# Step 2: Financial Foundation
With your organization structure in place, set up your financial framework:
- Chart of Accounts - Define your GL account structure.
- GL Categories - Group accounts into reporting categories.
- Fiscal Periods - Set up your financial calendar.
- Tax Entities - Configure applicable tax rates.
- Unit of Measures - Define units used across resources and tasks.
- Pricing Types - Set up billing rate types.
- Procurement Defaults - Configure default purchasing settings.
Chart of Accounts and Fiscal Periods must be set up before creating financial transactions.