# Enabling Accrual Automation ### Abstract *Accrual Automation* helps administrators streamline how expenses are recognized in *NetSuite* by automatically posting accruals whenever bills or invoices are recorded. This ensures that financial data stays accurate and timely without requiring manual intervention. For example, if a company regularly receives partial shipments from vendors, *Accrual Automation* can help record and adjust expenses appropriately until all goods are fully billed. This article explains how to enable *Accrual Automation* in your *NetSuite* account using **Charted**. ### Prerequisites Before configuring *Accrual Automation*, ensure you’ve completed the following setup requirements. These steps guarantee that you have access to all relevant functionality and that the feature works as expected.
1. If you haven’t already installed the **Charted** *SuiteApp*, complete the installation and base configuration process before proceeding with **Accrual Automation**: \
2. To access and modify **Accrual Automation** settings, make sure you’re logged into *NetSuite* with the **Administrator** role:\
### Enabling Accrual Automation When you enable *Accrual Automation*, you unlock features that automatically record accrual postings for your organization’s transactions. This reduces manual data entry and allows you to maintain real-time financial visibility. \ To enable **Accrual Automation** follow these steps:
1. First, you need to access the **Accrual Automation** settings in *NetSuite*. Begin by going to the **Charted** menu, hovering over **AP Automation**, and select the **Settings** tab:\

2. After selecting **Settings**, it will open a new screen for the **Charted Platform Features**. Go ahead and click the **Enable Feature** to enable the **Accrual Automation** section:\

3. Now, to confirm this action, click the **Enable Accrual Automation** button:\
\ \ After enabling the **Accrual Automation**, the **Enable Feature** button changes into **Settings**:\
4. To define the **Default Accounts Payable** **Account** used by **Accrual Automation**, click the **Settings** button on the **Accrual Automation** section:\
![](https://4244775538-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FDi74GwuQpTYzdGbZQFpz%2Fuploads%2FNeZvAYS4om3Tw0oWx12K%2F4.png?alt=media\&token=9e45bc0b-6fc5-44bd-ac06-248c84b212b7) 5. Next, on the **Accrual Automation Settings** page**,** select the **Accounts Payable** option from **Default AP Account** dropdown:\
6. Finally, click the **Submit** button to confirm the **Default AP Account** for all automated accruals:\
This concludes the process of *Enabling Accrual Automatio*n in a *NetSuite* account using **Charted***.*