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Contents of the Currency Options Form

Specify both global and company-specific currency options on this form.

The contents of this form differ, depending on whether your firm uses a single currency or multiple currencies:

  • If your firm uses a single currency firm, the only options that display on this form are those for setting decimal places, symbols, and major or functional units.
  • If your firm conducts business transactions in multiple global currencies, the Currency Options form displays additional options such as currency formats, enabled currencies, triangulation currencies, functional currency codes, and so on.

Global Currency Options Section

If your firm uses a single currency, this section presents a single set of fields for that currency's settings.

If your firm uses multiple currencies, this section displays a Currency Format grid, so that you can set up more than one currency.

Field Description
Code Enter the three-character ISO 4217 code for the currency, such as CAD for Canadian dollars or EUR for euros.
Decimal Places Enter the number of decimal places for the currency. For example, for dollars, enter 2; for yen, enter 0.
Currency Symbol Select the symbol for the currency.
Singular Major Unit Enter the singular version of the major unit label, such as Dollar.
Plural Major Unit Enter the plural version of the major unit label, such as Dollars.
Singular Fractional Unit Enter the singular version of the fractional unit label, such as Penny.
Plural Fractional Unit Enter the plural version of the fractional unit label, such as Pennies.
+ Add Currency/Format Click this option to insert a new row in the grid so that you can add a new currency and specify its format.

XE.com Settings Grid

XE.com is an online exchange rate service, which you can incorporate into Vantagepoint's Daily Exchange Rates feature. If your firm uses multiple currencies and the XE.com Currency Exchange Rate service, use options in this grid to establish your XE.com account.

Field Description
Account ID XE.com sends an email message with the Account ID and the associated API Key when you complete your licensing agreement. Enter the account name for the license in this field.
API Key Enter the API Key for the license in this field. Consult the same XE.com email message for this information.
Allow Exchange Rate API to Overwrite Existing Exchange Rates Select this option if you want Vantagepoint to overwrite an exchange rate when a currency exchange rate already exists for the particular currency pair and date.

XE.com Currencies Grid

If your firm uses multiple currencies and the XE.com Currency Exchange Rate service, use this grid to specify the exchange rate between currency pairs.

Field Description
From/To Use these fields to specify the exchange rates from one currency to another. The currencies available are those that are enabled for all companies in your enterprise.
+ Add XE.com Currency Click this option to insert a From/To currency combination in the grid.

Company-specific Section

If your firm uses multiple currencies, use this section to establish the functional and triangulation currencies for the active company.

Field Description
Functional Currency This field displays the functional currency, which you set when you first enable multiple currencies. Typically, this is the currency in which cash is generated and expended by the company. For example, a company located in France would normally use the euro as its functional currency. General ledger reports use a single currency, your company's functional currency, making it easy for you to analyze your financials.

After you specify the functional currency, you cannot change it.

Triangulation Currency Use this field to select the currency used to perform a triangulation through an intermediate currency, if a direct or inverse exchange rate is not available. See the discussion of Triangulation Currency and Exchange Rates in the Concepts help for more information.

Enabled Currencies Grid

If your firm uses multiple currencies, use this grid to add (enable) or remove currencies for the active company.

Field Description
Code Select the three-letter code for the currency that you want to add (enable), such as CAD for Canadian dollars or EUR for euros.
Description This field displays the description for the enabled currency.
+ Add Currency Click this option to insert a currency code and description combination to the grid. Adding a currency enables the currency for the active company.