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Set Up and Remove Linked Accounts - Parent Company

  1. Navigate to "Customers"

    Navigate to the "Customers" section in the Operations Portal.

  2. Click "Companies"

    Then, click "Companies".

  3. Search for the company using the "Search..." field

    On the Companies screen, you can browse the list of companies or search for the company using the "Search" field.

  4. Go to the company's details screen

    Once you've found the customer's company, click the more details icon to go to the company details screen.

  5. Click "Parent Company" field

    On the company's details screen, click on the "Parent Company" field.

  6. Type to search for the company code or name

    Type to search the company code or name of the company you want to link the account to.

  7. Select the company

    Select the company.

  8. Parent Company linked

    Now that the customer's company is linked up to a parent company, the customer will now have an option to switch between the linked accounts using the same email login on the Customer Portal.

  9. In the Customer Portal, click the account dropdown

    In the Customer Portal, click the account dropdown.

  10. Click "Switch account"

    Then, click "Switch account".

  11. Select an account

    Switch Account dialog box should appear. Select the account you want to switch to.

  12. Click "Switch" button

    Then, click the "Switch" button.

  13. Account was switched

    You will see that the account was switched. The company name on the account has been updated and all the transactions in the Orders, Quotes, Locations, Employees, etc. associated to that account.

  14. Unlink Accounts

    To removed linked accounts, first, click on the "Parent Company" field.

  15. Select the text

    Select the text inside the field.

  16. Press the "Del" key or "Backspace"

    You can press the "Delete" key or "Backspace" to remove the company name.

  17. Click anywhere on the screen to save the update

    Lastly, make sure to click anywhere on the screen to save the update. The company has now been unlinked from the other account.

  18. A company that already has a parent company cannot be assigned as parent

    Remember, you cannot assign a child company as a parent company. An error will appear if you try assign one.

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