# Account Type missing in New financial account window

**URL:** <https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/account-type-missing-in-new-financial-account-window/18634>\
**Category:** Financial modules\
**Created:** [February 23, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/account-type-missing-in-new-financial-account-window/18634 "2020-02-23T10:11:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![jensonmala](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@jensonmala](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/jensonmala)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/account-type-missing-in-new-financial-account-window/18634/1 "2020-02-23T10:11:08Z")

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hi,  
How would i add account (mandatory) type for the new financil account. the drop down list is empty. Also there are no options to add it through the dictionaries.  
Dolibaar 11.0.0-beta

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**Author:** ![simicar](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/user_avatar/www.dolibarr.org/simicar/32/3072_2.png) [@simicar](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/simicar)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/account-type-missing-in-new-financial-account-window/18634/2 "2020-02-23T10:45:45Z")

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Sorry, I do not fully understand your post. What type of account are you mentioning ? Bank account, accounting account ? Settings for accountancy are defined in more or less dedicated pages…  
Regards,  
Marc

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**Author:** ![jensonmala](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@jensonmala](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/jensonmala)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/account-type-missing-in-new-financial-account-window/18634/3 "2020-02-23T10:50:52Z")

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hi simicar,  
under Banks- New financial account  
I have tried to add new account. But its insisting me to fill in **Account**  
eg : “Current or credit card account” or “Savings account”  
nothing showing the dropdown list

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**Author:** ![simicar](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/user_avatar/www.dolibarr.org/simicar/32/3072_2.png) [@simicar](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/simicar)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/account-type-missing-in-new-financial-account-window/18634/4 "2020-02-23T11:54:13Z")

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You mean this drodpdown ?

 ![Capture d’écran du 2020-02-23 12-46-24](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/uploads/dolibarrorg/original/2X/3/339638cfdb162390ee61c54a40ea9e6ba4cd85ba.png)  
Options are not defined in a disctonnay but in the class constructor with 3 possible values (0 for savings, 1 for regular bank accoung, 2 for cash).  
I would not know why you don’t have a proper dropdown list.  
Regards,  
Marc

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**Author:** ![jensonmala](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@jensonmala](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/jensonmala)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/account-type-missing-in-new-financial-account-window/18634/5 "2020-02-23T12:01:35Z")

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![image](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/uploads/dolibarrorg/original/2X/e/e3f040af23ad3a8d0a5fe76791d98f27933be1ec.png)

**Account**

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**Author:** ![simicar](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/user_avatar/www.dolibarr.org/simicar/32/3072_2.png) [@simicar](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/simicar)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/account-type-missing-in-new-financial-account-window/18634/6 "2020-02-23T12:25:05Z")

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Ok, this is accounting account number. You should have first loaded a chart of accounts. If you use “Advanced accounting”, then it is under Accounting/Setup/Chart of accounts. I would not know where to set it up therwaise.  
Once you have a chart of accounts defined, you will have this dropdown populated, and you should chose something like 512 (in the French system at least…).  
Regards,  
Marc

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**Author:** ![jensonmala](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@jensonmala](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/jensonmala)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/account-type-missing-in-new-financial-account-window/18634/7 "2020-02-23T12:26:55Z")

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Thanks Simicar, let me chk
