company file.

Consolidation

Open the company file that will hold the consolidation — usually the parent company.
Open Reports → Consolidation. Under Groups, type a group name and click New.
Under Member Companies, click New Member, browse to each company file, give it a name and an Ownership %, and click Add Member. Each member's balances are multiplied by its ownership percentage.
Under Consolidated Report, pick a Start Date, End Date and Basis (Accrual or Cash), then click Generate Report. You'll see one column per company plus a Consolidated column, grouped by account category.
To remove intercompany amounts, click New Elimination under Elimination Entries, enter a date and memo, and enter the lines. Click Record Elimination.

Things to know:

Member files are read, never changed. Elimination entries live on the consolidation, not in any member file.
Each member file must have been opened once in Solid Accounting on this computer, so its encryption key is available. If a member can't be read, open it once and generate the report again.
Elimination lines are currently entered as a JSON list of account_number, debit_cents and credit_cents (whole cents; debits must equal credits). Account numbers must match the ones shown in the report.
Creating groups, adding members and recording eliminations needs an Admin user.

What it needs

Client Management: Accountant tier.
Consolidation: Professional or Accountant tier.
Neither needs Updates & Cloud Services; both work entirely on this computer.