Knowledge Base Article

Accounts can be classified using Account Detail Types. Account Detail Types are considered a Classification Code. Argenta comes loaded with common Account  Detail Types to help you get started, but you can expand upon them as needed.

You can add or delete any Account Detail Type by selecting Classification Codes from the Argenta main menu on the left-hand side of the screen:

This opens the full listing of all Customizable Classification Codes that are within Argenta. From here you will choose "Account Detail Types:"

This opens your organizations full Account Detail Types listing. From here, choose the "Add New" button:

This opens the Add Account Detail Types screen:

From here you need to enter these two fields:

1. Account Type - Select the appropriate account type from the drop-down list. Your options are: Asset, Equity, Expense, Income and Liability. This is a required field.
2. Account Detail Type - Enter a name for your new account detail type here. This is a required field.

With these two fields entered, click the "Add This Record" button to add your new Account Detail Type.

1. View The Total Number Of Records

Above the list is a records total that displays the total of all items currently displayed in the list. This is a quick and easy way to count list items:

2. Search The List

 
All classification code lists can be searched by the code’s title. Enter the title of the code you are looking for into the search field to search the list:

 

3. Export The List To Excel

 
Argenta contains many reports, charts, graphs, and statements, but it may be necessary to manipulate your own data. You can work with your data anyway you want by exporting it to Excel. Every list in Argenta has an “Export To Excel” button above the list. Clicking the button exports the data currently displayed in the list to Microsoft Excel. If you have filtered the data by specific criteria, only the result set will be exported.

To Remove An Account Detail Type

In the account detail type list, click the corresponding Delete  icon to remove the account detail type from Argenta. Account detail types that are already in use cannot be deleted. You will receive an alert indicating that you cannot delete the account detail type because it has been used to classify an Account. If you still want to delete it, you can find the Accounts associated with it by filtering the Accounts list, reclassifying all associated accounts, then trying again to delete it.