How to Set Custom Default Accounts for New Contacts in Odoo 18?

Question

Hello,
In Odoo 18 I have created new *Account Payable (510000)* and *Account Receivable (420000)* in the Chart of Accounts. However, whenever I create a new contact, under the *Accounting Entries* section in the *Accounting* tab of the contact card, the system automatically assigns which have already been deprecated:
*Account Receivable:* 121000 (default) *Account Payable:* 211000 (default)  I would like to prevent this and ensure that my newly created accounts (*510000* for AP and *420000* for

Abhay Rathore · Accepted Answer

You can achieve this in *Odoo 18* by setting up an *Automated Action* to assign your newly created default accounts when a new contact is created. Follow these steps:

Click *Create* and set the following parameters:
*Action Name*: Default Accounts on Contacts *Model*: Contacts (res.partner) *Active*: ✅ (Check this) *Trigger*: On Creation *Apply On*: Match all records *Action To Do*: *Python Code
*  *record['property_account_payable_id'] = env['account.account'].search([('code', '=', '510000')],

Thomas · Answer

Simple solution will be rename the default Receivable and Payables COA and add your new code. If entries already posted then go for the option shared

Nikul Vasar · Answer

Hey  Zuhair [1] ,
You can set default account directly from odoo default set feature for that you just need to enable debug mode and set your prefered accounts accordingly.
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[1] https://www.odoo.com/forum/help-1/how-to-set-custom-default-accounts-for-new-contacts-in-odoo-18-273198
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Zuhair · Answer

Thank you Abhay I will try this solution.

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