EXCHANGE RATES

Use this subtask to review and edit the Tran Curr (transaction currency) and Pay Curr (payment currency) on the main screen. In addition, you can override the existing exchange rates between your transaction to functional and your functional to payment currencies. This allows you to experiment with currency rate scenarios without incurring any actual gains or losses on these proposed A/P transactions.

Voucher

This field will remain blank for Cash Requirements functions.

Vendor

This field will remain blank for Cash Requirements functions.

Currencies

Trans

This field displays the transaction currency for the selected row. Use the drop-down box to change the transaction currency for this row.

Pay

This field displays the payment currency for the selected row. Use the drop-down box to change the payment currency for this row.

Rate Group

You selected the default rate group for this field in the Multicurrency subtask of the Maintain Vendors screen. If you have selected no default for this vendor, the default rate group is taken from the Multicurrency Settings screen in Costpoint Multicurrency. Both the Trans and Pay currencies must have been saved in combination with the rate group you select here. This combination is created in the Maintain Exchange Rate Groups screen in Costpoint Multicurrency.

Transaction Currency to Functional Currency Exchange Rate Info

Rate Date

This field displays the date of the row on the main screen. This field is editable.

Rate

This field mimics the Trans to Func field rate when non-Euro currencies are used. When a Euro currency is used, this field will display the product of the Trans to Euro and Euro to Func fields. The fraction that is displayed to the right of the Trans to Euro field is the value of one divided by the Euro to transaction currency exchange rate.

Freeze Rate

Select this checkbox to hold the last rate saved in these fields. You can enter other rates, but they will not be saved unless this checkbox is unchecked.

Trans to Func or Trans to Euro

For those transactions that involve countries that are EC members, this field will be titled Trans to Euro and will display the rate for the transaction to Euro currency. This field will display as Trans to Func if non-EC currencies are being exchanged.

N/A or Euro to Func

For those transactions that involve countries that are EC members, this field will be titled Euro to Func and will display the rate for the Euro to Functional currency. This field will appear as N/A if non-EC currencies are being exchanged.

Change Rates

Select this pushbutton to refresh the Rate field with information from the Trans to Func or Trans to Euro field.

Functional Currency to Pay Currency Exchange Rate Info

If your transaction and pay currencies are the same, this group box will be disabled.

Rate Date

This field displays the date of the row on the main screen. For more effective exchange rate management, it may be necessary to change this to today's date.

Rate

This field mimics the Func to Pay field rate when non-Euro currencies are used. If you use a Euro currency, this field will display the product of the Func to Euro and Euro to Pay fields. The fraction that is displayed to the right of the Trans to Euro field is the value of one divided by the Euro to transaction currency exchange rate.

Freeze Rate

Select this checkbox to hold the last rate saved in these fields. You can enter other rates, but they will not be saved unless this checkbox is unchecked.

N/A or Func to Euro

For those transactions that involve countries that are EC members, this field will be titled Func to Euro and will display the rate for the functional to Euro currency. This field will display as N/A if non-EC currencies are being exchanged.

N/A or Euro to Pay

For those transactions that involve countries that are EC members, this field will be titled Euro to Pay and will display the rate for the Euro to pay currency. This field will display as N/A if non-EC currencies are being exchanged.

Change Rates

Select this pushbutton to refresh the rate field with information from the Func to Pay field.