How to open a bank accountكيفية فتح حساب مصرفي

Two layers: the chart account first, then one record per bank account. For why it is done this way, see Banks.

Step 1 - decide whether to split 512. In the Chart of accounts, select 512 Banks (under 5 Current Assets → 51 Financial Institutions) and click New for each sub-account you want - for example a local bank, a foreign bank and an e-wallet. Tick PID on each: PID is what lets an account carry auxiliary records, and every bank account you open will be one. The field list is in How to create an account.

Skip this step entirely if one bank account is all the business has - 512 can carry the records itself.

Step 2 - open the bank account. Go to Auxiliary accounts → New. Set List to the bank list first; that filters the Account dropdown down to the bank accounts only. Pick the one this account belongs to.

Step 3 - name it so you can tell it apart. One bank often holds several accounts for you, so put the currency and the real account number the bank gave you into the name:

Bank Audi - LBP - 123456

Set the currency dropdown beside the account, then fill in whatever contact detail you want. Every field is explained in The Auxiliary Accounts screen.

Step 4 - lock the currency. Save the record, then click Account restrictions in the toolbar. Add a row: the Account (5121 Bank Local) and the Currency (LBP). Save the dialog. From now on Libra will not let a dollar post through this record. Repeat on the USD record with USD.

Step 5 - check it landed. The record appears in the Auxiliary accounts list with the Id Libra assigned it; bank records run from 510001 upward.

Repeat steps 2–5 for every account at every bank - LBP and USD at minimum. That is what makes reconciliation and transfers between your own accounts work.