Companies, Divisions, Areas
The corporate hierarchy in SMART is Company → Division → Area → Community → Project → Lot. Almost every report and security check anchors on one of these.
At a glance
- 6 levels: Company (legal entity, owns BC books) → Division (region) → Area (market) → Community (named neighborhood) → Project (phase / product line) → Lot (
ProjectID + BuildingID + UnitID). - 14 Companies, 14 Divisions, 47 Areas, 918 Communities, 775 Projects, 29,386 Lots in the test database.
- Every dollar lives inside a Company. Switching a Lot’s Company is a serious operation.
- IDs: ProjectID is
char(8), BuildingID ischar(3), UnitID ischar(4).
The hierarchy
Section titled “The hierarchy”1Company
A legal entity with its own QuickBooks / Business Central books.
A legal entity with its own QuickBooks / Business Central books.
2Division
An operating region inside a company (e.g. Atlanta, Houston).
An operating region inside a company (e.g. Atlanta, Houston).
3Area
A market or geographic area inside the division.
A market or geographic area inside the division.
4Community
A named neighborhood being marketed and sold.
A named neighborhood being marketed and sold.
5Project
A book of construction inside a community (a phase or product line).
A book of construction inside a community (a phase or product line).
6Lot
The addressable home:
The addressable home:
ProjectID + BuildingID + UnitID.In numbers
Section titled “In numbers”As of the test database snapshot:
| Level | Table | Rows |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Company | 14 |
| Division | Division | 14 |
| Area | Area | 47 |
| Community | Community | 918 |
| Project | Project | 775 |
| Lot | Lot | 29,386 |
What goes where
Section titled “What goes where”The headline rules: dollars at Company, sales / permissions at Division, plans / cost books at Project.
What's configured at each hierarchy level
- Company owns the financial books. POs, bills, deposits — every dollar sits inside a Company. Switching a Lot’s Company is rare and a serious operation (
Transferring Lots to a Different QuickBooks Company Backfill.sql). - Division drives reporting, sales-team assignment, and many access permissions.
- Area groups communities for the regional teams.
- Community is what marketing and the public see.
- Project is the unit we build to. Standard Plans, Cost Books, Price Books, and lot lists are all attached to a Project.
Where to find it in the apps
Section titled “Where to find it in the apps”| App | Where |
|---|---|
| SMART | Administration → Company, Division, Area, Community, Project |
| SMART 2.0 | administration/ and project-management/ modules |
| Trade Portal | communities.aspx |
| Builder Portal | Default project in session (DefaultProject.aspx under Admin); landing page is Schedule.aspx |