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# What is an Account and what is it for?

An Account is a container for time in **Hours** or **Days**.

For example, in the **"Worked Hours" account** are the working hours of each employee. And in the **"Vacation Taken" account** are the vacation days taken by each employee.

To create a new account, go to the "Rules" option in the main menu and then click "Accounts".

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/haddock-hr/contracts-accounts-rules-and-transactions/what-is-an-account-and-what-is-it-for/images/01-what-is-an-account-and-what-is-it-for.png)

Then click the "+" button you'll find in the top right corner of the screen:

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/haddock-hr/contracts-accounts-rules-and-transactions/what-is-an-account-and-what-is-it-for/images/02-what-is-an-account-and-what-is-it-for.png)

👏 Finally, enter the **account name** and the **account type** (hours or days) and you can save it:

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/haddock-hr/contracts-accounts-rules-and-transactions/what-is-an-account-and-what-is-it-for/images/03-what-is-an-account-and-what-is-it-for.png)