Currencies

Currencies

Overview

Contains the central repository for all currencies used throughout the system. The term currency can refer to a particular country currency, for example, the US dollar, or to the coins and banknotes.

 

Navigation

Admin ► Common Entities ► Currencies ► Currencies

 

Currencies screen Fields

Field

Description

Code

 Unique code that represents the Currency abbreviation.

Active

 If false, the Currency cannot be selected in new transactions.

is Reference CurrencyIf true, reference currency can’t be more than one.

Domestic

 If true, the Currency will not appear when selecting foreign currencies.

Numeric Code

 Unique number that represents the ISO-4217 Standard Numeric Code.

Symbol

 The common currency symbol (e.g. $).

Name

 Describes the currency name.

Description

 The description of the currency.

Gain/Loss Coding BlockThis feature automatically calculates the currency loss/gain by the system.

 

Currency Division

Overview

This entity will enable the user to create the current set of Bank Notes/Coins

 

Currency Division screen Fields

Field

Description

Serial Number

Unique identifier.

Base Currency

The base currency for the currency element

Active

If true the Division is active and can be used.

Coin

If true indicates the Currency Division is a Coin.

Bank Note

If true indicates the Currency Division is a banknote

Currency Id

Refers to the Currency Id. Unique id associated with the currency division which is manually entered.

Description

 The description of the currency.

 

Exchange Rates

Overview

This screen contains exchange rate information of the foreign currency related to the domestic currency. Only one active exchange rate(s) per day is allowed per foreign currency.

 

Navigation

Admin ► Common Entities ► Currencies ► Exchange Rates

 

Exchange Rates screen Fields

Field

Description

Active

If false, the Content cannot be used anymore and it would be there for reference purposes.

Date

 The date the exchange rate is created.

Currency

 The system presents a list of available currencies. Domestic currency is not displayed for selection.

Rate Value

 Value of the exchange rate for the day.

Reference Rate ValueValue of the reference rate for that day, exclusively for expenditure transactions. If Parameter System Needs Different Exchange Rate for Revenue and Expenditure is true, then the system must request this value.