Hello,
I am currently going through the initial phases of setup with BIRST and I have a question about taxonomy. I have a set of template files available to use, of which I determined that the file for US GAAP is most appropriate. Now, when it comes to building a taxonomy for my company, do I have to explicitly use this template and the account hierarchy within (where I would have to make our chart of accounts fit this setup) or can I delete the current setup and create my own hierarchy? If I have to stick to the parent accounts in the template, can I add 0 level accounts? If so, do I have to follow a certain account number naming convention (i.e. does a cash account have to be some version of the K009GAAP, as shown in the snip below, or can I give it our account number from the chart of accounts)? Essentially, how "locked in" to this template am I and how much freedom do I have to add/delete/modify?
