Setting Up Germany-specific Preferences Page

Adjusting NetSuite Company settings:

1. Go to Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > States/Provinces/Counties

2. Add the following states if required:

   • Baden-Württemberg (Short name: BW)

   • Bayern (BY)

   • Berlin (BE)

   • Brandenburg (BB)

   • Bremen (HB)

   • Hamburg (HH)

   • Hessen (HE)

   • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV)

   • Niedersachsen (NI)

   • Nordrhein-Westfalen (NW)

   • Rheinland-Pfalz (RP)

   • Saarland (SL)

   • Sachsen (SN)

   • Sachsen-Anhalt (ST)

   • Schleswig-Holstein (SH)

   • Thüringen (TH)

   Note:

   Short names of German Federal States are not required. If you leave this field blank, the full name will be automatically used instead.

   For more information about setting up States, Provinces, and Counties, see Setting Up States, Provinces, and Counties.

3. Go to Setup > Company > General Preferences.

   • In the Date Format fields, specify the date format (DD/MM/YYYY) and long date format (DD Month YYYY).

   • In the Number Format field, specify the number format.

   • On the Accounting Context subtab, create an accounting context (for example, you can call it Germany) if your main Chart of Account is not the statutory German Chart of Accounts. For more information, see Accounting Contexts.

   • On the Languages subtab, make sure that German is selected. You can also select other languages that you want to use on your website or on printed transactions.

   • For more information about localizing preferences in NetSuite, see Setting Personal Preferences.

4. Go to Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > Company Information.

   • Set the currency for Germany. For more information, see Setting a Base Currency.

   • Specify VAT registration number for the parent subsidiary.

   • Specify the appropriate time zone: (GMT+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

   • If you are registered for OSS VAT Returns, check the OSS Applies box and select the EU member state from the OSS Nexus dropdown list.

5. Click Save.

Adjusting NetSuite Subsidiary settings:

1. Go to Setup > Company > Classifications > Subsidiaries.

2. Create a subsidiary record for each of your legal entities. For more information, see Creating Subsidiary Records.

3. If you are using accounts without SuiteTax, set the VAT registration number.

4. On the Subsidiary page define the following preferences:

   • Period End Journal Entries feature: You can define additional settings for this feature by clicking Subsidiary Settings on the upper right corner of the page. The Period End Journal Entries feature processes and posts subsidiary consolidation and income statement closing using a transaction type called Period End Journal. Period End Journals are generated automatically when you complete the Create Period End Journals task on the Period Close Checklist. For more information, see Period End Journal Entries.

   • (Optional) Enable the GL Impact Locking feature on the subsidiary. This option is visible in NetSuite OneWorld accounts and only when the GL Audit Numbering feature is enabled. When you use GL Impact Locking for a company or a subsidiary, any change to a general ledger impacted field or entity field on a transaction with a GL audit number assigned (after running a GL audit numbering sequence) automatically generates copy and reversal GL entries. These transactions display on the GL Impact subtab of the edited transaction. For more information, see GL Impact Locking.

5. (Optional) If you have subsidiaries in different countries, which require different format settings such as date, number, time zone, and CSV column delimiter, set those preferences on the Preferences subtab. At subsidiary level, you can also define the language that users assigned to this subsidiary will use.

To set personal preferences for users in Germany:

1. Go to Home > Set Preferences.

2. Go to the General subtab:

   • In the Localization subtab, you can set up language, language of the help center, time preferences, and first day of the week.

   • In the Formatting subtab, you can set up date and time format.

3. Click Save.

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