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title: "Creating new account levels and codes"
canonical: "https://support.soutron.net/space/HG/3278024/Creating%20new%20account%20levels%20and%20codes"
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This page describes how to create new account levels and the codes associated with them.

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## Creating new account levels

To create a new level:

1. Click **Add level** in the Actions menu.
2. The following entry box opens in the left hand column:> Macro (inline-external-image)
3. Enter a description for the account level. Typical levels might be:
  - Company (for companies with subsidiaries)
  - Office
  - Library
  - Department
  - Material
4. Then click **Update**.
5. The information is then displayed as follows:

![image](media://fa3057c7-2e6e-40e9-95fc-5c5d195fe7d2)

Note that a running number is automatically assigned to the level.

You can now either continue entering levels, or start adding codes to the level you have just defined. 

## Creating new codes

To create a new code:

1. Click on the level for which you want to create codes.
2. Then click **Add code** in the Actions menu.
3. The following entry box opens in the right hand column:
4. Enter a code for the entry and a description. For example, if you are entering offices you might choose DE as a code, then Derby as the description.


> ✅ The code is the part that will appear as part of the account number, so it should be something meaningful.

Then click **Update**.

The information is then displayed as follows:


![image](media://03249502-3a58-49da-b1ad-e253e64fca24)

You can now either continue entering codes for that level, or create a new level.