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description: Learn how to configure security, payment methods, and more to make the most use of GEM.
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# Configure GEM

Learn how to configure security, payment methods, and more to make the most use of GEM.

- **[GEM and Localization](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.gem_loc.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Get answers to frequently asked questions about localization, and learn about available languages.
- **[Set Up Security Controls](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.gem_set_up_security_controls.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Configure and assign permission sets and page layouts to give your users access to the information they need.
- **[Configure Your Accounts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.gem_configure_your_accounts.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Verify your Account Model and run a data cleanup script to prepare for gift entry with GEM.
- **[Configure Accounts, Contacts, and Related Objects](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.gem_config_accts_contacts_rel_objs.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Configure other Salesforce objects used in conjunction with GEM.
- **[Configure Opportunities](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.gem_configure_opportunities.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Configure Opportunity names and stages to best match your org's gift process.
- **[Set Up Payment Methods](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.gem_set_up_payment_methods.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Customize the Payment Method field to add the types of payments your organization receives.
- **[Enable Customizable Rollups](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.gem_enable_customizable_rollups.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Enable customizable rollups to see lifetime donation totals on donor records.
- **[Set Up General Accounting Units for Allocations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.gem_set_up_general_acct_units_allocs.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Configure General Accounting Units to designate portions of gifts to multiple funds.
- **[Customize the Single Gift Entry Form](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.gem_customize_single_gift_entry_form.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Customize the Single Gift Entry form to fit the way your org enters gifts.
- **[Configure Accounting Subledger (Optional)](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.gem_configure_asl.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Optionally configure Accounting Subledger to create transferable accounting records.
- **[Other GEM Settings](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.gem_other_setting_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Review the names and default values of the settings that GEM installs.