From Importing and Exporting the chart of Accounts
There are a few ways I’m aware of
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Batch create. This is an idea but is likely to to too complex to use in practice because of the complexity of the COA data structure. As a result it is likely too hard for most users to write the file to import. Which is probably why it has not been implemented.
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Just create your idea COA in a test business. Save it as backup. Import the backup as a “template” in all the other business which need the COA structure. Not this only works when creating new businesses.
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Use Managers “Localisation” facility. As well as creating localisation reports it can include most things enter in Managers “Settings” including COA entries. To use it create a test business as a “Template”. Save it as a “Localisation”. In the business you want to add the COA localisation set the country to blank, import and apply your localisation.
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There maybe also a way via Mangers API
In summary, at least part of what you want can be done but it is not as simple as you would like. If you just have a couple of business then doing each manually will be faster.